Responses to Board-Eligible Practitioners / Licensure

Responses to Board-Eligible Practitioners / Licensure

marcus boren

6/5/2001

Hello Everyone,

Here is a copy of my original post:

I've been wondering if there are any provisions
concerning board-eligible practitioners in the states
with licensure in O&P. If anyone knows, could you
please fill me in?

I'll post replies in a few days.

Thanks in advance.



Here are the replies:

•Texas offers a Student License.

• In IL, after the 1st of the year, all non-licensed individuals
must
provide custom and custom fit-high complexity orthoses
and
prostheses under the supervision of a licensed orthotist,
prosthetist,
or pedortist. That would apply to you as either a resident or
someone
who has completed their residency but has not passed the
ABC exam in O
or P or the BCP exam in Ped. You can visit the IL Dept of
Prof. Reg.
web site for copies of the law and rules.
< <URL Redacted>>

You would need to check the laws and rules for the other
states (NJ, TX,
FL, OH, MS, OK) to find out what their specific requirements
are.

•In Florida residents/interns are exempt from licensure
but must be
supervised. Once you finish your residence/internship
you are no longer
exempt. If, by the term board eligible, you mean
completed all
requirements for examination, then, in Florida you may
not practice
until licensed or if acting in a support role as defined by
rule.
Every state is different.
Hope this helps.

•You don't have to be concerned, each state has clearance for training
new
practitioners.


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