Tex. Occupations Code § 605.304: EXEMPTION FOR PEDORTHISTS.

(a) In this section:

(1) "Certified pedorthist" means a person certified by the Board for Certification in Pedorthics in the design, manufacture, fit, and modification of shoes and related foot orthoses below the anatomical ankle joint as prescribed by a licensed doctor of medicine or a doctor of podiatry for the amelioration of a painful or disabling condition of the foot; and

(2) "Foot orthosis" includes prosthetic toe fillers or orthoses for use below the ankle.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a certified pedorthist.

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