Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 605.055. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the advisory board serve staggered six-year terms. (b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications for th…

Sec. 605.056. PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall designate a member of the advisory board to serve as the presiding officer of the advisory board for a term of two years. The presiding officer of the advisory board ma…

Sec. 605.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.343(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R…

Sec. 605.155. EXAMINATIONS. The department must approve any examination required for a license under this chapter. Each examination shall be offered at least once each year. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838…

Sec. 605.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not practice, attempt to practice, or offer to practice orthotics or prosthetics, act as an assistant to a person who practices orthotics or prosthetics, or in any way hold the person out as being able to practice orthotics or prosthet…

Sec. 605.2515. ADDITIONAL LICENSE: DEVICE MANUFACTURER. A person licensed to practice orthotics or prosthetics who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, assembles, adjusts, or services an orthosis or a prosthesis under an order from a licensed physician, chiropractor, or podiatris…

Sec. 605.252. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics in this state, a person must: (1) submit an application in the manner and on the form prescribed by the executive director; (2) pay the nonrefundable application fee; (3) have…

Sec. 605.254. EXEMPTIONS FROM OR SUBSTITUTES FOR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission by rule may exempt a person from one or more of the academic, clinical training, or examination requirements established under Section 605.252. (b) To be eligible for an exemption under Subs…

Sec. 605.255. ASSISTANT LICENSE. (a) An applicant for a license as an orthotist assistant or prosthetist assistant must: (1) submit an application in the manner and on a form prescribed by the executive director; (2) pay the nonrefundable application fee established by the commis…

Sec. 605.256. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE; TERM. (a) The department may issue a license or registration certificate under this chapter only to an individual. (b) The department shall issue a license in orthotics or prosthetics to an applicant who meets the req…

Sec. 605.257. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The department may issue a temporary license to an individual who: (1) has applied for a license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or both; (2) has regularly practiced orthotics, prosthetics, or both for the five years preceding the date of the ap…

Sec. 605.258. STUDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. (a) The department may issue a student registration certificate to an individual who is working toward fulfilling the requirements for a license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist and: (1) holds either: (A) a bac…

Sec. 605.260. ACCREDITATION OF FACILITIES. (a) The commission by rule shall establish requirements for the accreditation and the renewal of an accreditation of an orthotic or prosthetic facility in which orthotics or prosthetics are conducted. The department may issue an accredit…

Sec. 605.301. EXEMPTION FOR LICENSE HOLDERS OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES. This chapter does not restrict a person who holds a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of the license holder's applicable licensing act if the license ho…

Sec. 605.302. EXEMPTION FOR STUDENTS IN ORTHOTICS OR PROSTHETICS. This chapter does not apply to the activities and services of a student in orthotics or prosthetics who is: (1) pursuing a course of study in: (A) an orthotic or prosthetic program at a college or university recogn…

Sec. 605.303. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN LICENSE HOLDERS. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a podiatrist practicing under Chapter 202; (2) a chiropractor practicing under Chapter 201; (3) an occupational therapist practicing under Chapter 454; or (4) a physical therapist practicing …

Sec. 605.304. EXEMPTION FOR PEDORTHISTS. (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 …

Sec. 605.305. EXEMPTION FOR PHARMACISTS. A pharmacist licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy or a person who is working under the direct supervision of a pharmacist may practice orthotics. This chapter does not preclude a pharmacist from being reimbursed by a state-funded …

Sec. 605.351. USE OF TITLE. A person or an employee, agent, or representative of the person may not use in connection with the person's name or business activities the terms or a combination of the terms or letters described in Section 605.301(2), indicate orally or in writing, d…

Sec. 605.352. VIOLATION OF SECTION 102.001. A person licensed under this chapter is considered to have violated this chapter if the person violates Section 102.001. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.827, …