Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists
Section 4779.01 | Orthotist, Prosthetist and Pedorthist Definitions.

Effective: June 6, 2001
Latest Legislation: House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Accommodative" means designed with the primary goal of conforming to the anatomy of a particular individual.
(B) "Full-time" means not less than one thousand six hundred hours per year.
(C) "Inlay" means any removable material on which the foot rests inside a shoe and that may be an integral design component of the shoe.
(D) "Orthotics" means the evaluation, measurement, design, fabrication, assembly, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or training in the use of an orthotic or pedorthic device, or the repair, replacement, adjustment, or service of an existing orthotic or pedorthic device. It does not include upper extremity adaptive equipment used to facilitate the activities of daily living, finger splints, wrist splints, prefabricated elastic or fabric abdominal supports with or without metal or plastic reinforcing stays and other prefabricated soft goods requiring minimal fitting, nontherapeutic accommodative inlays, shoes that are not manufactured or modified for a particular individual, prefabricated foot care products, durable medical equipment, dental appliances, pedorthic devices, or devices implanted into the body by a physician.
(E) "Orthotic device" means a custom fabricated or fitted medical device used to support, correct, or alleviate neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity.
(F) "Pedorthics" means the evaluation, measurement, design, fabrication, assembly, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or training in the use of a pedorthic device, or the repair, replacement, adjustment, or servicing of a pedorthic device.
(G) "Pedorthics device" means a custom fabricated or fitted therapeutic shoe, shoe modification for therapeutic purposes, prosthetic filler of the forefoot, or foot orthosis for use from the apex of the medial malleolus and below. It does not include an arch support, a nontherapeutic accommodative inlay, nontherapeutic accommodative footwear, prefabricated footcare products, or unmodified, over-the-counter shoes.
(H) "Prosthetics" means the evaluation, measurement, design, fabrication, assembly, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or training in the use of a prosthesis or pedorthic device, or the repair, replacement, adjustment, or service of a prosthesis or pedorthic device.
(I) "Prosthesis" means a custom fabricated or fitted medical device used to replace a missing appendage or other external body part. It includes an artificial limb, hand, or foot, but does not include devices implanted into the body by a physician, artificial eyes, intraocular lenses, dental appliances, ostomy products, cosmetic devices such as breast prostheses, eyelashes, wigs, or other devices that do not have a significant impact on the musculoskeletal functions of the body.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 47 | Occupations-Professions

Chapter 4779 | Orthotists, Prosthetists, Pedorthists

Section 4779.01 | Orthotist, Prosthetist and Pedorthist Definitions.

Section 4779.02 | License Required.

Section 4779.03 | Unauthorized Use of Titles.

Section 4779.04 | Supervision by Licensee.

Section 4779.08 | Administrative Rules.

Section 4779.09 | Applying for License.

Section 4779.091 | License Applicant to Comply With Rc Chapter 4776.

Section 4779.10 | Eligibility for License - Orthotics.

Section 4779.11 | Eligibility for License - Prosthetics.

Section 4779.12 | Eligibility for License - Orthotics and Prosthetics.

Section 4779.13 | Eligibility for License - Pedorthics.

Section 4779.15 | Conducting Examinations.

Section 4779.17 | Issuing License Without Examination - Nonresidents.

Section 4779.18 | Issuing Temporary License.

Section 4779.19 | Term of License.

Section 4779.20 | Renewing License.

Section 4779.21 | Maintaining Board Records.

Section 4779.22 | Publishing and Making Available to the Public Written Information.

Section 4779.23 | Continuing Education.

Section 4779.24 | Continuing Education Units.

Section 4779.25 | Recognizing Bachelor's Degree Program.

Section 4779.26 | Recognizing Certificate Program.

Section 4779.27 | Residency Programs Approval.

Section 4779.28 | Disciplinary Actions.

Section 4779.281 | Administrative Hearing Costs.

Section 4779.29 | Suspension of License Without Adjudicatory Hearing.

Section 4779.30 | Allegation of Mental Incompetence or Illness.

Section 4779.31 | Reinstating Licenses.

Section 4779.32 | Allegations to Be Written and Verified.

Section 4779.33 | Enforcement.

Section 4779.34 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Section 4779.35 | Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Council.

Section 4779.40 | Authority to Engage in 3-D Printing of Open-Source Prosthetic Kits.

Section 4779.99 | Penalty.