Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:12B-12 License based on experience prior to May 21, 1999. 12. Any person who practiced full-time for three years prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act in an established prosthetic-orthotic facility as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist-ort…

45:12B-13 Licenses, duration, practice. 13. The board shall issue a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics or act as an orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant or prosthetist-orthotist assistant to all applicants who meet the qualifications established pursuant to this a…

45:12B-14. Temporary licenses 14. The board may issue a temporary license to: a. Any individual who presents bona fide proof that he was actively engaged in the full-time practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or both, in this State for two of the last five years immediately precedi…

45:12B-15. Student registrations 15. The board may issue a student registration to any person who has received a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university approved by the Department of Higher Education and who is working toward fulfillment of the requirements for…

45:12B-16. Reciprocal license 16. The board may accept in lieu of a written examination proof that an applicant for licensure holds a current license in a state which has standards essentially equivalent to those of this State. L.1991,c.512,s.16.

45:12B-17 License required to practice. 17. No person shall practice, attempt to practice, or hold himself or itself out as being able to practice orthotics or prosthetics or act as an orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant or prosthetist-orthotist assistant in this State unl…

45:12B-18 Inapplicability of act. 18. The provisions of this act shall not apply to: a. The activities and services of any person who is licensed to practice medicine and surgery, dentistry or podiatric medicine by this State; b. The activities and services of a student, fellow, …

45:12B-19. Continuing education requirement 19. All applicants for license renewal shall submit to the board evidence of satisfactory completion of the continuing education requirements established and published by the board. The board shall notify each licensed individual of any…

45:12B-2. Findings, declarations 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The practice of orthotics and prosthetics may, if unregulated, seriously harm or endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the citizens of this State; b. Citizens of this State need, and will ben…

45:12B-20 In State office, address requirement; publication. 20. a. Every licensed practitioner of orthotics, prosthetics, or both, shall maintain an office in this State. b. Every licensed practitioner of orthotics, prosthetics, or both, and every licensed orthotist assistant, p…

45:12B-21. Fees of board 21. All applicants for licenses, temporary licenses, student registrations, or renewals under this act shall pay a fee for the issuance or renewal. Fees shall be determined by the board. The revenue generated from these fees shall not exceed the operating…

45:12B-22. Costs of act to be sustained by revenue from act 22. All fees and fines imposed by the board shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund. Any expenditure deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this act shall be paid by the State T…

45:12B-23. Suspension, revocation, etc. of licenses, grounds 23. The board may, upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license, temporary license, or student registration issued pursuant to this act, upon a finding: a. That the license …

45:12B-24. Restoration of licenses 24. A license or student registration may be restored after one year from the date of its revocation by the board on whatever conditional terms the board deems necessary. L.1991,c.512,s.24.

45:12B-25. Violations, penalties 25. A person who violates any provision of this act shall be subject to a penalty of $200 for the first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense, to be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the board pursuant to the provisions of "the p…

45:12B-26. Rules, regulations 26. The board shall adopt, amend, or repeal any regulation as the board deems necessary or desirable to protect the public interest, provided that any regulation adopted, amended, or repealed shall be consistent with the purposes of this act, with th…

45:12B-3 Definitions relative to orthotics and prosthetics. 3. As used in this act: "Board" means the Orthotics and Prosthetics Board of Examiners created by section 4 of this act. "Chairperson" means the member that is elected yearly by the board. "Director" means the Director o…

45:12B-4 Board of Examiners, creation, purpose. 4. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the Orthotics and Prosthetics Board of Examiners. The board shall be responsible for the licensure of orthotists and prosthetists…

45:12B-5 Membership of the board. 5. The board shall consist of 11 residents of this State, 10 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows. Two members shall be orthotists who shall fulfill the licensure requirements of this ac…

45:12B-6. Terms of members, vacancies 6. Each member of the board, except the members first appointed, shall serve for a term of three years and shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his successor. The initial appointments to the board shall be: three membe…

45:12B-7. Oath of members, meetings 7. The members of the board, before entering the discharge of their duties, and within 30 days of their appointment, shall take and subscribe to an oath before an officer authorized to administer oaths in this State for the faithful performance…

45:12B-8. Reimbursement for expenses 8. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed by the State Treasurer for their actual expenses arising out of their service on the board. All reimbursements shall be paid from the revenues of the boa…

45:12B-9 Duties of the board. 9. The board shall have the following duties: a. To establish minimum requirements for orthotist, prosthetist and prosthetist-orthotist licenses and for orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant and prosthetist-orthotist assistant licenses; b. To es…