Sens. Thune, Klobuchar Bill to Provide Licensure Clarity for Sports Medicine Professionals Passes Senate
"With fall knocking on the door, so too is the kick off for a variety of high school, college, and professional sports seasons," said Thune. "It's critical to protect the sports medicine professionals serving on the sidelines during training season, at practice, and especially during home and away games. I'm glad our bipartisan legislation, which would help achieve that goal, is nearing the finish line."
"On the road or at home, sports medicine professionals should be able to treat athletes without putting themselves at legal risk." said Klobuchar. "Passing this common-sense legislation brings us one step closer to ensuring that sports doctors can give athletes the care they need regardless of where their teams happen to be playing."
The legislation would allow covered sports medicine professionals to engage in the treatment of injured athletes across state lines, as long as they have an agreement in place with the team or athlete being treated and are performing services within the scope of practice of their state of licensure.
The bill must pass the
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