SECTION 435:55-7-1. Supervision

  Unlicensed personnel (assistants, technicians, residents, or students) may provide orthotic and/or prosthetic services only under the supervision of an Oklahoma licensed orthotist and/or prosthetist. The licensed orthotist and/or prosthetist is responsible for personally reviewing the work by the supervisee. It is the responsibility of the Oklahoma licensed orthotist and/or prosthetist to be available to ensure that the supervisee does not perform duties for which he is not trained, educated and registered.

(1)   Registered Orthotic/Prosthetic Assistants are qualified to provide patient care under the direct supervision of an Oklahoma licensed orthotist and/or prosthetist; however, the licensed supervisor is responsible for determining the appropriate level of supervision based on the complexity of the item to be provided or serviced in direct relation to the Assistant's current scope of practice. The Assistant's current scope of practice must be documented and kept on file by the supervising orthotist/prosthetist. At a minimum, the licensed supervisor must review and countersign all entries in the patient's clinical record within 15 working days following the delivery of care and the supervisor must be available for consultation within 24 hours of the delivery of care.

(2)   The Registered Orthotic/Prosthetic Technician must practice under the direct supervision of an Oklahoma Licensed Orthotist and/or Prosthetist. The technician must have tasks and responsibilities specifically delineated by an Oklahoma licensed orthotist and/or prosthetist and those tasks and responsibilities must be confined to fabrication duties. The supervisor is responsible for personally reviewing the work by the technician

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 549, eff 12-28-01 (emergency); Added at 19 Ok Reg 2323, eff 6-28-02]