(1) Every applicant for a license to practice athletic training must have:
Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university;
Successfully completed an accredited athletic training education program;
(I) Passed a competency examination administered by a national certifying agencythat has been approved by the director and provided evidence of current certification by the national certifying agency; or
(II) Passed a competency examination developed and administered by the director;
Submitted an application in the form and manner designated by the director;
Paid a fee in an amount determined by the director; and
Submitted additional information as requested by the director to fully and fairly evaluate the applicant's qualifications for licensure and to protect public health and safety.
When an applicant has fulfilled the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, thedirector shall issue a license to the applicant. The director may deny licensure if the applicant has committed an act that would be grounds for disciplinary action under section 12-205-111.
To be licensed by endorsement, an applicant must satisfy the requirements of theoccupational credential portability program.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1038, § 1, effective October 1; IP(1), (1)(f), (2), and (3) amended, (HB 19-1083), ch. 61, p. 221, § 18, effective October 1. L. 2020: (3) amended, (HB 20-1326), ch. 126, p. 536, § 20, effective June 25.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-29.7-107 as it existed prior to 2019.
Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in HB 19-1083. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from August 2, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see HB 19-1083, chapter 61, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
Section 47(1)(b) of chapter 126 (HB 20-1326), Session Laws of Colorado 2020, provides that the act changing this section applies to conduct occurring on or after June 25, 2020.
Cross references: For the short title ("Red Tape Reduction Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 20-1326, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 126, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.