N.Y. Education Law 8355 – Requirements and procedure for professional certification
* § 8355. Requirements and procedure for professional certification. For certification as a certified athletic trainer under this article, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
Terms Used In N.Y. Education Law 8355
- athletic trainer: means any person who is duly certified in accordance with this article to perform athletic training under the supervision of a physician and limits his or her practice to secondary schools, institutions of postsecondary education, professional athletic organizations, or a person who, under the supervision of a physician, carries out comparable functions on orthopedic athletic injuries, excluding spinal cord injuries, in a health care organization. See N.Y. Education Law 8351
1. Application: file an application with the department;
2. Education: have received an education including a bachelor's, its equivalent or higher degree in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
3. Experience: have experience in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
4. Examination: pass an examination in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
5. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age; and
6. Fees: pay a fee for an initial certificate of one hundred dollars to the department; and a fee of fifty dollars for each triennial registration period.
* NB Effective until December 22, 2025
* § 8355. Requirements and procedure for professional licensure. To qualify for a license as an athletic trainer under this article, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
1. Application: file an application with the department;
2. Education: have received an education including a bachelor's, its equivalent or higher degree in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
3. Experience: have experience in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
4. Examination: pass an examination in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
5. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
6. Fees: pay a fee for an initial license of one hundred fifty-eight dollars to the department; and a fee of fifty-eight dollars for each triennial registration period; and
7. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department.
* NB Effective December 22, 2025