Effective: January 21, 2018
Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall approve a residency program in orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics if the program does all of the following:
(A) Requires a bachelor's degree as a condition of entry;
(B) Does one of the following:
(1) In the case of a residency program in orthotics, provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthotics;
(2) In the case of a residency program in prosthetics, provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction in prosthetics;
(3) In the case of a residency program in orthotics and prosthetics, provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthotics and two semesters or three quarters of instruction in prosthetics.
(C) Meets the requirements in divisions (K) and (L) of section 4779.25 of the Revised Code;
(D) Provides residents with a sufficient variety and volume of clinical experiences to give them adequate educational experience in the acute, rehabilitative, and chronic aspects of orthotics and prosthetics, including recommendation, measurement, impression-taking, model rectification, fabrication, fitting, and evaluating patients in the use and function of orthotics and prosthetics;
(E) Provides residents with sufficient training in clinical assessment, patient management, technical implementation, practice management, and professional responsibility.
Structure 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.