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H. B. No. 326 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Representatives Roegner, Reece
Cosponsors:
Representatives Hood, Stebelton, Wachtmann, Thompson, Huffman, Becker, Mallory, Buchy, Sheehy, DeVitis
A BILL
To amend section 4779.02 of the Revised Code to
exempt diabetic shoe fitters from licensure.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4779.02 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4779.02. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this
section, no person shall practice or represent that the person is
authorized to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics
unless the person holds a current, valid license issued or renewed
under this chapter.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the
following:
(1) An individual who holds a current, valid license,
certificate, or registration issued under Chapter 4723., 4730.,
4731., 4734., or 4755. of the Revised Code and is practicing
within the individual's scope of practice under statutes and rules
regulating the individual's profession;
(2) An individual who practices orthotics, prosthetics, or
pedorthics as an employee of the federal government and is engaged
in the performance of duties prescribed by statutes and
regulations of the United States;
(3) An individual who provides orthotic, prosthetic, or
pedorthic services under the supervision of a licensed orthotist,
prosthetist, or pedorthist in accordance with section 4779.04 of
the Revised Code;
(4) An individual who provides orthotic, prosthetic, or
pedorthic services as part of an educational, certification, or
residency program approved by the state board of orthotics,
prosthetics, and pedorthics under sections 4779.25 to 4779.27 of
the Revised Code;
(5) An individual who provides orthotic, prosthetic, or
pedorthic services under the direct supervision of an individual
authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice
medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery;
(6) An individual who fits and measures individuals for
therapeutic diabetic shoes and shoe inserts and dispenses those
shoes and shoe inserts to individuals, but provides no other
services that are authorized by this chapter, as long as the
individual has successfully completed either of the following:
(a) A manufacturer's training course that consists of
instruction in the fitting of therapeutic diabetic shoes and shoe
inserts and requires the individual to undergo an assessment to
determine whether the course has been successfully completed;
(b) A course of study that covers both the fitting of
therapeutic diabetic shoes and shoe inserts and patient management
of those shoes and inserts and is either of the following:
(i) Approved by the national commission on orthotic and
prosthetic education;
(ii) Provided through a certification program offered by an
orthotic and prosthetic certification organization accredited by
the national commission for certifying agencies.
Section 2. That existing section 4779.02 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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