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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.32.08.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="32" chapter_num="08" heading="Qualifications for Licensure as an Athletic Trainer.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for licensure as an athletic trainer shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Complete an application on a form supplied by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pay an application fee as specified in Regulation .08 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Submit all documentation which the Board requires to evaluate the application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To qualify, an applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be 18 years old or older;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be of good moral character;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Demonstrate oral and written competency in English by any of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Graduation from a recognized English-speaking high school or undergraduate school after at least 3 years of enrollment;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Graduation from a recognized English-speaking professional school with acceptable proof of proficiency in the oral and written communication of English; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Receiving a grade of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>At least 26 on the “Speaking Section” of the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>At least 79 on the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Meet the following education requirements:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited athletic training educational program; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Exemption from the education requirement because the applicant:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Was certified by the certifying board on or before October 1, 2012; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Is in good standing with the certifying board at the time of the application;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Has passed the certification examination of the certifying board; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Has been certified and maintains current certification from the certifying board at the time of application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>