Section 4779.11 - Eligibility for license - prosthetics(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, to be eligible for a license to practice prosthetics, an applicant must meet the following requirements:(1) The applicant has completed a prosthetics residency program approved by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board under section 4779.27 of the Revised Code.
(2) One of the following is the case:(a) The applicant holds a bachelor's degree in orthotics and prosthetics from an accredited college or university whose orthotics and prosthetics program is recognized by the board under section 4779.25 of the Revised Code or an equivalent educational credential from a foreign educational institution recognized by the board.(b) The applicant holds a bachelor's degree in a subject other than orthotics and prosthetics or an equivalent educational credential from a foreign educational institution recognized by the board and has completed a certificate program in prosthetics recognized by the board under section 4779.26 of the Revised Code.(B) The board may issue a license to practice prosthetics to an applicant with unique and exceptional qualifications who meets the requirements to be issued the license established by rules adopted under section 4779.08 of the Revised Code.Amended by 134th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 509,§1, eff. 4/6/2023.Amended by 133rd General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 68,§1, eff. 4/12/2021.Amended by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49,§130.11, eff. 1/21/2018.Effective Date: 10/27/2000 .