Rhode Island General Laws 27-29.2-1. Legislative Findings – Freedom of choice
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The general assembly hereby finds that all patients who are in need of an orthosis or prosthesis in the state of Rhode Island shall have the freedom of choice to select any orthotist or prosthetist licensed by the state to practice orthotics or prosthetics.
History of Section.
P.L. 2006, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 205, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 27-29.2-1
- Orthosis: means a custom fabricated brace or support that is designed based on medical necessity. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-29.2-2
- Orthotics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting or servicing, as well as providing the initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of an orthosis for the support, correction, or alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury or deformity. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-29.2-2
- Prosthesis: means an artificial limb that is alignable or, in lower extremity applications, capable of weight bearing. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-29.2-2
- Prosthetics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, aligning, adjusting or servicing, as well as providing the initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of a prosthesis through the replacement of external parts of a human body lost due to amputation or congenital deformities or absences. See Rhode Island General Laws 27-29.2-2