Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 18 - STATE BOARD OF › Subchapter L - PROSTHETISTS, ORTHOTISTS, PEDORTHISTS AND ORTHOTIC FITTERS › QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE AS A PROSTHETIST › Section 18.814 - Prosthetist license

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) An applicant
						for a license to practice as a prosthetist shall submit, on forms made
						available by the Board, a completed application for licensure, including the
						necessary supporting documents and pay the application fee in §
												16.13(n) 
						(relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration
						fees).
(b) The Board may issue a
						license to practice as a prosthetist to an applicant who:
(1) Is of good moral character.
(2) Has earned a bachelor's degree,
						post-baccalaureate certificate or higher degree from a CAAHEP-accredited
						education program with a major in prosthetics or prosthetics/orthotics. Unless
						previously submitted under §
													18.811(b)(2) or
						§
													18.813(b)(2)
						(relating to graduate permit; and provisional prosthetist license), an
						applicant shall demonstrate this requirement by having the CAAHEP-accredited
						educational institution submit, directly to the Board, verification of
						completion of a bachelor's degree, post-baccalaureate certificate or higher
						degree in prosthetics or prosthetics/orthotics, along with an official copy of
						the applicant's transcript.
(3) Has
						completed a minimum of 3,800 hours of experience in providing direct patient
						care services in prosthetics or in prosthetics and orthotics over a 2-year
						period. An applicant shall demonstrate this requirement by having the
						applicant's employer or supervisor, the director of the applicant's clinical
						residency program or a referral source file a verification on a form provided
						by the Board. If verification is made by a referral source, it must include a
						copy of the applicant's Federal EIN and evidence of the date the applicant
						received the EIN.
(4) Holds current
						certification as a prosthethist, or as a prosthetist and orthotist, from ABC,
						BOC or another prosthetic credentialing organization whose certification
						program is recognized by ICE, accredited by NCCA and approved by the Board. An
						applicant shall demonstrate this requirement by having the organization send
						verification of certification directly to the Board.
(5) Has complied with §
													18.864 (relating to professional
						liability insurance coverage for licensed prosthetist, orthotist, pedorthist or
						orthotic fitter). An applicant shall demonstrate this requirement by submitting
						proof of professional liability insurance coverage through self-insurance, a
						personally purchased insurance policy or insurance provided by the applicant's
						employer in accordance with § 18.864.
(6) Has completed at least 3 hours of
						approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with
						§
													16.108(a)
						(relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
						requirement).