Effective January 1, 2013: Applicants for initial licensure who are required to submit fingerprints for a criminal history background check must use a Livescan service provider.  Applicants who are fingerprinted after January 1, 2013 will have their prints retained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.   If you are applying for initial licensure after December 15, 2012, You must print this form and take it with you to a Livescan service provider.  For more information on background checks and a list of Livescan service providers, please visit our Background Screening page.

Application and License Requirements

No application is complete until all required documentation and fees are received. Every question on the application must be answered. All documents and photos become a permanent part of your file and cannot be returned. You will be notified in writing by this office if any additional documentation is required to complete your application. Applications will not be presented to the Board for consideration of licensure until the application is complete with all supporting documentation and fees. Applications are reviewed in date order received and written notice of application status will be sent to you at the mailing address you give in your application. The Board office must be notified IMMEDIATELY of anything which changes or affects, in any way, a response given in your application. Failure to do so could result in the denial of the application or revocation of licensure. EXAMPLES: changes of address, employment, licensure status in another state, or an incorrect answer to a question

Chapter 64B14-4, Initial License and Registration Requirements

Prosthetist & Orthotist
64B14-4.001(1)(a) Approved Examinations
64B14-4.003(1) Documentation of Eligibility for Licensure
64B14-4.100 Requirements for Prosthetic or Orthotic Residency or Internship

Orthotic Fitter
64B14-4.001(1)(c) Approved Examinations
64B14-4.003(2) Documentation of Eligibility for Licensure
64B14-4.110(1) Requirements for Orthotic Fitter, Orthotic Fitter Assistant and Pedorthic

Orthotic Fitter Assistant
64B14-4.001(1)(c) Approved Examinations
64B14-4.003(3) Documentation of Eligibility for Licensure
64B14-4.110(2) Requirements for Orthotic Fitter, Orthotic Fitter Assistant and Pedorthic

Pedorthist
64B14-4.001(1)(b) Approved Examinations
64B14-4.003(4) Documentation of Eligibility for Licensure
64B14-4.110(3) Requirements for Orthotic Fitter, Orthotic Fitter Assistant and Pedorthic

Application and License Requirements
The Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics examinations approved by the Board for licensure are offered four times (4) a year: February, May, August and November by:

American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics, Inc. (ABC)
330 John Carlyle Street, Suite 210
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone (703) 836-7114

The Orthotic Fitter and Orthotic Fitter Assistant course approved by the Board for licensure is offered by:

Surgical Appliance Industries, Inc. (SAI)
3960 Rosslyn Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45209-1195
Phone (800) 888-0458

or

Trulife
Post Office Box 89
Jackson, MI 49204
Phone (800) 492-1088

Approved eight (8) hour custom molded shoe course offered by:

Trulife
Post Office Box 89
Jackson, MI 49204
Phone (800) 492-1088

Florida Association of Orthotics & Prosthetics, (FAOP)
Post Office Box 273707
Tampa, FL 33688-3707
(813) 962-6100

Continuing Education: Click here for information regarding continuing education requirements for licensure.   It is also strongly recommended that you review all of the laws and rules regulating this profession.