Sec. 605.255. ASSISTANT LICENSE

(a) An applicant for a license as an orthotist assistant or prosthetist assistant must:

(1) file a written application with the board on a form provided by the board;

(2) pay the nonrefundable application fee prescribed by the board; and

(3) present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed an education program, including courses in the anatomical, biological, and physical sciences, and a clinical residency as prescribed and adopted by the board.

(b) An assistant licensed under this section may provide only ancillary patient care services, as defined by the board, in the discipline in which the assistant's supervisor is licensed under this chapter.

(c) A person is eligible for an exemption from the license requirements established by the board under this section if the person:

(1) applies for the exemption not later than the 181st day after the date on which the board's initial rules are finally adopted;

(2) is a resident of this state; and

(3) has practiced in this state within the scope of practice of an assistant, as defined by the board, for three consecutive years.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.