What Is An Organization's Responsibility For Establishing Scope of Practice for Coaches and Healthcare Providers?

Course Description: The presentation titled "What Is An Organization's Responsibility for Establishing a Scope of Practice for Coaches and Healthcare Providers?" focuses on the critical elements of state practice acts, legal terminologies, and policies and procedures that define the responsibilities of coaches, athletic trainers, physicians, and other healthcare providers within a sports institution. This presentation aims to explore the legal consequences of not having structured documentation and guidelines for healthcare providers and coaches while providing medical services under the purview of athletic trainers for sports institutions. BOC Domains of Athletic Training: Domain I - Risk Reduction, Wellness, and Health Literacy Domain V - Healthcare Administration and Professional Responsibility Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Examine significant operational and legal terminologies linked to sports medicine in connection with the dispensation of medical services under the purview of athletic trainers for sports institutions. Assess the elements of state practice acts and the significance of creating clearly written policies and procedures that define the extent of the duties of coaches, athletic trainers, and other healthcare providers operating within a particular state. Explore and evaluate different legal cases concerning a sports entity's fundamental obligation and accountability to establish guidelines, protocols, and systems that uphold the well-being and protection of its athletes. Determine and examine the legal consequences resulting from the absence of structured documentation that defines the responsibilities of physicians and the oversight of athletic trainers in carrying out their duties for sports institutions. Practice Gap: Despite the increasing importance of sports medicine and the role of healthcare providers in ensuring the well-being and protection of athletes, there is still a lack of structured documentation and guidelines defining the extent of the duties of coaches, athletic trainers, and other healthcare providers. The absence of clearly written policies and procedures could result in legal consequences and negatively impact the delivery of medical services. Clinical Bottom Line: Organizations have a fundamental obligation to establish guidelines, protocols, and systems that uphold the well-being and protection of athletes. This includes the creation of clearly written policies and procedures that define the responsibilities of coaches, athletic trainers, and other healthcare providers operating within a particular state. Failure to do so can result in legal consequences and negatively impact the delivery of medical services. Summary Conclusions: The elements of state practice acts are significant in creating clearly written policies and procedures that define the extent of the duties of coaches, athletic trainers, and other healthcare providers operating within a particular state. Organizations have a fundamental obligation and accountability to establish guidelines, protocols, and systems that uphold the well-being and protection of its athletes. The absence of structured documentation that defines the responsibilities of physicians and the oversight of athletic trainers in carrying out their duties for sports institutions can result in legal consequences. Legal cases concerning a sports entity's obligation and accountability to establish guidelines, protocols, and systems that uphold the well-being and protection of its athletes should be explored and evaluated. The establishment of clearly written policies and procedures that define the responsibilities of coaches, athletic trainers, and other healthcare providers is critical to ensuring the well-being and protection of athletes.

                  David C. Fleshman, Attorney BIOGRAPHY David is a Partner with Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP in Baton Rouge. He was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He received his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University, where he was a member of the LSU Basketball Team. While attending law school at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, David clerked for the Governor's Executive Counsel during the 2010 Legislative Session and the Governor's Office of Homeland Security after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. After receiving his Juris Doctorate from LSU Law, David joined Roedel Parsons from 2011-2019. David recently joined the Baton Rouge office of Breazeale, Sachse and Wilson L.L.P. as part of the Construction team. The primary focus of David's practice has been a blend of general litigation, business transactions, construction law, sports law, and contract law. In addition to representing individuals and private companies, David has also represented several Louisiana governmental entities, including the Ernest N. Morial Exhibition Hall Authority (the New Orleans Convention Center), the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, Ascension Parish, LSU Board of Supervisors, and the New Orleans Aviation Board. Through this representation, he has extensive experience in matters involving public bid and procurement law, open meetings and public records law, public bid protests and disputes, construction contracts, and public-private partnerships for the construction of large public projects in Louisiana, such as the new North Terminal at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. David also represents professional and amateur athletes, coaches, agents, venue owners, and businesses in the wide-ranging and rapidly evolving arena of Sports law, including in matters involving name, image, likeness (“NIL”) contracts and compliance, interpretation and enforcement of NCAA and LHSAA rules, food, beverage and concession agreements, facility use agreements, coaching contracts, business and estate planning, and sports-related injury and business litigation. David currently serves as an Adjunct Law Professor at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center where he teaches Sports Law. David is active in the Baton Rouge community, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Dunham School, and the LSU National L-Club, and formerly served on the Board of the Youth Oasis Children's Shelter, Karing is Doing Something, Inc., and the St. Aloysius Administration Commission. In 2019, David received the Joseph Keogh Memorial Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the community and the Baton Rouge Bar Association. David is married to Loren Shanklin, who also practices law in Baton Rouge, and they have three children, Virginia, Edwin, and Oliver.

Action Medicine Consultants, LLC (BOC AP#: P12095) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for a maximum of 1.0 Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program. GENERAL DISCLAIMER: It is the responsibility of the participant, relying on the independent expertise and knowledge of the patient, to determine the best treatment and method of application for the patient. Participants must use discretion when using the information contained within this presentation.  The presenter has provided the following regarding disclaimers: The information and content provided in this course are for informational purposes only. The presenter nor Action Medicine Consultants, LLC bears no liability for your use of this information and content. The views expressed in this course are those of the presenter(s). CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.  This presentation does not involve the unlabeled use of a product or product under investigational use.  During the presentation, the presenter provides disclosure of any relevant financial relationships or other associations. Refund Policy:  Live (virtual or in-person) Courses - Full refunds (Minus 10% for handling fees) are given after completion of the course if cancellation request is received 14 days prior to the course date. No refunds will be given after this deadline, but fees may be applied to another current or a future course. This also applies to virtual courses if a technical issue occurred on the presenter side that prevented a full presentation from being performed. On-Demand Courses - No refunds will be given, but fees may be applied to another current or a future course if there is a technical issue in Action Medicine Consultant's delivery of the course and in which no certificate of completion was issued.