1. To qualify for a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics, a person shall meet the following requirements:

 a. Possess a baccalaureate degree from a college or university.
 b. Have completed the amount of formal training, including but not limited to an orthotic and prosthetic education program, and clinical practice established and approved by the board.
 c. Complete a clinical residency in the professional area for which a license is sought in accordance with standards, guidelines, or procedures for residencies established and approved by the board. The majority of training must be devoted to services performed under the supervision of a licensed practitioner of orthotics or prosthetics or a person certified as a certified orthotist, certified prosthetist, or certified prosthetist orthotist whose practice is located outside the state.
 d. Pass all written, practical, and oral examinations that are required and approved by the board.
 e. Be qualified to practice in accordance with accepted standards of orthotic and prosthetic care as established by the board.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 148F.5

  • Board: means the board of podiatry. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Orthotic and prosthetic education program: means a course of instruction accredited by the commission on accreditation of allied health education programs, consisting of both of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Orthotics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing an orthosis under an order from a licensed physician or podiatric physician for the correction or alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Orthotist: means a health care professional, specifically educated and trained in orthotic patient care, who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services orthoses and may assist in the formulation of the order and treatment plan of orthoses for the support or correction of disabilities caused by neuromusculoskeletal diseases, injuries, or deformities. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Pedorthic education program: means an educational program approved by the national commission on orthotic and prosthetic education consisting of all of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Pedorthics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a pedorthic device under an order from a licensed physician or podiatric physician for the correction or alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Pedorthist: means a health care professional, specifically educated and trained in pedorthic patient care, who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services pedorthic devices and may assist in the formulation of the order and treatment plan of pedorthic devices for the support or correction of disabilities caused by neuromusculoskeletal diseases, injuries, or deformities. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Prosthetics: means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing a prosthesis under an order from a licensed physician. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Prosthetist: means a health care professional, specifically educated and trained in prosthetic patient care, who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services prostheses and may assist in the formulation of the order and treatment plan of prostheses for the replacement of external parts of the human body lost due to amputation or congenital deformities or absences. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • Residency: means an approved supervised program of a minimum duration of one year to acquire practical clinical training in orthotics or prosthetics in a patient care setting. See Iowa Code 148F.2
  • State: means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See Iowa Code 152E.3
 2. To qualify for a license to practice pedorthics, a person shall meet the following requirements:

 a. Submit proof of a high school diploma or its equivalent.
 b. Have completed the amount of formal training, including but not limited to a pedorthic education program, and clinical practice established and approved by the board.
 c. Complete a qualified clinical experience program in pedorthics that has a minimum of one thousand hours of pedorthic patient care experience in accordance with any standards, guidelines, or procedures established and approved by the board. The majority of training must be devoted to services performed under the supervision of a licensed orthotist or licensed practitioner of pedorthics or a person certified as a certified pedorthist whose practice is located outside the state.
 d. Pass all examinations that are required and approved by the board.
 e. Be qualified to practice in accordance with accepted standards of pedorthic care as established by the board.
 3. The standards and requirements for licensure established by the board shall be substantially equal to or in excess of standards commonly accepted in the professions of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics, as applicable. The board shall adopt rules as necessary to set the standards and requirements.
 4. A person may be licensed in more than one discipline.
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