(a) “Athletic team” or “team” means a group of people representing a specific organization or entity engaged in sporting activities, such as baseball or football, which require medical personnel to treat or evaluate injuries sustained in the activity.
(b) “Staff members” means those individuals directly affiliated with the sports organization or entity whose purpose is to support the players or members of the team during a sporting event. This term includes, but is not limited to, trainers, coaches, equipment personnel, communications staff, band members, cheerleaders and the team mascot. This term does not include parents, boosters or other individuals who are simply present or attending the sporting event.
(c) “Team physician” means a health care professional who holds an unrestricted medical license in the athletic team’s state of origin, who travels with the team to away games or events for the purpose of providing medical treatment and evaluation for players and staff members of the team.