Ohio Code 4779.09 – Applying for license
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 rules. The board shall issue a license to an applicant who is eighteen years of age or older and meets either the requirements of divisions (A) and (B) of this section or the requirements of section 4779.17 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4779.09
- Orthotics: means the evaluation, measurement, design, fabrication, assembly, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or training in the use of an orthotic or pedorthic device, or the repair, replacement, adjustment, or service of an existing orthotic or pedorthic device. See Ohio Code 4779.01
- Pedorthics: means the evaluation, measurement, design, fabrication, assembly, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or training in the use of a pedorthic device, or the repair, replacement, adjustment, or servicing of a pedorthic device. See Ohio Code 4779.01
- Prosthetics: means the evaluation, measurement, design, fabrication, assembly, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or training in the use of a prosthesis or pedorthic device, or the repair, replacement, adjustment, or service of a prosthesis or pedorthic device. See Ohio Code 4779.01
(A) The applicant must pass an examination conducted pursuant to section 4779.15 of the Revised Code;
(B) The applicant must meet the requirements of one of the following:
(1) In the case of an applicant for a license to practice orthotics, the requirements of section 4779.10 of the Revised Code;
(2) In the case of an applicant for a license to practice prosthetics, the requirements of section 4779.11 of the Revised Code;
(3) In the case of an applicant for a license to practice orthotics and prosthetics, the requirements of section 4779.12 of the Revised Code;
(4) In the case of an applicant for a license to practice pedorthics, the requirements of section 4779.13 of the Revised Code.
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