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Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-107-103. Definitions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this chapter:

(1)(A) “Orthosis” means an external device that is:

(i) Intended to restore physiological function or cosmesis to a patient; and

(ii) Custom-designed, fabricated, assembled, fitted, or adjusted for the patient using the device before or concurrent with the delivery of the device to the patient.

(B) “Orthosis” does not include a cane, a crutch, a corset, a dental appliance, an elastic hose, an elastic support, a fabric support, a generic arch support, a low-temperature plastic splint, a soft cervical collar, a truss, or other similar device that:

(i) Is carried in stock and sold without therapeutic modification by a corset shop, department store, drug store, surgical supply facility, or similar retail entity; and

(ii) Has no significant impact on the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or neuromusculoskeletal functions of the body;

(2) “Orthotic assistant” means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to assist an orthotist or an orthotist/prosthetist with patient care services and fabrication of orthoses under the supervision of an orthotist or an orthotist/prosthetist;

(3) “Orthotic education program” means a course of instruction in orthotics:

(A) Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and

(B) Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;

(4) “Orthotic resident” means an individual who has completed an orthotic education program and is continuing his or her clinical education in an orthotic residency program:

(A) Accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and

(B) Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;

(5) “Orthotics” means the science and practice of providing or managing the provision of an orthosis based on clinical assessment, technical judgment, and an order from a healthcare practitioner authorized by law to write an order for an orthosis;

(6) “Orthotist” means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to practice orthotics and pedorthics;

(7) “Orthotic/prosthetic assistant” means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to assist both an orthotist and a prosthetist with patient care services and fabrication of prostheses, orthoses, or pedorthic devices under the supervision of an orthotist, an orthotist/prosthetist, or a prosthetist as appropriate;

(8) “Orthotist/prosthetist” means an individual who is licensed to practice orthotics, pedorthics, and prosthetics;

(9)(A) “Pedorthic device” means therapeutic footwear, foot orthoses for use at the ankle or below, or footwear modified for therapeutic purposes as ordered by a licensed healthcare practitioner authorized by law to write an order for a pedorthic device.

(B) “Pedorthic device” does not include:

(i) Nontherapeutic accommodative inlays or nontherapeutic accommodative footwear regardless of method of manufacture;

(ii) Shoes modified or made for nontherapeutic purposes;

(iii) Unmodified shoes; or

(iv) Prefabricated foot care products;

(10) “Pedorthic education program” means a course of instruction in pedorthics:

(A) Accredited by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc.; and

(B) Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;

(11) “Pedorthics” means the science and practice of providing or managing the provision of a pedorthic device based on clinical assessment, technical judgment, and an order from a healthcare practitioner authorized by law to write an order for a pedorthic device;

(12) “Pedorthist” means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to practice pedorthics;

(13)(A) “Prefabricated device” means a mass-produced device that:

(i) Is prepackaged, carried in stock, and sold off the shelf or over the counter by a corset shop, department store, drug store, surgical supply facility, or similar retail entity; and

(ii) Does not require clinical assessment, technical judgment, or therapeutic modification for appropriate use by the customer.

(B) “Prefabricated device” may include a cane, a crutch, a corset, an elastic hose, an elastic support, a fabric support, a generic arch support, a low-temperature plastic splint, a soft cervical collar, a truss, or other similar device;

(14)(A) “Prosthesis” means an external device that is:

(i) Intended to replace an absent external body part for the purpose of restoring physiological function or cosmesis to a patient; and

(ii) Custom-designed, fabricated, assembled, fitted, or adjusted for the patient using the device before or concurrent with being delivered to the patient.

(B) “Prosthesis” does not include an artificial eye, an artificial ear, a dental appliance, a cosmetic device, such as artificial eyelashes or wigs, an artificial facial device, or other device that does not have a significant impact on the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or neuromusculoskeletal functions of the body;

(15) “Prosthetic assistant” means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to assist a prosthetist or orthotist/prosthetist with patient care services and fabrication of prostheses under the supervision of a prosthetist or an orthotist/prosthetist;

(16) “Prosthetic education program” means a course of instruction in prosthetics:

(A) Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and

(B) Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;

(17) “Prosthetic resident” means an individual who has completed a prosthetic education program and is continuing his or her clinical education in a prosthetic residency program:

(A) Accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and

(B) Approved by the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board;

(18) “Prosthetics” means the science and practice of providing or managing the provision of a prosthesis based on clinical assessment, technical judgment, and an order from a healthcare practitioner authorized to write an order for a prosthesis; and

(19) “Prosthetist” means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to practice prosthetics.

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