Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics

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Welcome!

Welcome to the home page of Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics. The website will inform you about obtaining and renewing a license to practice as a prosthetist and/or orthotist, a prosthetist and/or orthotist assistant, a prosthetic and/or orthotic technician, or a prosthetic and/or orthotic student in Texas, and obtaining and renewing accreditation for a prosthetic and/or orthotic facility.

• Review, update, and adopt rules for the regulation of prosthetic and orthotic professionals and facilities in Texas.
• Review (and approve or deny) applications for licensure, registration, and facility accreditation.
• Receive and process complaints lodged against prosthetic and orthotic professionals, assistants, technicians, and facilities, and those alleged to be practicing without a license.
• Produce and distribute informative publications for consumers and the public.

Agendas for Board Meetings on August 20-21, 2009

Agenda for Board Meeting August 21, 2009 (Word format, 34 KB)
Agenda for Board Meeting August 21, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat format, 20 KB)

Agenda for Enforcement Committee Meeting August 21, 2009 (Word format, 34 KB)
Agenda for Enforcement Committee Meeting August 21, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat format, 20 KB)

Agenda for Licensing and Accreditation Meeting August 20, 2009 (Word format, 50 KB)
Agenda for Licensing and Accreditation Meeting August 20, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat format, 32 KB)

Agenda for Rules Committee Meeting August 20, 2009 (Word format, 32 KB)
Agenda for Rules Committee Meeting August 20, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat format, 22 KB)

Meeting Dates and Application Deadlines

Applications for licensure must be submitted and all application deficiencies must be resolved by the application deadline date. Late or deficient applications will be held until the next available Board meeting.

Board Meeting: May 8, 2009 Meeting Cancelled!
Application Deadline: April 13, 2009

Board Meeting: August 21, 2009
Application Deadline: July 27, 2009

Board Meeting: November 13, 2009
Application Deadline: October 19, 2009

State Examination Deadlines

Licensed students who wish to take the state examination must notify Board staff by the notification deadlines. A student who contacts the American Board of Certification without first notifying Board staff risk having their passing scores declared inadmissible.

Exam Dates: August 3-8, 2009
Notification Deadline: May 8, 2009

Exam Dates: November 16-21, 2009
Notification Deadline: August 7, 2009

Last Updated September 14, 2009