21 NCAC 03 .0302             CONTINUING EDUCATION

(a)  Continuing education courses for license renewal shall be in one of the following content areas: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Kinesiology/Biomechanics, Psychology, Exercise Physiology, Prevention of Athletic Injuries, Evaluation of Athletic Injuries, First Aid and Emergency Care, Therapeutic Modalities, Therapeutic Exercise, Personal Community Health, Nutrition, and Administration of Athletic Training Programs.

(b)  A licensee shall complete 75 contact hours of continuing education during a three-year license renewal period. Contact hours are defined as the number of actual clock hours spent in a course of study. One semester hour of credit is equivalent to 10 contact hours.

(c)  Licensed athletic trainers who fail to document sufficient appropriate continuing education to renew their licenses shall be notified in writing of the deficiency and shall be allowed 45 days to respond. Continuing education may not be undertaken during this period to supplement the deficiency. The licenses of athletic trainers who fail to respond within the 45-day period, or who are unable to provide sufficient continuing education shall lapse and be subject to the lapsed license requirements set forth in 21 NCAC 03 .0303.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-525; 90-533;

Temporary Adoption Eff. March 16, 1998;

Eff. May 1, 1999;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2007;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 27, 2019;

Readopted Eff. September 1, 2026.