| (a) Student registration provides authorization for
a person to perform prosthetic or orthotic duties under supervision
while fulfilling the postgraduate requirements for licensure by examination
or when working in accordance with §114.30(j)(3).
(b) Eligibility. The department shall issue or renew
a student registration certificate if the applicant:
(1) has applied for student registration on department-approved
forms;
(2) has paid the student registration fee; and
(3) either:
(A) has completed the academic requirements for a practitioner
license; or
(B) is a student who is currently enrolled in a graduate
program in this state in orthotics and prosthetics that is recognized
and accredited by CAAHEP and submits to the department a written certification
from the graduate program in which the student is enrolled that the
student has successfully completed the academic prerequisites to enter
a professional clinical residency; and
(4) is actively engaged in either:
(A) completing a professional clinical residency;
(B) applying for or awaiting the results of the examination,
and has completed the professional clinical residency; or
(C) working under supervision in accordance with §114.30(j)(3).
(c) An applicant may be issued an initial student registration
in each area: prosthetics, orthotics, or both, depending on the type
of clinical residency.
(d) The applicant shall apply for a student registration
before beginning the professional clinical residency.
(e) A person becomes eligible to take the state examination
when the department issues the student registration.
(f) A student registration may be upgraded to a practitioner
license after the applicant:
(1) meets the requirements of §114.24;
(2) passes the appropriate examination; and
(3) submits a complete license upgrade form and fee.
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