Sec. 605.2515. ADDITIONAL LICENSE: DEVICE MANUFACTURER. A person licensed to practice orthotics or prosthetics who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, assembles, adjusts, or services an orthosis or a prosthesis under an order from a licensed physician, chiropractor, or podiatrist, or an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant acting under the delegation and supervision of a licensed physician as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 157, and rules adopted by the Texas Medical Board, for a specific patient is exempt from licensing as a device manufacturer under Subchapter L, Chapter 431, Health and Safety Code. A person licensed to practice orthotics or prosthetics who fabricates or assembles an orthosis or a prosthesis without an order from a licensed physician, chiropractor, or podiatrist, or an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant acting under the delegation and supervision of a licensed physician as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 157, and rules adopted by the Texas Medical Board, for a specific patient is required to be licensed as a device manufacturer under Subchapter L, Chapter 431, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 220 (S.B. 1271), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 545 (H.B. 2703), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment
Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists
Subchapter F. License, Registration, and Accreditation Requirements
Section 605.251. License Required
Section 605.2515. Additional License: Device Manufacturer
Section 605.252. License Eligibility
Section 605.254. Exemptions From or Substitutes for License Requirements
Section 605.255. Assistant License
Section 605.256. Issuance of License or Registration Certificate; Term
Section 605.257. Temporary License