Ohio Code 4755.65 – Exemptions
(A) Nothing in sections 4755.61 to 4755.64 of the Revised Code shall be construed to prevent or restrict the practice, services, or activities of any person who:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4755.65
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Is an individual authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatry, a dentist licensed under Chapter 4715 of the Revised Code, a chiropractor licensed under Chapter 4734 of the Revised Code, a dietitian licensed under Chapter 4759 of the Revised Code, a physical therapist licensed under this chapter, or a qualified member of any other occupation or profession practicing within the scope of the person’s license or profession and who does not claim to the public to be an athletic trainer;
(2) Is employed as an athletic trainer by an agency of the United States government and provides athletic training solely under the direction or control of the agency by which the person is employed;
(3) Is a student in an athletic training education program approved by the athletic trainers section leading to a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university and is performing duties that are a part of a supervised course of study;
(4) Is a nonresident individual not licensed as an athletic trainer in this state who practices or offers to practice athletic training while traveling with a visiting team or organization from outside the state or an event approved by the section for the purpose of providing athletic training to the visiting team, organization, or event;
(5) Provides athletic training only to relatives or in medical emergencies;
(6) Provides gratuitous care to friends or members of the person’s family;
(7) Provides only self-care.
(B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any person licensed under Chapter 4723 of the Revised Code and whose license is in good standing, any person authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery and whose certificate to practice is in good standing, any person authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice podiatry and whose certificate to practice is in good standing, any person licensed under Chapter 4734 of the Revised Code to practice chiropractic and whose license is in good standing, any person licensed as a dietitian under Chapter 4759 of the Revised Code to practice dietetics and whose license is in good standing, any person licensed as a physical therapist under this chapter to practice physical therapy and whose license is in good standing, or any association, corporation, or partnership from advertising, describing, or offering to provide athletic training, or billing for athletic training if the athletic training services are provided by a person licensed under this chapter and practicing within the scope of the person’s license, by a person licensed under Chapter 4723 of the Revised Code and practicing within the scope of the person’s license, by a person authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice podiatry, by a person authorized under Chapter 4731 of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, by a person licensed under Chapter 4734 of the Revised Code to practice chiropractic, or by a person licensed under Chapter 4759 of the Revised Code to practice dietetics.
(C) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing a licensed athletic trainer to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, podiatry, or chiropractic.
(D) The athletic trainer section of the occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall not require a nonresident individual licensed as an athletic trainer in another state to obtain a license in accordance with Chapter 4796 of the Revised Code to practice or offer to practice athletic training in the manner described under division (A)(4) of this section.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:35 AM