3701-43-05 Medical equipment suppliers.

(A) To be approved as a medical equipment supplier of orthotics, prosthetics, or wheelchairs, a provider shall meet the requirements of rule 3701-43-02 of the Administrative Code and the following.

(B) If the provider is:

(1) A prosthetist, he or she shall be certified by the “American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics”;

(2) An orthotist, he or she shall be certified by the “American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics” or the “Board for Orthotist Certification”;

(3) A prosthetist or orthotist provider providing wheelchairs, the provider shall be capable of maintaining and repairing the wheelchairs on the provider’s premises; or

(4) Is neither a prosthetist nor an orthotist, the provider shall possess a certificate of attendance at a seating seminar presented by a major wheelchair manufacturer and be capable of providing maintenance and repair of wheelchairs on the provider’s premises.

(C) All orthotic, prosthetic, or wheelchair services provided shall be requested by a physician approved under rule 3701-43-03 of the Administrative Code who is an orthopedic surgeon, physiatrist, neurologist or rheumatologist.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/14/2008 and 05/01/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3701.021

Rule Amplifies: 3701.021, 3701.022, 3701.023, 3701.024, 3701.025, 3701.026, 3701.027, 3701.028

Prior Effective Dates: 12/1/2001, 11/30/03