TDLR Updates - April 27, 2020

House Bill 2847 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature, amended Occupations Code, Chapter 605, relating to the licensing and regulation of certain occupations, activities, and agreements; providing a civil penalty; authorizing fees; requiring an occupational registration and an occupational license.
House Bill 2847 and the changes to Chapter 605  became effective September 1, 2019.
TDLR encourages all persons interested in the Orthotists and Prosthetists program to review the updated Occupations Code, Chapter 605.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information about Orthotists and Prosthetists, contact customer service.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Orthotists and Prosthetists
PO Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
(800) 803-9202 [in state only]
(512) 463-6599
Fax: (512) 463-9468
Relay Texas-TDD: (800) 735-2989

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

The Orthotists and Prosthetists program regulates orthotists and prosthetists, orthotic and prosthetic assistants, students, and technicians, and orthotic and prosthetic facilities. A license is required to provide orthotic and prosthetic services in Texas, unless an individual or facility is exempted by law.
Orthotic and Prosthetic services comprise the science and practice of measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing an orthosis or prosthesis for the correction or alleviation of a neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity.

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Advisory Board Meetings
Upcoming Meeting - January 13, 2020
The next Orthotists and Prosthetists Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, January, 13, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
The meeting will be held in the 1st Floor Public Meeting Room of TDLR's North Campus located at 1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 125E, Austin, Texas.
When the agenda and staff reports are available, they will be posted online. The meeting will be broadcast live on TDLR's YouTube channel.