CATA NEWSLETTER

2009 FALL EDITION

IN THIS EDITION...

RMATA Annual Meeting to be held in Denver

Student Athletic Trainer Committee Update

Letter from the President

Dear CATA member,

I hope this letter finds you well after the craziness of the fall season. Thank you again for taking the time out of your busy schedules to read this newsletter and become informed on the activities of our association.

The fall has brought about many activities of the association: This past weekend the CATA held its fourth annual fall meeting.  The CATA partnering with Vail Summit Orthopedics offered a multi-topic symposium. I would like to thank Greg Schlossinger of VSO and Carrie Meyer for their hard work and dedication to the fall meeting. Secondly, now, that the financial burdens of Legislation have lessened the CATA Treasurer and BOD has been and will continue conducting a budget analysis to determine what ways we can use our member contributions to support our committees in the upcoming fiscal year. We have begun the Athletic Trainer Registration process with the DORA application becoming available on October 1, 2009.

Finally, our committees are hard at work to advance the association, please read their reports found later in the newsletter. We have some committee openings posted below as well.

Again, I can’t thank enough the BOD, committee chairs and members for their hard work to advance our association.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me or any BOD member as we are here to serve you.

Sincerely,

Jenn Dougherty

CATA President

Registration Quick Tips

All Athletic Trainers must be registered by January 1, 2010.

Registration application is available at: http://www.dora.state.co.us/athletic-trainer/ATOriginal.pdf

BOC verifications can be sent electronically to DORA at: boc.verifications@dora.state.co.us

DORA (Department of Regulatory Agencies) Officials/ Information

·         Registered Athletic Training Program Director: Brian Pritchard

·         To file a complaint/ report a concern call: 303-894-7764

Statute in full can be found at: http://www.dora.state.co.us/athletic-trainer/SB09-026.pdf

Statute summary:

·         Requires all those working as ATs and/or who call themselves ATs must be registered.

o   (One exception for previously licensed in another state; see application or statute for details)

Rules & Regulations in full can be found at:  http://www.dora.state.co.us/athletic-trainer/EmergencyATRules.pdf

Rules summary:

·         Establishes the BOC as the nationally recognized certifying body required to register.

·         Sets guidelines for student supervision defining “immediate supervision” to mean the Registered AT must: a) be present on the    

o   Rules define “premises” to mean within the same facility or area and within close enough proximity to respond in a timely manner to an emergency or the need for assistance.

·         Establishes procedures for hearing and handling complaints.

4th Annual CATA Fall Symposium

The 4^th annual fall meeting in Edwards went well despite some wonderful Colorado weather! We had about 70 people in attendance from across the state. Thank you to VSO and Greg Schlossinger for co-sponsoring and coordinating this event with the CATA! Thank you to all our presenters and attendees. Attendees – please watch for an announcement regarding presentation materials being available on the web soon. Have a great Holiday season!

Carrie Meyer

Vice President CATA

carriemeyeratc@bresnan.net

Mark your calendars:

This year the RMATA Meeting and Annual Clinical Symposium is in Denver! Save the dates April 8^th-11th

The CATA will not hold its Spring Symposium due to this event but will hold the CATA Annual Business Meeting at the RMATA Symposium during this weekend.

Continue checking your email and the RMATA newsletter and web site for follow-up information.

Position Vacancies within the CATA

The Colorado Athletic Trainers Association (CATA) is an organization of volunteers who generously donate their time for the advancement of the profession of athletic training across the state.

We have an opening for the positions of:

Governmental Affairs Committee Chair

Responsible for:

Serving as state representative to the District/NATA GAC

Organizing the members of the CATA GAC committee to:

·        Maintain the presence of the CATA with the Colorado Legislature

·        Coordinate a “Hill Day” at the Capitol.

Submit periodic progress reports to the appointed member at large to be reviewed during Board of Directors meetings.

GAC members.

The CATA GAC will be responsible for:

Assisting with maintenance of the CATA presence with the Colorado Legislature.

Assisting with the planning and organizing of the annual “Hill Day” at the Capitol.

The Public Relations Committee Chair

Responsible for:

Serving as representative to the District and National PR Committee

Organizing the members of the CATA PR committee to achieve:

·        Increasing the public’s awareness and understanding of certified athletic trainers, and the value, which they possess in various work environments.

·        Provide assistance (planning, promotional materials, etc) to any member who would like to promote the profession of athletic training.

·        Work with the Professional Association Liaison Committee to provide any information regarding the profession of athletic training to any organization that might request it.

Submit periodic progress reports to the appointed member at large to be reviewed during Board of Directors meetings.