Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 3 - MEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-80-101 — 17-107-311) › Chapter 107 - ORTHOTISTS, PROSTHETISTS, AND PEDORTHISTS (§§ 17-107-101 — 17-107-311) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-107-101 — 17-107-106) › Section 17-107-103 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
(A)
"Orthosis" means an external device that is:
(i)
Intended to restore physiological function or cosmesis to a patient; and
(ii)
Custom-designed, fabricated, assembled, fitted, or adjusted for the patient using the device before or concurrent with the delivery of the device to the patient.
(B)
"Orthosis" does not include a cane, a crutch, a corset, a dental appliance, an elastic hose, an elastic support, a fabric support, a generic arch support, a low-temperature plastic splint, a soft cervical collar, a truss, or other similar device that:
(i)
Is carried in stock and sold without therapeutic modification by a corset shop, department store, drug store, surgical supply facility, or similar retail entity; and
(ii)
Has no significant impact on the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or neuromusculoskeletal functions of the body;
(2)
"Orthotic assistant" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to assist an orthotist or an orthotist/prosthetist with patient care services and fabrication of orthoses under the supervision of an orthotist or an orthotist/prosthetist;
(3)
"Orthotic education program" means a course of instruction in orthotics:
(A)
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and
(B)
Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;
(4)
"Orthotic resident" means an individual who has completed an orthotic education program and is continuing his or her clinical education in an orthotic residency program:
(A)
Accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and
(B)
Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;
(5)
"Orthotics" means the science and practice of providing or managing the provision of an orthosis based on clinical assessment, technical judgment, and an order from a healthcare practitioner authorized by law to write an order for an orthosis;
(6)
"Orthotist" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to practice orthotics and pedorthics;
(7)
"Orthotic/prosthetic assistant" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to assist both an orthotist and a prosthetist with patient care services and fabrication of prostheses, orthoses, or pedorthic devices under the supervision of an orthotist, an orthotist/prosthetist, or a prosthetist as appropriate;
(8)
"Orthotist/prosthetist" means an individual who is licensed to practice orthotics, pedorthics, and prosthetics;
(9)
(A)
"Pedorthic device" means therapeutic footwear, foot orthoses for use at the ankle or below, or footwear modified for therapeutic purposes as ordered by a licensed healthcare practitioner authorized by law to write an order for a pedorthic device.
(B)
"Pedorthic device" does not include:
(i)
Nontherapeutic accommodative inlays or nontherapeutic accommodative footwear regardless of method of manufacture;
(ii)
Shoes modified or made for nontherapeutic purposes;
(iii)
Unmodified shoes; or
(iv)
Prefabricated foot care products;
(10)
"Pedorthic education program" means a course of instruction in pedorthics:
(A)
Accredited by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc.; and
(B)
Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;
(11)
"Pedorthics" means the science and practice of providing or managing the provision of a pedorthic device based on clinical assessment, technical judgment, and an order from a healthcare practitioner authorized by law to write an order for a pedorthic device;
(12)
"Pedorthist" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to practice pedorthics;
(13)
(A)
"Prefabricated device" means a mass-produced device that:
(i)
Is prepackaged, carried in stock, and sold off the shelf or over the counter by a corset shop, department store, drug store, surgical supply facility, or similar retail entity; and
(ii)
Does not require clinical assessment, technical judgment, or therapeutic modification for appropriate use by the customer.
(B)
"Prefabricated device" may include a cane, a crutch, a corset, an elastic hose, an elastic support, a fabric support, a generic arch support, a low-temperature plastic splint, a soft cervical collar, a truss, or other similar device;
(14)
(A)
"Prosthesis" means an external device that is:
(i)
Intended to replace an absent external body part for the purpose of restoring physiological function or cosmesis to a patient; and
(ii)
Custom-designed, fabricated, assembled, fitted, or adjusted for the patient using the device before or concurrent with being delivered to the patient.
(B)
"Prosthesis" does not include an artificial eye, an artificial ear, a dental appliance, a cosmetic device, such as artificial eyelashes or wigs, an artificial facial device, or other device that does not have a significant impact on the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or neuromusculoskeletal functions of the body;
(15)
"Prosthetic assistant" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to assist a prosthetist or orthotist/prosthetist with patient care services and fabrication of prostheses under the supervision of a prosthetist or an orthotist/prosthetist;
(16)
"Prosthetic education program" means a course of instruction in prosthetics:
(A)
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and
(B)
Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;
(17)
"Prosthetic resident" means an individual who has completed a prosthetic education program and is continuing his or her clinical education in a prosthetic residency program:
(A)
Accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and
(B)
Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;
(18)
"Prosthetics" means the science and practice of providing or managing the provision of a prosthesis based on clinical assessment, technical judgment, and an order from a healthcare practitioner authorized to write an order for a prosthesis; and
(19)
"Prosthetist" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to practice prosthetics.
Acts 2007, No. 174, § 1.