New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 44H - ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS BOARD OF EXAMINERS › Subchapter 1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE; DEFINITIONS › Section 13:44H-1.1 - Purpose and scope

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The rules in this chapter implement the provisions of the Orthotist and Prosthetist Licensing Act (the Act), 45:12B-1 et seq. as amended by P.L. 1999, c. 115, regulate the practice of orthotics and prosthetics, and offer licensure to certified pedorthists within this State.
(b) Except as set forth in (c) below, this chapter shall apply to all individuals who practice orthotics and prosthetics in New Jersey, and to those pedorthists certified by the American Board for Certification in Pedorthics who voluntarily obtain a license pursuant to 45:12B-18(d)  and 13:44H-3.2.
(c) This chapter shall not apply to:
1. Any person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery, dentistry or podiatry in this State;
2. A student, fellow or trainee in orthotics or prosthetics who is pursuing a course of study at a college or university accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or working in a training center or research facility which has a written affiliation agreement with a college or university accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, to the extent that the activities and services performed are a part of the course of study under the supervision of a licensee pursuant to 13:44H-3.6;
3. A student who, pursuant to 13:44H-3.5, is training to be a licensed prosthetist assistant, a licensed orthotist assistant or a licensed prosthetist-orthotist assistant to the extent that the activities and services are a part of the course of study under the supervision of a licensee pursuant to 13:44H-3.6;
4. A licensed occupational therapist or licensed physical therapist when designing, modifying, fabricating or applying upper extremity adaptive equipment, finger splints and hand splints;
5. A licensed physical therapist in providing corsets and soft cervical collars;
6. A licensed physical therapist in providing lower extremity orthotics made of fabric, canvas, neoprene or elastic with or without metal or plastic insertable or removable hinges or stays;
7. A licensed physical therapist in providing any lower extremity, low temperature splint or ankle foot orthotic when such bracing is for the evaluation or treatment of an adult patient for less than three months or for a pediatric patient for less than one year without the necessity to consult with a licensed orthotist and when the braces do not become the patient's property;
8. A licensed physical therapist in providing any off-the-shelf ankle foot orthosis made of fabric, canvas, neoprene or elastic and any low temperature posterior leaf ankle foot orthosis;
9. A licensed physical therapist in providing any high temperature posterior leaf ankle foot orthosis when the licensed physical therapist is conducting research at a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education;
10. A licensed physical therapist in managing lower extremity prosthetic volumetric changes, provided that the physical therapist consults with the dispensing prosthetist prior to implementing any non-reversible changes; and
11. A certified pedorthist whose activities are limited to the practice of orthotics and prosthetics for the ankle and below.