Rule 360-31-.02. Licensure Qualifications

1. (1) To qualify for a license to practice orthotics and/or prosthetics, a person must complete an application, pay an application fee, and meet the qualifications listed below:

   1. (a) An applicant must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:

      1. 1. Possess a baccalaureate or higher degree from a college or university; have completed a nationally accredited program in orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics that meets or exceeds the requirements, including clinical practice, of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs ("CAAHEP"); and have completed a clinical residency in the professional area for which the license is sought in according with the standards, guidelines or procedures for residencies inside or outside this state approved by the Board

         1. (a) The majority of the training in the clinical residency must have been under the supervision of a person licensed in orthotics or prosthetics, or if the training was prior to July 1, 2005, it must have been under the supervision of a person certified as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prothestist and orthotist or
      2. 2. Possess an associate or higher degree from a college or university with successful completion of courses in human anatomy, physiology, physics, chemistry; and have completed at least five (5) years of continued work experience in the discipline for which the license is sought under the supervision of a practitioner licensed in such discipline or certified in such discipline by an agency accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.
   2. (b) An applicant must obtain a passing score on the examination given by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics Incorporated ("ABC") or its successor or other examination as approved by the Board for certification in the discipline for which the license is sought.
2. (2) Nothing in this rule shall be construed to prevent the Board from denying or conditionally granting an application for licensure.

Authority: O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-1-4, 43-1-7, 43-1-19, 43-34-196, 43-34-198, 43-34-203.

History. Original Rule entitled "Provisional Licensure" adopted. F. Sept. 19, 2006; eff. Oct. 9, 2006.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Licensure Qualifications" adopted. F. May 11, 2012; eff. May 31, 2012.