N.Y. Education Law § 8356: Exempt persons

§ 8356. Exempt persons. This article shall not be construed to affect

or prevent:

1. Qualified members of other licensed or legally recognized

professions from performing work incidental to the practice of their

profession, except that such persons may not hold themselves out under

the title athletic trainer or as performing athletic training.

2. An athletic training student from engaging in clinical practice

under the supervision of a licensed athletic trainer as part of a

program of study approved by the department.

3. An athletic trainer licensed in another state or country from

conducting a teaching clinical demonstration in connection with a

program of basic clinical education, graduate education, or

post-graduate education in an approved school of athletic training, or

in a clinical facility, or a health care agency.

4. (a) Any person who is licensed or title-protected as an athletic

trainer, or as an athletic therapist credentialed by a foreign

government and in good standing in another state, territory, or country,

and who has a written agreement to provide athletic training services to

athletes and team personnel of a United States sports team recognized by

the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committees or an out-of-state

secondary school, an institution of postsecondary education, a

professional or amateur athletic organization sports team, or a

performing arts troupe, may provide athletic training services to such

athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event

or performance at a secondary school, institution of postsecondary

education, professional athletic organization, amateur athletic

organization, non-profit athletic organization, dance organization,

military academy or facility of the United States, fire training program

or academy, or police training school or academy in this state, provided

such services are provided only to such athletes and team personnel at

such discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance. Any such

athletic training services shall be provided only five days before

through three days after each such discrete sanctioned team sporting

event or traveling performance.

(b) Any person practicing as an athletic trainer in this state

pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to the personal and

subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary and regulatory authority of

the board of regents as if such person is a licensee and as if the

exemption pursuant to this subdivision is a license. Such individual

shall comply with applicable provisions of the rules of the board of

regents, and the regulations of the commissioner, relating to

professional misconduct, disciplinary proceedings and penalties for

professional misconduct.