Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 360-31-.10 - Assistants and Technicians
(1) No person shall work as an assistant to
an orthotist, prosthetist or prosthetist orthotist and provide patient care
services of fabrication of an orthosis or prosthesis, unless he or she is doing
the work under the supervision of a licensed orthotist, prosthetist or
prosthetist orthotist.
(a) Patient Care
Services is the assessment, measuring, molding, casting, fitting, or delivering
a prosthesis or orthoses.
(b)
Supervision means the supervising licensed orthotist, prosthetist or
prosthetist orthotist is physically present in the same building and available
to lend assistance if needed.
(2) No person shall work as a technician
unless the work is performed under the supervision of a person licensed under
this article.
(a) Supervision of a technician
means the licensed practitioner will give direction and instruction to the
technician as to how the device is to be fabricated. The technician will build
the device according to the given specifications. The technician will not
provide direct patient care services. The licensed practitioner is responsible
for the quality of the fabrication of the device that is delivered to the
patient.
Notes
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