Alabama Administrative Code › Title 746 - ALABAMA BOARD OF PROSTHETISTS AND ORTHOTISTS › Chapter 746-X-10 - LICENSURE OF ORTHOTIC FITTERS › Section 746-X-10-.02 - Application Required

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Application forms for licensure as an orthotic fitter shall be adopted by the Board and shall be disseminated to prospective applicants. Application forms for licensure shall require educational and work experience.
(2) The Board directs the staff to prepare and create new forms to be used in the application and/or renewal process. Application forms shall require applicants to submit all information required by the law as established in the Code of Alabama.
(3) Application forms may be obtained upon written request from the Board office.
(4) The application and forms shall be submitted to the Board accompanied by an application fee of $175 and a license fee of $125. Any incomplete or missing information, documentation, or fees shall render the application incomplete.
No license shall be issued unless all application requirements have been met. Incomplete application will be considered abandoned after one year. Any applicable fees paid shall not be refunded.
(5) The Board may request additional information and further clarification of material submitted by an applicant to determine the applicant's ability as an orthotic fitter.
(6) The applicant shall be provided a copy of the Board rules on unprofessional conduct. The applicant shall review such rules and state candidly and honestly whether the applicant has committed any acts that would constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the Board under the rules of the Board.
(7) The applicant will need to pay all application and license fees.
(8) It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify the applicant's identity and the validity of all documents or information submitted to the Board.
(9) The Board may contact other sources as necessary to verify information provided during the application process.
(10) Any applicant must be a citizen of the United States or if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present with appropriate documentation from the federal government which should be submitted with the application
(a) Any individual desiring licensure as an Orthotic Fitter shall submit an application in the form and manner approved and adopted by the Board. The application fee shall be One Hundred Seventy-Five and 00/100s Dollars ($175.00) and the licensure fee shall be One Hundred Twenty-Five and 00/100s Dollars ($125.00) which must be submitted with the application. Any application which is not complete shall not be processed until all required information is submitted. The applicant shall be notified of any deficiency in the application and informed of the time in which the deficiency must be corrected. If the deficiency is not timely corrected, the application shall be considered denied for lack of compliance. Application fees shall not be refunded.
(b) All applicants shall be familiar with the applicable statutes and rules. The application will contain an acknowledgment that the applicant has read the applicable statutes and rules, agrees to abide by them and understands a failure to comply may result in disciplinary action.
(c) In the event false information is submitted, the application may be denied and/or any license issued may be subject to discipline.