Each orthotic, prosthetic, or orthotic-prosthetic resident participating in a residency program in this state shall register with the Board within sixty (60) days of the date of commencement of residency using the Orthotist or Prosthetist Application for Initial Residency Registration, form number DH-MQA 1126, (Revised 08/2022), hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, which is available from: HYPERLINK "https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14880" https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14880, or the Board office or at the Board’s website http://floridasorthotistsprosthetists.gov/, and provide:

1. (1) (a) An official transcript from the accredited institution at which the applicant’s Baccalaureate or post-graduate degree was awarded, indicating the degree awarded.

2. (b) Applicants for initial registration, having completed their degree requirements at a recognized prosthetics and orthotics degree program within forty-five (45) days of their registration application, and whose transcript is not yet available, may instead submit both of the following:

   1. A letter sent directly to the Board on school letterhead signed by the orthotics and prosthetics degree program’s director, documenting the applicant has completed the required degree curriculum and is eligible and due to graduate, and specifying the degree to be awarded; and,

   2. A copy of the applicant’s request for a certified transcript addressed to be sent directly to the Board.

3. (2) If the applicant’s degree was not awarded in orthotics and prosthetics, documentation from the CAAHEP approved program certifying completion of an orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics-prosthetics program, as applicable.
4. (3) Documentation of enrollment in an NCOPE approved residency program.
5. (4) Documentation of completion of the mandatory courses.

Rulemaking Authority 468.802, 468.803 FS. Law Implemented 468.803, 456.0635 FS. History–New 12-9-10, Amended 5-15-12, 11-13-12, 5-6-18, 4-8-21, 12-4-22.