Promotes consumer choice in health care by ensuring fair reimbursement for athletic trainers.

The bill amends Massachusetts law to ensure fair reimbursement for services provided by licensed athletic trainers. It mandates that athletic trainers be employed in high schools offering interscholastic athletic activities and prohibits health plans from denying reimbursement for services within the scope of practice of licensed athletic trainers. The bill also includes athletic trainers in the definition of coaches for purposes of head injury safety training.

Promotes consumer choice in health care by ensuring fair reimbursement for athletic trainers.

The bill amends Massachusetts law to ensure fair reimbursement for services provided by licensed athletic trainers. It mandates that athletic trainers be employed in high schools offering interscholastic athletic activities and prohibits health plans from denying reimbursement for services within the scope of practice of licensed athletic trainers. The bill also includes athletic trainers in the definition of coaches for purposes of head injury safety training.