(1)  There is created the Athletic Trainers Licensing Board consisting of four licensed athletic trainers, one member representative of the directing physicians referred to in Subsection 58-40a-102(6), and one member of the general public who has never been authorized to practice a healing art and never had a substantial personal, business, professional, or pecuniary connection with a healing art or with a medical education or health care facility, except as a client or potential client.

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-40a-201

  • Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Board: means the Athletic Trainers Licensing Board created in Section 58-40a-201. See Utah Code 58-40a-102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
(2)  The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201.

(3)  The board shall carry out the duties and responsibilities in Sections 58-1-202 and 58-1-203, and shall designate one of its members on a permanent or rotating basis to:

(a)  assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or unprofessional conduct of a licensee under this chapter; and

(b)  advise the division of its investigation of these complaints.

(4)  A board member who has, under Subsection (3), reviewed a complaint or advised in its investigation may be disqualified from participating with the board when the board serves as a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding concerning the complaint.

Enacted by Chapter 206, 2006 General Session