(1) In addition to the terms defined in 37-36-101, MCA, the following definitions apply to the rules in this chapter:

(a) "Approved clinical instructor" means a BOC certified athletic trainer, licensed physician, or other individual credentialed in a health care profession, for no less than one year and who:

(i) is not currently enrolled in the entry level athletic training education program at the instructor's institution; and

(ii) whose training curriculum follows the standards of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), June 30, 2008 edition, which are adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of the CAATE standards may be obtained through the Board of Athletic Trainers, 301 S. Park Avenue, PO Box 200513, Helena, Montana, 59620-0513.

(b) "Board of Certification" means the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC), the only accredited, certifying body accepted by the Board of Athletic Trainers, and which sets the standards of practice of athletic training.

(c) "Clinical instructor" means an individual credentialed in a health care profession for no less than one year, who may supervise students during clinical and/or field experiences, and who is not currently enrolled in the entry level athletic training education program at the instructor's institution. An individual credentialed in a health care profession for less than one year may serve as a clinical instructor if the instructor's institution has developed, documented, and implemented a plan for supervision of that instructor by an experienced, credentialed clinical instructor that ensures the quality of instruction provided to athletic training students.

(d) "Clinical instructor educator" means a clinical instructor educator as defined by the CAATE standards, June 30, 2008 edition, which are adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of the CAATE standards may be obtained through the Board of Athletic Trainers, 301 S. Park Avenue, PO Box 200513, Helena, Montana, 59620-0513. A clinical instructor educator must also:

(i) have been recognized and designated by the institution as the clinical instructor educator for the individual's institution;

(ii) have been BOC credentialed for no less than three years;

(iii) have been designated and authorized by the institution to oversee approved clinical instructor training;

(iv) be knowledgeable in the content areas required for the training of approved clinical instructors; and

(v) if more than one individual is designated as the clinical instructor educator for the institution, then at least one of those individuals must be a BOC credentialed athletic trainer.

(e) "Graduate assistant" means a person who has graduated from a postsecondary institution with a baccalaureate degree, and has taken and passed the BOC's examination, and who is in the process of attaining a higher level of education.

(f) "Health care professional" means a licensed athletic trainer, chiropractor, naturopathic physician, nurse, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, physical therapist, physician, physician's assistant, or podiatrist as defined in Title 37, chapters 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 20, 24, 26, or 36, MCA.

(g) "Student assistant or athletic training student" means an intern or undergraduate currently enrolled in an accredited athletic training curriculum, in an undergraduate or graduate program at a postsecondary institution. An intern or student trainee may be called by the title "student assistant" or "athletic training student."