Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 34, Article 8 - Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice

• § 43-34-190 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice Act."
• § 43-34-191 - Findings of General Assembly
  The General Assembly finds that the practice of orthotics and prosthetics in this state is an allied health profession recognized by the American Medical...
• § 43-34-192 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Assistant" means a person who assists an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist with patient care services...
• § 43-34-193 - Construction of Article
  This article shall not be construed to prohibit: (1) A licensed physician from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed;...
• § 43-34-194 - Application for Original License
  An application for an original license shall be made to the board on a form prescribed thereby and shall be accompanied by the required...
• § 43-34-195 - Qualifications for License
  (a) To qualify for a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics, a person shall: (1) (A) Possess a baccalaureate degree from a college or...
• § 43-34-196 - Sanctions Authorized.
  The board, in consultation with the advisory committee, may impose on a licensed orthotist or prosthetist any sanction authorized under subsection (b) of Code...
• § 43-34-197 - Supervision of Assistants and Technicians
  (a) No person shall work as an assistant to an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist and provide patient care services or fabrication of orthoses...
• § 43-34-198 - Application for License for Persons Currently Practicing Orthotics or Prosthetics
  (a) Until July 1, 2007, a person certified as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and...
• § 43-34-199 - Order From Licensed Physician or Podiatrist Required
  A licensed orthotist may provide care or services only if the care or services are provided pursuant to an order from a licensed physician...
• § 43-34-200 - Expiration Date and Renewal Period; Continuing Education; Procedure for Restoration
  (a) The expiration date and renewal period for each license issued under this article shall be set by the board. A license shall be...
• § 43-34-201 - Inactive Status
  A person who notifies the board on forms prescribed thereby may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and shall,...
• § 43-34-202 - Reciprocal Licensure Requirements
  The board may, at its discretion, license as an orthotist or prosthetist, without examination and on payment of the required fee, an applicant who...
• § 43-34-203 - Advisory Committee
  The board shall appoint the advisory committee. The advisory committee shall include licensed orthotists and prosthetists licensed under this article and such members as...
• Section 43-34-204. - Redesignated

Last modified: October 14, 2016