Texas Occupations Code

§ 605.304 — EXEMPTION FOR PEDORTHISTS

OC § 605.304Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT · Ch. 605. ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS · Art. G. EXEMPTIONS

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Certified pedorthist" means a person certified by the Board for Certification in Pedorthics in the design, manufacture, fit, and modification of shoes and related foot orthoses below the anatomical ankle joint as prescribed by a licensed doctor of medicine or a doctor of podiatry for the amelioration of a painful or disabling condition of the foot; and

(2)"Foot orthosis" includes prosthetic toe fillers or orthoses for use below the ankle.

(b)This chapter does not apply to a certified pedorthist.

Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.