Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 4779 · 33 active provisions
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…
(A) Except as provided in division (B) or (C) of this section, no person shall practice or represent that the person is authorized to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics unless the person holds a current, valid license issued or renewed under this chapter. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a…
No person shall use the titles "licensed orthotist," "licensed prosthetist," "licensed orthotist-prosthetist," or "licensed pedorthist," the initials "L.O.," "L.P.," "L.O.P.," or "L.Ped.," or any other title or initials to represent that the person is licensed to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics, unless t…
No individual who provides orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic services under the supervision of an individual licensed under this chapter, as provided in division (B)(3) of section 4779.02 of the Revised Code, shall do so unless all of the following are the case:(A) The individual does not perform any services that the…
(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including rules prescribing all of the following: (1) The form and manner of filing of applications to be admitted to examinat…
An applicant for a license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics shall apply to the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board in accordance with rules adopted under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code and pay the application fee specified in the rule…
(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter. (B) In addition to any other eligib…
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, to be eligible for a license to practice orthotics, an applicant must meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant has completed an orthotics residency program approved by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under sec…
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, to be eligible for a license to practice prosthetics, an applicant must meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant has completed a prosthetics residency program approved by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under…
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, to be eligible for a license to practice orthotics and prosthetics, an applicant must meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant has completed an orthotics and prosthetics residency program approved by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and a…
To be eligible for a license to practice pedorthics, an applicant must meet both of the following requirements: (A) Holds a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalence issued by the department of education and workforce, or a primary-secondary education or higher education agency of another state; (B)…
Except as provided in section 4779.17 of the Revised Code, the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall examine or cause to be examined each individual who seeks to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics in this state.To be eligible to take an exa…
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applie…
A license issued under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code or renewed under section 4779.20 of the Revised Code is valid from the date of issuance until the date it expires, unless earlier suspended or revoked. An initial license and each renewed license expires biennially in accordance with the schedule established in…
An individual seeking to renew a license issued under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code shall, on or before the day the license expires pursuant to section 4779.19 of the Revised Code, apply for renewal. The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall send renewal notices at least o…
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall maintain records regarding the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics under this chapter, including records of the board's proceedings, a registry of all applicants for licensure that indicates whether the applicant was grant…
(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall publish and make available to the public written information regarding both of the following:(1) The board's regulatory functions over the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics and the provisions of this chapter;(2) The…
(A) To be eligible for approval by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board, a continuing education course must satisfy all of the following requirements:(1) Include significant intellectual or practical content and be designed to improve the professional competence of participants;(…
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall grant continuing education units to individuals licensed under this chapter on the following basis:(A) For completing a continuing education course approved by the board under section 4779.23 of the Revised Code, one unit for each hour o…
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall recognize an institution of higher education's bachelor's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics if the program satisfies all of the following requirements:(A) Provides not less than two semesters or three quarters of instruction in…
The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall recognize a certificate program in orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics if the program satisfies all of the following requirements:(A) Meets the requirements in divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (K), and (L) of section 4…
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 resi…
(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board, pursuant to an adjudication under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division (B) of this section, may limit, revoke, or suspend a license issued under this chapter, may refuse to issue a license to an applicant,…
A person sanctioned under section 4779.28 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee in the amount of the actual cost of the administrative hearing, including the cost of the court reporter, the hearing officer, transcripts, and any witness fees for lodging and travel, as determined by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical…
If the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board determines that there is clear and convincing evidence that an individual licensed under this chapter is engaging or has engaged in conduct described in division (A) of section 4779.28 of the Revised Code and that the license holder's conti…