Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 605 - Orthotists And Prosthetists

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 605.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Orthotics and Prosthetics Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

SUBCHAPTER B ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS ADVISORY BOARD

• Texas Section 605.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means the Orthotists and Prosthetists Advisory Board. (2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation. (3) "Custom-fabricated"...
• Texas Section 605.052 - Advisory Board Membership
  (a) The advisory board consists of seven members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission with the approval of the commission as follows: (1)...
• Texas Section 605.0521 - Duties Of Advisory Board
  The advisory board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter. Added by Acts 2015,...
• Texas Section 605.055 - Terms; Vacancy
  (a) Members of the advisory board serve staggered six-year terms. The terms of two or three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year....
• Texas Section 605.056 - Presiding Officer
  The members of the advisory board shall elect from the advisory board's membership a presiding officer of the advisory board to serve for a term...

SUBCHAPTER D POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 605.059 - Meetings
  (a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(157), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) The advisory board shall meet at the...
• Texas Section 605.151 - General Powers And Duties
  The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001,...

SUBCHAPTER E COMPLAINT INFORMATION

• Texas Section 605.155 - Examinations
  The department must approve any examination required for a license under this chapter. Each examination shall be offered at least once each year. Acts 1999,...

SUBCHAPTER F LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS

• Texas Section 605.2021 - Confidentiality Of Complaint And Disciplinary Information
  (a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(166), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 605.251 - License Required
  A person may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice orthotics or prosthetics, act as an assistant to a person who practices orthotics...
• Texas Section 605.2515 - Additional License: Device Manufacturer
  A person licensed to practice orthotics or prosthetics who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, assembles, adjusts, or services an orthosis or a prosthesis under an order...
• Texas Section 605.252 - License Eligibility
  (a) To be eligible for a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics in this state, a person must: (1) submit an application in the manner...
• Texas Section 605.254 - Exemptions From Or Substitutes For License Requirements
  (a) A person is entitled to an exemption from the license requirements established under Section 605.252 if the person is a resident of this state...
• Texas Section 605.255 - Assistant License
  (a) An applicant for a license as an orthotist assistant or prosthetist assistant must: (1) submit an application in the manner and on a form...
• Texas Section 605.256 - Issuance Of License Or Registration Certificate; Term
  (a) The department may issue a license or registration certificate under this chapter only to an individual. (b) The department shall issue a license in...
• Texas Section 605.257 - Temporary License
  (a) The department may issue a temporary license to an individual who: (1) has recently become a resident of this state; (2) has applied for...
• Texas Section 605.258 - Student Registration Certificate
  (a) The department may issue a student registration certificate to an individual who is working toward fulfilling the requirements for a license as an orthotist,...
• Texas Section 605.259 - Orthotic Or Prosthetic Technician Registration Certificate
  (a) The department may issue a registered orthotic technician or registered prosthetic technician certificate to an applicant who: (1) submits an application in the manner...
• Texas Section 605.260 - Accreditation Of Facilities
  (a) The commission by rule shall establish requirements for the accreditation and the renewal of an accreditation of an orthotic or prosthetic facility in which...

SUBCHAPTER G EXEMPTIONS

• Texas Section 605.261 - Continuing Education
  (a) The commission shall: (1) adopt rules that require a license holder to participate in an approved continuing education program to renew a license issued...
• Texas Section 605.301 - Exemption For License Holders Of Other State Agencies
  This chapter does not restrict a person who holds a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of...
• Texas Section 605.302 - Exemption For Students In Orthotics Or Prosthetics
  This chapter does not apply to the activities and services of a student in orthotics or prosthetics who is: (1) pursuing a course of study...
• Texas Section 605.303 - Exemption For Certain License Holders
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) a podiatrist practicing under Chapter 202; (2) a chiropractor practicing under Chapter 201; (3) an occupational therapist practicing...
• Texas Section 605.304 - Exemption For Pedorthists
  (a) In this section: (1) "Certified pedorthist" means a person certified by the Board for Certification in Pedorthics in the design, manufacture, fit, and modification...

SUBCHAPTER H PROHIBITED PRACTICES, DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES, AND PENALTIES

• Texas Section 605.305 - Exemption For Pharmacists
  A pharmacist licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy or a person who is working under the direct supervision of a pharmacist may practice...
• Texas Section 605.351 - Use Of Title
  A person or an employee, agent, or representative of the person may not use in connection with the person's name or business activities the terms...
• Texas Section 605.352 - Violation Of Section 102
  Sec. 605.352. VIOLATION OF SECTION 102.001. A person licensed under this chapter is considered to have violated this chapter if the person violates Section 102.001....
• Texas Section 605.353 - Disciplinary Actions
  (a) After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commission or executive director may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license issued under this...
• Texas Section 605.354 - Civil Penalty
  (a) A person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of $200 for the first violation and $500 for each subsequent violation....

SUBCHAPTER I ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY

• Texas Section 605.356 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person required to hold a license under this chapter commits an offense if the person knowingly practices, attempts to practice, or offers to...
• Texas Section 605.402 - Amount Of Administrative Penalty
  (a) The amount of an administrative penalty imposed for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter may...

Last modified: September 28, 2016