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This notice is to inform licensed athletic trainers that the Board of Medical Examiners (Board) is exercising its waiver authority to permit licensed athletic trainers to count continuing education courses offered by Rowan University (Rowan) in topics concerning prescription opioid drugs toward the opioid continuing education requirement at N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.21(b)2. N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.21(b)2 requires licensed athletic trainers to complete one credit of continuing education in topics concerning prescription opioid drugs. N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.22, in turn, requires that continuing education courses be presented by providers approved by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification or its successor. To the Board’s knowledge there are no continuing education courses in topics concerning prescription opioid drugs offered by presenters approved by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification. The Board is also aware that such continuing education courses are being presented by Rowan University (Rowan) in conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. While the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification has not approved Rowan as a provider of continuing education, the Board believes that Rowan’s continuing education courses on topics concerning prescription opioid drugs would provide licensed athletic trainers with continuing education relevant to their practices. Since there are few options available for licensed athletic trainers to fulfill the prescription opioid drug continuing education requirement in N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.21(b)2, the Board has concluded that licensed athletic trainers should be permitted to satisfy this requirement by taking a continuing education course offered by Rowan on topics concerning prescription opioid drugs.

Accordingly, pursuant to the Board’s waiver authority under N.J.A.C. 13:45C-2.3(c), the Board has decided to waive the requirement in N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.22(a)1 that continuing education courses be presented by providers approved by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification, to the extent that such provisions would prohibit a licensed athletic trainer from counting a course offered by Rowan in topics concerning prescription opioid drugs toward the continuing education requirement in N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.21(b)2 . This waiver applies solely to courses offered by Rowan in topics concerning opioid drugs. The provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.22(a)1 will continue to apply to any other licensed athletic trainer continuing education course.

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SCAM ALERT
The Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) is warning all licensed professionals about individuals impersonating New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) investigators, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, DEA investigators, New Jersey Drug Control Unit investigators, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigators, and other law enforcement personnel, as part of an extortion scheme.

The impersonators are contacting licensees by telephone or letter, stating that they are the subject of an investigation. The callers are demanding money to clear up the matter, or threatening to revoke the individual’s license. Please be advised that the Division of Consumer Affairs will not contact licensees by telephone to discuss investigations or demand money.

Anyone receiving a telephone call from a person purporting to be any of the above mentioned individuals seeking money, should refuse the demand. We encourage you to report the call to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. You may also report the call to the Division at AskConsumerAffairs@lps.state.nj.us.

Downtown Newark, NJ

Athletic Training Advisory Committee

Statutes and Regulations


  • Chapter 35 Subchapter 10 Athletic Trainers Regulations
Last Modified: 10/22/2015 12:18 PM