Standards Standards Committee Committee
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Mark Doughty, MS, ATC
Newark High School
Chair
BOC Standards Committee
2011 BOC Athletic Trainer Regulatory Conference
BOC Standards Committee
The Standards Committee recommends
entry-level and continuing education
requirements and policies to the BOC
Board of Directors (BOC-BOD) and reviews
relevant issues at the request of the BOC-
BOD. Additionally, the Standards Committee
reviews the Code of Professional Practice
and recommends any revisions to the BOC-
BOD.
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James Knue, ATC – Cirque du Soleil
Michele Monaco Klucar, ATC – Ursinus College
Katherine Newsham, PHD, ATC – St. Louis
University
John Parsons, PHD, ATC – Arizona School of
Health Sciences
John Knote – Public Member (retired physician)
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Review process and timeline for
making continuing education
requirement recommendations to
the BOC Board of Directors
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Early spring 2010
• Survey conducted with certified
athletic trainers on the current CE
requirements
• 12,000 responses
• These included comments for all
current categories as well as general
comments
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May 2010
• Reviewed all data
• Committee members assigned
categories to thoroughly review all
comments
• Compilation of results to be discussed
at face to face meeting
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July 2010
• Committee meets at BOC office in
Omaha
• Survey results reviewed
• Formulation of draft for recommended
changes to CE requirements
• Committee members to review draft
and make any suggested revisions
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August 2010
• Revisions to draft discussed via
conference call and via Sharepoint
discussion board
• Final draft readied for public
comment
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Definition:
• Continuing education requirements are
intended to promote continued
competence, development of current
knowledge and skills and enhancement
of professional skills and judgment.
• Remove reference to entry-level practice
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CEU’s:
• Reduce yearly/total hours required
• Quality over quantity approach
• Looked at CE trends in other medical
and healthcare professions
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Reporting period:
• 2 years
• CPR required once per cycle
• 85% of state regulatory agencies
have a biennial or annual renewal
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CE feedback form
• All approved providers to use BOC
created feedback/evaluation form
• Improve quality control
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CATEGORIES
Category A (new category):
• Qualified/Enhanced
Competency Coursework
• Pre-approved courses meeting a
higher level of quality
• Evidence based content
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Category B
• Approved Competence
Programs
• Includes Home Study that would be
reviewed for number of CE’s only
• More rigorous audit system
• Courses rated by AT’s
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Category C:
• Non-Approved Competence
Programs
• Require completion documentation
that includes an exam for multi-
media/CDs, etc
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Category D:
• Post-Certification –
college/university
coursework
• Accredited AT Residency/Fellowship
• Medical residency removed
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Category E:
• Professional & Scholarly
Activities
• Add clinical research study team
• Remove EMT training (can use Cat A,C
or D)
• Remove Examiner/Model
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Current requirements extended to
12/31/13
Any changes for 2014 will be
announced in 2012
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