Gallery: (5-10-2023) ATR Room
Athletic Training Mission Statement
It is the mission of Rutgers University-Newark Athletic Training to continue to evolve with the ever-changing medical landscape to provide a safe athletic environment while pursuing the achievement of providing the highest possible standard of care for our student-athletes.
The Athletic Training Staff
The Athletic Training Staff consists of a Team Physician and 2 Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) that oversee athletic health care policy and services in adherence to federal, state, and local regulations and NCAA bylaws. All members of the Athletic Training Staff have unchallengeable authority to stop any activity that they deem unsafe and are to determine management and return-to-play of any ill or injured student-athlete.
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Team Physician, Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon,
Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine
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Head Athletic Trainer |
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Assistant Athletic Trainer |
Role of the Team Physician
The Team Physician is proficient in the medical care of musculoskeletal injuries and medical conditions that are encountered in sport. Responsible for treating and coordinating the medical care of all student athletes, the Team Physician integrates medical expertise with the Certified Athletic Trainer, medical consultants, and other health care professionals while assuming the responsibility for medical decisions that affect the student-athletes ability to participate safely in athletic activity.
Role of the Athletic Trainer
The Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) performs all services as part of the physician supervised medical model by providing health care services under the direction of the Team Physician. As a board certified, state licensed, allied health care profession that has graduated from an accredited college or university, the ATC is qualified to provide prevention, recognition, evaluation and clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, reconditioning, and emergent care for illness and injury of individuals engaged in physical activity. Wellness promotion, education, and the administration of this health care system are supplemental services provided by an ATC.
In addition to this, Rutgers University-Newark serves as a clinical site for the Seton Hall University Graduate Master of Science Athletic Training degree program. The Athletic Training Staff provides a safe clinical experience to assist in the development and advancement of clinical education. It is with great pride that the Rutgers University-Newark Athletic Training Staff contributes to the development of future careers in health care.
The Athletic Training Room
The Athletic Training Room (ATR) is a 720 square foot medical facility designated for the delivery of health care services provided by members of the Athletic Training Staff. Services provided are restricted to the population of student-athletes that have completed a comprehensive pre-participation physical examination and student-athletes from a visiting collegiate athletic program when parameters of care are defined and received by the visiting teams Athletic Training Staff.
Hours of Operation
The Athletic Training Room at a minimum will be open one hour prior to all traditional season practices or one hour prior to the designated student-athlete report time for all athletic contests. The approximate closure of the Athletic Training Room occurs one hour after completion of all traditional season practices or all traditional and non-traditional athletic contests and as determined by the covering ATC following completion of all covered events. Please contact the Head Athletic Training for further inquiry into the status of the Athletic Training Room.
Rules of the Athletic Training Room
- The student-athlete is required to abide by the University Code of Student Conduct.
- University and public employees are required to abide by the Rutgers Code of Conduct and Plain Language.
- Strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment based on membership in certain enumerated protected classes. These classes are race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, military service, veteran status, and any other category protected by law.
- Use of profanity, derogatory, abusive, or disrespectful language is not allowed.
- Athletic Training Staff is required to be present in the Athletic Training Room to direct treatment and care rendered to the student-athlete.
- The student-athlete is required to follow all instructions given by the Athletic Training Staff when entering and utilizing all equipment within the Athletic Training Room and when permitted to do so.
- The student-athlete is prohibited from treating themselves without guidance from the Athletic Training Staff.
- The student-athlete is required to report all injuries and illnesses as soon as they occur.
- Restrictions in use of a cell phone are at the discretion of the Athletic Training Staff.
- All photos and videos of members within the Athletic Training Room are prohibited due to HIPAA law.
- Loitering or lounging is prohibited in the Athletic Training Room during hours of operation.
- Appropriate attire is required to be worn within the Athletic Training Room.
- The student-athlete is to shower before receiving treatment after participation in athletic activity when use of a locker room facility is available and acceptable and when emergent care is not required.
- Rehabilitation equipment is to be cleansed and returned to the stored location following use.
- The student-athlete is to return all equipment issued for personal home care cleansed, in working order, and in a timely manner to avoid financial responsibility.
Pre-Participation Physical Examination
The Pre-Participation Physical Examination is simply the starting point in the student-athletes journey to participate in collegiate athletics. Open communication and cooperation between the Team Physician, the Athletic Trainers, and the student-athlete and their family are essential. The Physical Exam Instructions document found below presents the examination requirements that are to be completed prior to participation in sport. Please carefully read and review each section of this document to help expedite clearance for participation.
Electronic Medical Record
The student-athlete is responsible for providing truthful, accurate personal and familial medical information to the Athletic Training Staff through the required means of medical record keeping and the Pre-participation Physical Examination process. This medical record is the responsibility of the student-athlete and is to be immediately updated upon any changes in personal and familial medical information throughout their intercollegiate athletic career at Rutgers University – Newark. Please open the Physical Exam Instructions document found above for direction on how to complete this requirement.
Orthopedic Examination
In accordance to the National Collegiate Athletic Association 17.1.6.4 Mandatory Medical Examination, before participation in any practice, competition, or out-of-season conditioning activities student-athletes who are beginning their initial season of eligibility and students who are trying out for a team shall be required to undergo a medical examination administered or supervised by the Rutgers University-Newark Team Physician. The examination or evaluation must be administered within six months before participation in any practice, competition, or out-of-season conditioning activity. In following years, an updated history of the student-athlete’s medical condition shall be administered by a Rutgers University-Newark Athletic Trainer to determine if additional examinations (e.g., physical, cardiovascular, neurological) are required. The updated history must be administered within six months before the student-athlete’s participation in any practice, competition, or out-of-season conditioning activities for the applicable academic year.
