Michigan would let eligible athletic trainers practice across state lines

The introduced text would let an eligible athletic trainer practice in another state that joins the compact, and would recognize that privilege under Michigan law. This covers trainers who qualify under the compact and seek to practice in another state that has joined it. Michigan would treat a compact privilege holder as a licensed athletic trainer under state law. The trainer must hold an active, unrestricted qualifying license, complete a criminal background check, meet the compact’s certification or education and other eligibility rules, and pay applicable fees. The trainer must follow the practice rules where the patient is located. That state may take action against the privilege under its laws and due process. The compact would take effect when its law is enacted in a seventh state. A privilege would last until the qualifying license expires, subject to renewal.

Michigan could not charge more than $50 per year for its fee on a compact privilege. The cap concerns Michigan’s fee for an individual seeking a privilege to practice athletic training under the compact. The cap applies to a fee set by Michigan; the compact separately allows its commission to charge fees. Active military members and their spouses would not pay a commission fee. Michigan could choose to reduce or waive its own fee for them. The cap would apply once the compact takes effect, when seven states enact it.