Senate Sponsors: PETERSON-DELEO. House Sponsors: PARKE-SAVIANO-BUGIELSKI-MEYER-BURKE Short description: ORTHOTICS PRACTICE ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act. Provides for the licensure of orthotists, pedorthists, and prosthetists. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to repeal the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act on January 1, 2010. Effective January 1, 2000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Makes stylistic changes and grammatical corrections. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything. Creates the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act. Provides for the licensure of orthotists, pedorthists, and prosthetists. Creates a Board of Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics consisting of 6 members. Provides that assistants and technicians shall work under the supervision of a licensed orthotist or prosthetist. Provides that licensure requirements shall not be enforced until 12 months after the adoption of final administrative rules. Amends the Regulatory Agency Sunset Act to repeal the Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act on January 1, 2010. Effective January 1, 2000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes definitions for "registered prosthetist/orthotist assistant", "registered pedorthic technician", and "registered prosthetic/orthotic technician". Deletes mention of halo casts in the definition of "Orthotic and Prosthetic Education Program". Deletes the provision requiring the Department of Professional Regulation to issue a quarterly report to the Board of Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics on the status of all complaints filed with the Department. Provides that the Director of Professional Regulation rather than the Governor shall appoint the 6 voting members of the Board. Deletes references to a temporary license. Makes other changes. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0590 Last action date: 99-08-14 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status