Section 8351. Definition

As used in this article "athletic trainer" means
  any person who is duly certified in  accordance  with  this  article  to
  perform  athletic  training  under  the  supervision  of a physician and
  limits his  or  her  practice  to  secondary  schools,  institutions  of
  postsecondary  education,  professional  athletic  organizations,  or  a
  person who, under the supervision of a physician, carries out comparable
  functions  on  orthopedic  athletic  injuries,  excluding  spinal   cord
  injuries,  in  a  health  care  organization. Supervision of an athletic
  trainer by a physician shall be continuous but shall not be construed as
  requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time
  and place where such services are performed.
    The  scope  of  work  described  herein  shall  not  be  construed  as
  authorizing  the  reconditioning  of  neurologic injuries, conditions or
  disease.