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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 962
By Senator Diaz de la Portilla
34-737-01 See HB 87
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to orthotics, prosthetics, and
3 pedorthics; amending s. 468.805, F.S.; revising
4 grandfathering requirements for licensure to
5 practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics
6 without meeting statutory educational
7 requirements; repealing s. 1, ch. 99-158, Laws
8 of Florida, relating to a deadline to apply for
9 licensure to practice orthotics, prosthetics,
10 or pedorthics without meeting statutory
11 educational requirements; providing an
12 effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Section 468.805, Florida Statutes, is
17 amended to read:
18 468.805 Grandfathering.--
19 (1)(a) A person who has practiced orthotics,
20 prosthetics, or pedorthics in this state for the required
21 period between since July 1, 1990, and March 1, 1998, who,
22 before March 1, 1998, applied applies to the department for a
23 license to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics, and
24 who received certification in orthotics, prosthetics, or
25 pedorthics from a national certifying body and had his or her
26 application fully approved by the board before October 1,
27 2000, may be licensed as a prosthetist, an orthotist, a
28 prosthetist-orthotist, an orthotic fitter, an orthotic fitter
29 assistant, or a pedorthist, as applicable determined from the
30 person's experience, certification, and educational
31 preparation, without meeting the educational requirements set
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1 forth in s. 468.803, upon receipt of the application fee and
2 licensing fee and after the board has completed an
3 investigation into the applicant's background and experience.
4 The board shall require an application fee not to exceed $500,
5 which shall be nonrefundable. The board shall complete its
6 investigation within 6 months after receipt of the completed
7 application.
8 (b) The period of experience required for licensure
9 under this subsection section is 5 years for a prosthetist or
10 an orthotist and; 2 years for an orthotic fitter, an orthotic
11 fitter assistant, or a pedorthist. Each applicant shall
12 document experience in the; and 5 years for an orthotist whose
13 scope of practice for the profession applied for as is defined
14 under s. 468.80(7).
15 (2)(a) An applicant for licensure as an orthotist, a
16 prosthetist, or a prosthetist-orthotist who cannot demonstrate
17 5 years of experience as required by subsection (1), but who
18 has practiced as an orthotist, a prosthetist, or a
19 prosthetist-orthotist in this state for at least 2 years
20 between July 1, 1990, and March 1, 1998, and A person who has
21 received certification as an orthotist, a prosthetist, or a
22 prosthetist-orthotist from a national certifying body before
23 July 1, 1998, and who has practiced orthotics or prosthetics
24 in this state for at least 2 years but less than 5 years is
25 eligible for a provisional license.
26 (b) An applicant for provisional licensure shall
27 submit proof that he or she has been actively practicing as a
28 nationally certified orthotist, prosthetist, or
29 prosthetist-orthotist, an application fee, and a provisional
30 license fee.
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1 (b)(c) A provisional licensee is required to practice
2 under supervision of a fully licensed orthotist, prosthetist,
3 or prosthetist-orthotist for up to 3 years in order to meet
4 the 5-year experience requirement of subsection (1) to be
5 licensed as an orthotist, a prosthetist, or a
6 prosthetist-orthotist. The provisional licensee must
7 demonstrate that the supervised practice includes experience
8 in the scope of practice of the profession as defined under s.
9 468.80.
10 (d) After appropriate investigation, the board shall
11 license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist-orthotist
12 the provisional licensee who has successfully completed the
13 period of experience required and otherwise meets the
14 requirements of subsection (1).
15 (e) The board shall require an application fee, not to
16 exceed $500, which is nonrefundable, and a provisional
17 licensure fee, not to exceed $500.
18 (3) Upon receipt of the nonrefundable application fee
19 and the appropriate licensing fee, the board shall complete an
20 investigation into the applicant's background and experience.
21 The board shall complete its investigation within 6 months
22 after receipt of the completed application. The 90-day period
23 for approval or denial of a license required under s. 120.60
24 does not apply to applications for licensure or provisional
25 licensure under this section.
26 (4) The board by rule shall establish the following
27 fees not to exceed $500 each:
28 (a) Application fee for licensure under subsection
29 (1).
30 (b) Application fee for provisional licensure under
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1 (c) Application fee for licensure following
2 provisional licensure under subsection (2).
3 (d) Initial licensure fee.
4 (e) Provisional licensure fee.
5 (5)(3) An applicant who has received certification as
6 an orthotist, a prosthetist, a prosthetist-orthotist, or a
7 pedorthist from a national certifying body which requires the
8 successful completion of an examination, may be licensed under
9 this section without taking an additional examination. An
10 applicant who has not received certification from a national
11 certifying body which requires the successful completion of an
12 examination shall be required to take an examination as
13 determined by the board. This examination shall be designed to
14 determine if the applicant has the minimum qualifications
15 needed to be licensed under this section. The board may charge
16 an examination fee and the actual per applicant cost to the
17 department for purchase or development of the examination.
18 (6)(4) An applicant who successfully completed prior
19 to March 1, 1998, at least one-half of the examination
20 required for national certification and successfully completed
21 the remaining portion of the examination and became certified
22 prior to October 1, 2000 July 1, 1998, shall be considered as
23 nationally certified by March 1, 1998, for purposes of this
24 section.
25 (7)(5) This section is repealed July 1, 2002.
26 Section 2. Section 1 of chapter 99-158, Laws of
27 Florida, is repealed.
28 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
29 law.
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Revises grandfathering requirements for licensure to
4 practice orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics without
meeting statutory educational requirements, to extend the
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their certification requirements to qualify for such
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