1. Health Care Administration
Chapter 2

2. Athletic Training Facility
Multipurpose area used for first aid, therapy and rehabilitation, injury prevention, medical procedures (physical exams) and athletic training administration

3. Athletic Training Facility
Size is determined by available space, budget and number/type of teams and athletes

4. Athletic Training Facility
Should be well illuminated
Double door at each entrance is preferable
Located near locker rooms

5. Athletic Training Facility
Light, heat and water should be independent from the rest of the building
Have ample storage areas

6. Athletic Training Facility
Should include all of the following:
Treatment Area
Electrotherapy Area
Hydrotherapy Area
Exercise Rehabilitation area

7. Athletic Training Facility
Taping, bandaging, and orthotics area
Physician’s examination room
Records area
Storage

8. Hygiene and Sanitation
Essential elements to any health care facility
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Provide guidelines for operation of health care facility

9. Confidentiality
HIPAA – The Health and Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996)
sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information

10. Confidentiality
PSQIA – The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (2005)
establishes a voluntary reporting system to enhance the data available to assess and resolve patient safety and health care quality issues.

11. Sporting Events Coverage
With FULL staff, coverage could potentially be from 5am – 10pm or later
Colleges and Universities
Without a full staff, the ATC must determine where is the greatest need for coverage

12. Record Keeping
Proper record keeping is essential for legal reasons as well as personal knowledge
Pre-participation physical, Treatments, injuries, illnesses, medications, rehabilitation process and progress, and medical history

13. SOAP Notes S – Subjective - What the athlete tells you
Ex:
O – Objective - What you observe on the athlete
A – Assessment - What you gain from your assessment
P – Plan - What is your treatment plan

14. SOAP Notes

15. Record Keeping
Records cannot be released to anyone outside of the following:
Coach – only enough to conduct practice
Parent – if under 18
Medical Staff working with the athlete

16. Record Keeping The athlete is under 18
The guardian has given written consent
The athlete is 18 or over
The athlete has given written consent
not even parents if the athlete is over 18

17. Return to Play After an injury:
If athlete was not referred to and/or seen by a physician, the athletic trainer can allow return
If the athlete was referred to and/or seen by a physician, a written release from the physician must be obtained first

18. Sports Disqualification
ONLY the athlete can permanently disqualify him/herself from sport participation
The team physician can only recommend voluntary retirement

19. College Athletic Training Facilities