Direction and supervision

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-411, under Physical Therapists.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-93-411

(a) In a nonclinical setting, an athletic trainer may practice the art and science of athletic training under the direction of a physician licensed by the Arkansas State Medical Board.

(b) (1) The athletic trainer may practice athletic training in a physician's office under the direction or consultation of a physician licensed in this state.(2) However, the physician shall retain moral, ethical, and legal responsibility for patient care according to his or her specific medical license.

(1) The athletic trainer may practice athletic training in a physician's office under the direction or consultation of a physician licensed in this state.

(2) However, the physician shall retain moral, ethical, and legal responsibility for patient care according to his or her specific medical license.

(c) The athletic trainer may practice athletic training in a freestanding rehabilitation clinic under the direct supervision of a physical therapist and upon the referral of a physician licensed in this state.