Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3701 - Department of Health - Administration and Director
Chapter 3701-43 - Program for Medically Handicapped Children
Section 3701-43-05 - Medical equipment suppliers
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3701-43-05
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) To be approved as a medical equipment supplier of orthotics, prosthetics, or wheelchairs, a provider shall meet the requirements of rule 3701-43-02 of the Administrative Code and the following.
(B) If the provider is:
(1) A prosthetist or orthotist,
he or she shall:
(a) Hold a current, valid
license issued in accordance with Chapter 4779. of the Revised Code;
and
(b) Be capable of maintaining
and repairing the wheelchairs on the provider's premises if he or she is
providing wheelchairs; or
(2) Neither a prosthetist nor an orthotist
but supplies wheelchairs, the provider shall possess a certificate of
attendance at a seating seminar presented by a major wheelchair manufacturer
and be capable of providing maintenance and repair of wheelchairs on the
provider's premises.
(C) All orthotic, prosthetic, or wheelchair services provided shall be requested by a physician approved under rule 3701-43-03 of the Administrative Code who is:
(1) An orthopedic surgeon,
physiatrist, neurologist or rheumatologist;
(2) A pediatrician certified by the "American
Board of Medical Specialties" or a certifying board of the "American
Osteopathic Association."
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