{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-107-304","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-107-304","heading":"Orthotic assistants, orthotic/prosthetic assistants, and prosthetic assistants","body":"An applicant for certification to practice as an orthotic assistant, an orthotic/prosthetic assistant, or a prosthetic assistant shall submit to the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board written evidence verified by oath that the applicant either: (1) Meets the following requirements: (A) Possesses a high school diploma or comparable credential approved by the board; (B) Has a minimum of: (i) Three (3) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or (ii) Two (2) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant and has a minimum of three (3) semester hours of higher education in the subjects of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology; and (C) Has written documentation from a prosthetist or an orthotist that the applicant is qualified to perform as an assistant in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or (2) (A) Has graduated from a master's level orthotic, prosthetic, or orthotic/prosthetic educational program approved by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and is in a residency program. (B) An orthotic assistant, an orthotic/prosthetic assistant, or a prosthetic assistant certified under subdivision (2)(A) of this section shall maintain certification until he or she completes the residency program. Amended by Act 2021, No. 445,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 2007, No. 174, § 1; 2009, No. 200, § 1.\n\nAn applicant for certification to practice as an orthotic assistant, an orthotic/prosthetic assistant, or a prosthetic assistant shall submit to the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board written evidence verified by oath that the applicant either:\n\n(1) Meets the following requirements: (A) Possesses a high school diploma or comparable credential approved by the board; (B) Has a minimum of: (i) Three (3) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or (ii) Two (2) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant and has a minimum of three (3) semester hours of higher education in the subjects of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology; and (C) Has written documentation from a prosthetist or an orthotist that the applicant is qualified to perform as an assistant in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or\n\n(A) Possesses a high school diploma or comparable credential approved by the board;\n\n(B) Has a minimum of: (i) Three (3) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or (ii) Two (2) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant and has a minimum of three (3) semester hours of higher education in the subjects of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology; and\nd by the board;\n\n(B) Has a minimum of: (i) Three (3) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or (ii) Two (2) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant and has a minimum of three (3) semester hours of higher education in the subjects of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology; and\n\n(i) Three (3) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or\n\n(ii) Two (2) years of experience in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant and has a minimum of three (3) semester hours of higher education in the subjects of human anatomy and physiology and medical terminology; and\n\n(C) Has written documentation from a prosthetist or an orthotist that the applicant is qualified to perform as an assistant in the field in which the individual is seeking licensure as an assistant; or\n\n(2) (A) Has graduated from a master's level orthotic, prosthetic, or orthotic/prosthetic educational program approved by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and is in a residency program. (B) An orthotic assistant, an orthotic/prosthetic assistant, or a prosthetic assistant certified under subdivision (2)(A) of this section shall maintain certification until he or she completes the residency program.\n\n(A) Has graduated from a master's level orthotic, prosthetic, or orthotic/prosthetic educational program approved by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and is in a residency program.\n\n(B) An orthotic assistant, an orthotic/prosthetic assistant, or a prosthetic assistant certified under subdivision (2)(A) of this section shall maintain certification until he or she completes the residency program.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 107","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"018c47def524d97bf3fcc0718ba4e6efe3c24ae619633df6aa82d73b5b34f8f3","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-107-303","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-107-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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