§ 5-59.1-6 - Qualifications for license. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-59.1-6

   § 5-59.1-6  Qualifications for license.– (a) Qualification for licensing under this chapter shall be the possession ofthe title "certified prosthetist" or "certified orthotist", as issued by andunder the rules of the American Board for Certification in Orthotics andProsthetics, Inc. or the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist certification.Evidence of the possession of that title shall be presented to the department.

   (b) In order to qualify for a license to practice orthoticsor prosthetics a person shall provide proof of:

   (1) Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accreditedcollege or university;

   (2) Completion of an orthotic, or prosthetic educationprogram that meets or exceeds the requirements of the National Commission onOrthotic and Prosthetic Education;

   (3) Completion of a clinical residency in orthotics and/orprosthetics that meets or exceeds the standards of the National Commission onOrthotic and Prosthetic Education; and

   (4) Current certification by ABC or BOC in the discipline forwhich the application corresponds.