American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc.; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 39, No. 193, of the October 3, 2013, Florida Administrative Register. The petition seeks a ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. on September 30, 2013. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 39, No. 193, of the October 3, 2013, Florida Administrative Register. The petition seeks a declaratory statement on Section 468.80(6), Florida Statutes, regarding whether the application of fracture casts is within the independent scope of practice of a licensed orthotic fitter. The Board’s Order, filed on November 20, 2013, declines to issue a declaratory statement for two reasons: (1) Petitioner failed to demonstrate that it is a substantially affected person as set forth in Section 120.565(1), Florida Statutes. The Petitioner is an organization; (2) Petitioner's inquiry relates to the conduct of other individuals and not to a particular set of circumstances affecting a substantially affected person.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: William F. Miller, Executive Director, Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone] or by email: [e-mail].