Kentucky Statutes 319B.080 – Licensee’s scope of practice — Written prescription required
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(1) The scope of practice of a licensee shall not include the right to diagnose a medical problem or condition or the right to give medical advice as to the nature, cause, or treatment for the problem or condition for which the orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic device is being dispensed. However, the scope of practice of a licensee shall include the right to provide information or demonstration regarding the proper use and care of the device and to make adjustments to the device as needed.
(2) No person shall dispense or sell a custom or custom-fit device, based upon an image of the customer’s limb captured by the person through a mold, cast, scanning device, digital appliance, or pressure sensitive device, unless the customer has first presented to that person a written prescription for that device from a health care practitioner or provider authorized by law to write such a prescription.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2010.
(2) No person shall dispense or sell a custom or custom-fit device, based upon an image of the customer’s limb captured by the person through a mold, cast, scanning device, digital appliance, or pressure sensitive device, unless the customer has first presented to that person a written prescription for that device from a health care practitioner or provider authorized by law to write such a prescription.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 319B.080
- Pedorthic device: means therapeutic footwear, foot orthoses, or orthotics for use at
the ankle or below, below the ankle partial foot prostheses, and modified footwear made for therapeutic purposes, as prescribed by a licensed health care practitioner or provider authorized by law to issue such a prescription. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010 - Person: means a natural person. See Kentucky Statutes 319B.010
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 109, sec. 9, effective July 15, 2010.