1. (a) A technician must be supervised by a licensed prosthetist, orthotist, prosthetist/orthotist, prosthetist assistant, orthotist assistant, or prosthetist/orthotist assistant.

2. (b) To qualify for registration as a technician, an applicant must submit:

   1. (1) a supervision agreement form to show proof of a current supervisory relationship or tentative supervisory relationship, as described in subsection (a);

   2. (2) a copy of:

      1. (A) an official diploma or official transcript indicating graduation from high school or a certificate of high school equivalency; or
      2. (B) official transcripts from a regionally accredited college or university, showing that the applicant earned at least three semester hours of credit; and
      3. (C) documentation, acceptable to the department, demonstrating completion of not less than1,000 hours of laboratory experience as a prosthetic technician or as an orthotic technician.
3. (c) Registration as a technician is voluntary.
4. (d) A technician is not authorized to provide patient care to orthotic or prosthetic patients, including ancillary or assistant patient care services.
5. (e) Notwithstanding the supervision requirements in this section, the department may establish procedures, processes, and mechanisms for the monitoring and reporting of the supervision requirements.

Source Note:The provisions of this §114.28 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4467; amended to be effective September 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 5362.