334.702.  Definitions. — As used in sections 334.700 to 334.725, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Athlete", any person who engages in exercise, recreation, sport, or other activity requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina;

  (2)  "Athletic trainer", a health care professional who meets the qualifications of section 334.708 and who, upon the direction of a consulting physician licensed under this chapter, promotes health and wellness, provides injury and illness prevention, clinical evaluation and assessment, emergency care, first aid, treatment, or physical rehabilitation of injuries incurred by athletes, and oversees return to performance activity for athletes in the manner, means, and methods deemed necessary to effect care, rehabilitation, or function, and that are congruent with the athletic trainer's education, training, and competence.  When billing a third-party payer, an athletic trainer shall only bill such third-party payer for services within the scope of practice of a licensed athletic trainer;

  (3)  "Athletic training student", a person enrolled in a professional athletic training degree program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, or its successor agency;

  (4)  "Board", the Missouri board for the healing arts;

  (5)  "Committee", the Missouri athletic trainer advisory committee;

  (6)  "Division", the division of professional registration within the department of commerce and insurance;

  (7)  "Physically active individual", any person who engages in exercise, recreation, sport, or other activity requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina.