Pennsylvania SB 1312: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Athletic Trainer Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1656
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1312
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, BROWN, J. WARD, SANTARSIERO, PENNYCUICK,
COMITTA, COLLETT, FLYNN, VOGEL, CAPPELLETTI, ARGALL AND YAW,
APRIL 29, 2026
REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
APRIL 29, 2026
AN ACT
Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the
Athletic Trainer Interstate Compact; providing for the form
of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on
the Governor and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Athletic
Trainer Interstate Compact Act.
Section 2. Authority to execute compact.
The Governor of Pennsylvania, on behalf of this State, is
hereby authorized to execute a compact in substantially the
following form with any one or more of the states of the United
States and the General Assembly hereby signifies in advance its
approval and ratification of the compact:
ATHLETIC TRAINER COMPACT
SECTION 1. TITLE AND PURPOSE
This statute shall be known and cited as the Athletic Trainer
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Compact. The purposes of this compact are to expand mobility of
Athletic Training practice and improve public access to services
by providing qualified Licensed Athletic Trainers the ability to
practice in other Member States. This compact preserves the
regulatory authority of states to protect public health and
safety through the current system of State licensure.
This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:
A. Increase public access to Athletic Training and enhance
continuity of care by providing for the mutual recognition of
other Licenses issued by Member States;
B. Provide an additional streamlined opportunity for
interstate practice by Licensed Athletic Trainers who meet
compact uniform requirements;
C. Promote mobility and workforce development by eliminating
the necessity for Licenses in multiple States by providing for
the mutual recognition of other Licenses issued by Member
States;
D. Reduce administrative burdens on Licensed Athletic
Trainers and Member States;
E. Enhance the States' ability to protect the public's
health and safety;
F. Encourage the cooperation of Member States in regulating
interstate practice of Licensed Athletic Trainers;
G. Support relocating Active Military Members and their
spouses;
H. Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and
disciplinary information among Member States;
I. Allow for the use of telehealth to facilitate increased
access to Athletic Training services;
J. Support the uniformity of Licensed Athletic Trainer
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licensure requirements throughout the States;
K. Affirm the authority of all Member States to hold a
Licensed Athletic Trainer accountable for abiding by the Scope
of Practice in the State in which the patient is located at the
time of care; and
L. Require adherence to the Model Compact Language in order
to promote uniformity and ensure that all Member States have
accepted and are mutually obligated to the same terms.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
As used in this compact, unless the context requires
otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:
A. "Active Military Member" means any individual with full-
time duty status in the active armed forces of the United
States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve.
B. "Adverse Action" means any administrative, civil,
equitable or criminal action permitted by a State's laws which
is imposed by a Licensing Authority or other authority against a
Licensee, including actions against an individual's License or
Compact Privilege such as revocation, suspension, probation,
monitoring of the Licensee, limitation on the Licensee's
practice, or any other Encumbrance on licensure affecting a
Licensee's authorization to practice.
C. "Alternative Program" means a non-disciplinary monitoring
or practice remediation process applicable to an Athletic
Trainer approved by a State Licensing Authority of a Member
State in which the Athletic Trainer is licensed. This includes,
but is not limited to, programs to which Licensees with
substance use, addiction, or mental health conditions are
referred in lieu of Adverse Action.
D. "Athletic Training" means the prevention, examination,
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assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of emergent, acute, or
chronic injuries and medical conditions as defined by applicable
Member State laws and regulations.
E. "Athletic Trainer Compact Commission" or "Compact
Commission" means the government agency whose membership
consists of all States that have enacted this compact, as
described herein and which shall operate as an instrumentality
of the Member S