Illinois Compiled Statutes

225 ILCS 5/9 (2026)

Qualifications for licensure

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(225 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7609)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031)
    Sec. 9. Qualifications for licensure. A person shall be qualified for licensure as an athletic trainer if the person fulfills the following:
        (a) Has graduated from a curriculum in athletic
    
training accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), its successor entity, or its equivalent, as approved by the Department.
        (b) Gives proof of current certification, on the date
    
of application, in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AED) for Healthcare Providers and Professional Rescuers or its equivalent based on American Red Cross or American Heart Association standards.
        (b-5) Has graduated from a 4-year accredited college
    
or university.
        (c) Has passed an examination approved by the
    
Department to determine the person's fitness for practice as an athletic trainer, or is entitled to be licensed without examination as provided in Section 13 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 104-152, eff. 1-1-26.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: Sellers v. Rudert, 918 N.E.2d 586 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009).
Sellers v. Rudert, 918 N.E.2d 586 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “Moreover, section 9 of the Athletic Trainers Act (225 ILCS 5/9 (West 2008)) requires a licensee to, inter alia, have graduated from both an accredited curriculum in athletic training and a four-year accredited college or university as well as passed an examination determining…”
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