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...(A) Except as provided in division (B) or (C) of this section, no person shall practice or represent that the person is authorized to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics unless the person holds a current, valid license issued or renewed under this chapter. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) An individual who holds a current, valid license, certificate, or regis...

...No person shall use the titles "licensed orthotist," "licensed prosthetist," "licensed orthotist-prosthetist," or "licensed pedorthist," the initials "L.O.," "L.P.," "L.O.P.," or "L.Ped.," or any other title or initials to represent that the person is licensed to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics, unless the person holds a current, valid license issued or renewed under this chapter.

...No individual who provides orthotic, prosthetic, or pedorthic services under the supervision of an individual licensed under this chapter, as provided in division (B)(3) of section 4779.02 of the Revised Code, shall do so unless all of the following are the case: (A) The individual does not perform any services that the supervising orthotist, prosthetist, orthotist-prosthetist, or pedorthist is not authorized to per...

...(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including rules prescribing all of the following: (1) The form and manner of filing of applications to be admitted to examinations and for licensure and license renewal; (2) Standards and procedures for formulating, eval...

...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 e...

...(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter. (B) In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for an initial license shall comply wi...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, to be eligible for a license to practice orthotics, an applicant must meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant has completed an orthotics residency program approved by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under section 4779.27 of the Revised Code. (2) One of the following is the case: (a) The applicant hold...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, to be eligible for a license to practice prosthetics, an applicant must meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant has completed a prosthetics residency program approved by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under section 4779.27 of the Revised Code. (2) One of the following is the case: (a) The applicant h...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, to be eligible for a license to practice orthotics and prosthetics, an applicant must meet the following requirements: (1) The applicant has completed an orthotics and prosthetics residency program approved by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under section 4779.27 of the Revised Code. (2) One of the following is th...

...To be eligible for a license to practice pedorthics, an applicant must meet both of the following requirements: (A) Holds a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalence issued by the department of education and workforce, or a primary-secondary education or higher education agency of another state; (B) Has completed the education, training, and experience required to take the certification exam...

...Except as provided in section 4779.17 of the Revised Code, the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall examine or cause to be examined each individual who seeks to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics in this state. To be eligible to take an examination conducted by the board or an entity recognized by the board for the purpose of this secti...

...The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall issue a license under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code to practice orthotics, prosthetics, orthotics and prosthetics, or pedorthics in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (A) The applicant holds a license in another state. (B) The applicant has satisfactory work e...

...A license issued under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code or renewed under section 4779.20 of the Revised Code is valid from the date of issuance until the date it expires, unless earlier suspended or revoked. An initial license and each renewed license expires biennially in accordance with the schedule established in rules adopted under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code.

...An individual seeking to renew a license issued under section 4779.09 of the Revised Code shall, on or before the day the license expires pursuant to section 4779.19 of the Revised Code, apply for renewal. The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall send renewal notices at least one month prior to the expiration date. Applications shall be submitted to the board electronically....

...The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall maintain records regarding the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics under this chapter, including records of the board's proceedings, a registry of all applicants for licensure that indicates whether the applicant was granted a license, and any other records necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

...(A) The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall publish and make available to the public written information regarding both of the following: (1) The board's regulatory functions over the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics and the provisions of this chapter; (2) The procedures by which complaints are filed with the board, which shall include a description of th...

...(A) To be eligible for approval by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board, a continuing education course must satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) Include significant intellectual or practical content and be designed to improve the professional competence of participants; (2) Deal with matters directly related to the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics, ...

...The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall grant continuing education units to individuals licensed under this chapter on the following basis: (A) For completing a continuing education course approved by the board under section 4779.23 of the Revised Code, one unit for each hour of instruction received; (B) For teaching as a faculty member a course in orthotics, prosthetics, ...

...The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall recognize an institution of higher education's bachelor's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics if the program satisfies all of the following requirements: (A) Provides not less than two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthotics and two semesters or three quarters of instruction in prosthetics; (B) Requires as a c...

...The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall recognize a certificate program in orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics if the program satisfies all of the following requirements: (A) Meets the requirements in divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (K), and (L) of section 4779.25 of the Revised Code; (B) In the case of a certificate program in orthotics, the program do...

...The Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall approve a residency program in orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics if the program does all of the following: (A) Requires a bachelor's degree as a condition of entry; (B) Does one of the following: (1) In the case of a residency program in orthotics, provides two semesters or three quarters of instruction in orthoti...

...mal standards of care of similar orthotists, prosthetists, orthotists-prosthetists, or pedorthists under the same or similar circumstances, regardless of whether actual injury to a patient is established; (7) Obtaining or attempting to obtain money or anything of value by fraudulent misrepresentation in the course of practice; (8) Publishing a false, fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading statement; (9) Waiving t...

...A person sanctioned under section 4779.28 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee in the amount of the actual cost of the administrative hearing, including the cost of the court reporter, the hearing officer, transcripts, and any witness fees for lodging and travel, as determined by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. The fee shall be collected by the board.

...evised Code. If the license holder requests an adjudicatory hearing by the board, the date set for the hearing shall be not later than fifteen days, but not earlier than seven days, after the request, unless otherwise agreed to by the board and the license holder. Any suspension imposed under this section shall remain in effect, unless reversed on appeal, until a final adjudicative order issued by the board pursua...

...ee of the board shall be held liable in damages by any person by reason of the filing of the affidavit referred to in this section.