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CHAPTER 153B. ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, AND PEDORTHICS
153B.10 SHORT TITLE.
153B.25 ORTHOTICS, PROSTHETICS, AND PEDORTHICS ADVISORY COUNCIL.
153B.40 CONTINUING EDUCATION.
153B.50 NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGE.
153B.55 INACTIVE STATUS.
153B.60 LICENSE LAPSE DUE TO MILITARY SERVICE.
153B.65 ENDORSEMENT.
153B.75 INVESTIGATION; NOTICE AND HEARINGS.
153B.85 FEES.
This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Orthotist, Prosthetist, and Pedorthist Practice Act."
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(a) There is established an Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Council that shall consist of seven voting members appointed by the board. Five members shall be licensed and practicing orthotists, prosthetists, or pedorthists. Each profession shall be represented on the advisory council. One member shall be a Minnesota-licensed doctor of podiatric medicine who is also a member of the Board of Podiatric Medicine, and one member shall be a public member.
The council must elect a chair from among its members.
Subd. 4.Administrative provisions.
The Board of Podiatric Medicine must provide meeting space and administrative services for the council.
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Each licensee shall obtain the number of continuing education hours required by the certifying board to maintain certification status pursuant to the specific license category.
Subd. 2.Proof of attendance.
A licensee must submit to the board proof of attendance at approved continuing education programs during the license renewal period in which it was attended in the form of a certificate, statement of continuing education credits from the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics or the Board of Certification/Accreditation, descriptive receipt, or affidavit. The board may conduct random audits.
Subd. 3.Extension of continuing education requirements.
For good cause, a licensee may apply to the board for a six-month extension of the deadline for obtaining the required number of continuing education credits. No more than two consecutive extensions may be granted. For purposes of this subdivision, "good cause" includes unforeseen hardships such as illness, family emergency, or military call-up.
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(d) The fee for license restoration shall not exceed $600.
(e) The fee for license verification shall not exceed $30.
(f) The fee to obtain a list of licensees shall not exceed $25.
For the first renewal period following initial licensure, the renewal fee is the fee specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c), prorated to the nearest dollar that is represented by the ratio of the number of days the license is held in the initial licensure period to 730 days.
The fee for late license renewal is the license renewal fee in effect at the time of renewal plus $100.
Subd. 5.Deposit.
Fees collected by the board under this section shall be deposited in the state government special revenue fund.
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