ANNOUNCE: 2015 Legal & Ethics for Alabama licensees

Alabama POA

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ANNOUNCE: 2015 Legal & Ethics for Alabama licensees

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Alabama POA

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12/1/2015

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2015 Year End Legal and Ethics
Saturday, December 05, 2015 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Central Time)
Alabama State University
915 S Jackson Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36101
<URL Redacted>


1:00-2:00 - Let's Get Ethical! Ethics presentation by J. Chad Duncan, CPO, PhD, Chair, Department of Prosthetics & Orthotics, Alabama State University

2:00-3:00 - Alabama Law, Rules and Regulations for Orthotic/Prosthetic/Pedorthic Providers Legal presentation by Ronny Ezell, Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists

746-X-2-.01  Annual License Required. All licenses and accreditations issued by The Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists expire on December 31st of EACH YEAR and must be renewed no later than January 31st of each year.

In addition to discipline specific continuing education requirements, the following is REQUIRED by all Prosthetists, Orthotists, Pedorthists, O/P Assistants, Mastectomy Fitters, Therapeutic Shoe Fitters, Orthotic Fitters to maintain an active license.

746-x-2-.07  Continuing Professional Education Required.
(1)(a) Beginning January 1, 2005, as a condition of licensure renewal for, a prosthetist and/or orthotist must obtain every year a minimum of one hour of continuing education in Board approved courses on prosthetic and/or orthotic REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE with the Alabama Prosthetic and Orthotic Act and Board rules.

(b)  Beginning January 1, 2005, as a condition of licensure renewal for those who are currently licensed and actively practicing in this state, a prosthetist and/or orthotist must obtain every year a minimum of one hour of continuing education Board approved courses on prosthetic and/or orthotic practitioner ETHICS.

                          

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Alabama POA, “ANNOUNCE: 2015 Legal & Ethics for Alabama licensees,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/237865.