Sickle Cell Status
Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetic blood disorder found mostly in people of tropical and African descent. The normal red blood cell (RBC) is circular in shape with a hemoglobin center designed to carry oxygen throughout the body. Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia develop RBC’s that are rigid and sickle in shape, therefore not as conducive to oxygen transportation. However, an individual may only be a carrier of the gene in which the term would be Sickle Cell Trait. The benefit to having this gene is an increased resistance to Malaria. Various complications have been found in those that suffer from Sickle Cell Anemia. Organ failure, kidney disorder, ischemic attacks, pulmonary hypertension, stroke and sudden death have all been noted occurrences. In athletics, a student-athlete with Sickle Cell Trait may not achieve the same level of performance. The student-athlete, coach, and ATCs must be aware of the dangers of this condition during anaerobic exertion, especially in hot and dehydrated conditions as well as sharp changes in elevation. Due to this, the NCAA requires student-athletes to complete a sickle cell test called the Hemoglobin Solubility Test or provide documentation of sickle cell status to participate in athletics. To complete a Hemoglobin Solubility Test at Rutgers-Newark, please contact the Student Health Center.
Intercollegiate Athletic Injury Insurance Plan The Rutgers University-Newark Department of Athletics has obtained an accident insurance policy for the student-athlete in the event that an injury or illness is sustained and directly attributed to participation in intercollegiate athletic activity during team travel, scheduled contests, supervised practices, and supervised strength and conditioning sessions. Additionally, the student-athlete is required to have continuous health insurance coverage to participate in intercollegiate athletics. All athletic injury claims are to first be submitted and processed by the student-athletes personal insurance carrier before receiving benefits of the Intercollegiate Athletic Injury Insurance Plan. Students who don’t have personal health insurance will be charged on their term bill for enrollment into the Rutgers University-Newark Student Health Insurance. For further information regarding the Student Health Insurance Plan please visit https://myrun.newark.rutgers.edu/student-health-insurance.
Responsibilities of the Student-Athlete
- Report all injuries and illnesses immediately to the RU-N Athletic Training Staff
- Provide all medical billing and insurance documentation pertaining to an insurance claim to the RU-N Athletic Training Staff immediately upon receiving it. Failure to do so may result in inadequate benefit coverage and additional financial responsibilities for the student-athlete.
- Financially responsible for all medical bills not covered by the Intercollegiate Athletic Injury Insurance Plan. Injuries and illnesses, infections, diagnostic tests, and surgeries for pre-existing conditions or injuries incurred by a student-athlete outside of team travel, scheduled contests, supervised practices, and supervised strength and conditioning sessions are unable to receive the benefits of the Rutgers University-Newark Intercollegiate Athletic Injury Insurance Plan. This includes all injuries incurred prior to enrolling at Rutgers University-Newark, recreational or intramural sports participation, and any personal fitness activity. Illnesses (e.g., cold, flu, etc.) are not considered an athletic injury attributed to participation in intercollegiate athletics.
- Financially responsible for all medical bills incurred, unpaid remaining balances after insurance reductions, and medical bills because of non-compliance with university policy.
- Responsible for continuously maintaining personal health insurance while participating in intercollegiate athletics at Rutgers University-Newark.
- Responsible for continuously updating their electronic medical record to provide accurate personal insurance policy information
- Responsible to be aware of the personal insurance claims process and services, especially when pertaining to international insurance plans.
Steps to Submitting an Insurance Claim
- Step 1: Seek Help – The student-athlete is to immediately contact the Athletic Training Staff with an injury or illness.
- Step 2: Create and Submit a Claim – In the event that the student-athlete is to be referred for further medical attention an Accident Insurance Claim Form is to be created. An Athletic Trainer and the student-athlete are to complete and review this document before submitting to the underwriter of the Intercollegiate Athletic Insurance Plan. The student-athlete is then required to provide the Accident Insurance Claim Form to all medical providers seen throughout the care of this injury.
- Step 3: Collect Documentation – Once the Accident Insurance Claim Form is submitted to a medical provider all billing should proceed directly through all listed insurance carriers. To expedite the process collect the following documentation:
- Itemized Bill: The Itemized Medical Bill displays medical coding for services rendered by a medical provider as well as other necessary information for insurance processing. Not to be confused with Balance Due Statements, Itemized Bills are commonly known as HCFA 1500s or CMS-1500 for physician billing and UB-04s for hospital and outpatient facility billing.
- Explanation of Benefits (EOB): The Explanation of Benefits is a method of communication between insurance carriers to assist in coordinating benefits.
- Reimbursement Information: Pain receipts or a statement that verifies the payment are to be provided if a medical service has already been paid. Paid claims via a health Savings Account (HAS) or Flexible Spending Account (FSA) are reimbursable, however, claims paid via a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) are not reimbursable. Regarding dental injuries, the policy will cover accidental injury to sound, natural teeth. The dental claim form must be submitted to both the dental and medical insurances if available. Reimbursement for dental prescription expenses will require a copy of the itemized prescription bill. Dental cash register receipts only will not suffice.
- Step 4: Submit Documentation – The student-athlete is to provide all collected documentation to an RU-Newark Athletic Trainer as soon as possible to assist in facilitating the processing of a medical claim. Documentation is to be saved to the student-athlete’s medical record and provided to the underwriter of the Intercollegiate Athletic Insurance Plan. Please be aware that settlement of a claim may take several weeks to process. All submitted claims are subject to the policy terms, conditions, and benefits as outlined in the coverage selected by the Policyholder. The student-athlete is financially responsible for all medical bills insured, unpaid remaining balances after insurance reductions, and medical bills because of non-compliance with University Policy.
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