Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B16 - Board of Pharmacy › Chapter 64B16-27 - PHARMACY PRACTICE › Section 64B16-27.850 - Standards of Practice for Orthotics and Pedorthics

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Definitions.
(a) "Orthosis" means a medical
				device used to provide support, correction, or alleviation of neuromuscular or
				musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity, but does not
				include the following assistive technology devices: upper extremity adaptive
				equipment used to facilitate the activities of daily living, including
				specialized utensils, combs, and brushes; finger splints; wheelchair seating
				and equipment that is an integral part of the wheelchair and not worn by the
				patient; elastic abdominal supports that do not have metal or plastic
				reinforcing stays; arch supports; nontherapeutic accommodative inlays and
				nontherapeutic accommodative footwear, regardless of method of manufacture;
				unmodified, over-the-counter shoes; prefabricated foot care products; durable
				medical equipment such as canes, crutches, or walkers; dental appliances; or
				devices implanted into the body by a physician. For purposes of this
				subsection, "accommodative" means designed with the primary goal of conforming
				to the individual's anatomy and "inlay" means any removable material upon which
				the foot directly rests inside the shoe and which may be an integral design
				component of the shoe.
(b)
				"Orthotics" means the practice, pursuant to a licensed physician's written
				prescription, of evaluating, treatment formulating, measuring, designing,
				fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or providing the
				initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of an orthosis or
				pedorthic device; however, the repair, replacement, adjustment, or servicing of
				any existing orthosis may be performed without an additional prescription from
				the patient's physician, unless the original prescription states otherwise. If
				a patient is under the care of a licensed occupational therapist or physical
				therapist, the pharmacist must consult with the therapist if the therapist has
				requested consultation regarding the fitting, design, or fabrication of an
				orthosis or regarding treatment with an orthosis.
(c) "Pedorthic device" means therapeutic
				shoes, shoe modifications made for therapeutic purposes, prosthetic fillers of
				the forefoot, and foot orthoses for use from the ankle and below, but does not
				include arch supports; nontherapeutic accommodative inlays and nontherapeutic
				accommodative footwear, regardless of method of manufacture; unmodified,
				over-the-counter shoes; or prefabricated foot care products. For purposes of
				this subsection, "accommodative" means designed with the primary goal of
				conforming to the individual's anatomy and "inlay" means any removable material
				upon which the foot directly rests inside the shoe and which may be an integral
				design component of the shoe.
(d)
				"Pedorthics" means the practice, pursuant to a licensed physician's written
				prescription, of evaluating, treatment formulating, measuring, designing,
				fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, servicing, or providing the
				initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of a pedorthic device;
				however, the repair, replacement, adjustment, or servicing of any existing
				pedorthic device may be performed without an additional prescription from the
				patient's physician, unless the original prescription states otherwise. If a
				patient is under the care of a licensed occupational therapist or physical
				therapist, the pharmacist must consult with the therapist if the therapist has
				requested consultation regarding the fitting, design, or fabrication of a
				pedorthic device or regarding treatment with a pedorthic
				device.