KRS 319B.080: Licensee's scope of practice -- Written prescription required.

(1) The scope of practice of a licensee shall not include the right to diagnose a medical

problem or condition or the right to give medical advice as to the nature, cause, or

treatment for the problem or condition for which the orthotic, prosthetic, or

pedorthic device is being dispensed. However, the scope of practice of a licensee

shall include the right to provide information or demonstration regarding the proper

use and care of the device and to make adjustments to the device as needed.

(2) No person shall dispense or sell a custom or custom-fit device, based upon an image

of the customer's limb captured by the person through a mold, cast, scanning device,

digital appliance, or pressure sensitive device, unless the customer has first

presented to that person a written prescription for that device from a health care

practitioner or provider authorized by law to write such a prescription.