New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 44H - ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Subchapter 3 - CREDENTIALS REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE; TEMPORARY LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS; LICENSURE WITHOUT EXAMINATION; ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS
Section 13:44H-3.5 - Licensure as a prosthetist assistant, orthotist assistant, or prosthetist-orthotist assistant
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:44H-3.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) An applicant for licensure as a prosthetist assistant, orthotist assistant, or prosthetist-orthotist assistant shall submit to the Board:
1. A completed
application form which shall include:
i. Proof
that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
ii. Proof of high school diploma or its
equivalent;
iii. Proof that the
applicant has completed a course of training in orthotics or prosthetics of at
least 40 hours for licensure as an orthotist assistant or a prosthetist
assistant, or a course of training of at least 80 hours for licensure as a
prosthetist-orthotist assistant, which includes a course in human anatomy, a
course in medical terminology, and a course in general/fundamental physics from
a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education;
iv. A certification from the applicant's
supervising licensee stating that the applicant has completed 1,900 hours of
clinical practice in the area of licensure sought under the supervision of a
licensed orthotist or prosthetist;
2. Proof that the applicant has passed the
American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics Assistant
examination; and
3. An application
fee as set forth in
13:44H-10.1.
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