2006 Alabama Code - Section 34-25A-8 — Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists.

(a) The Alabama State Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists is created to administer this chapter and shall be composed of 11 members as provided in this section who shall be compensated at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per day plus travel expenses for each day they perform their duties. The board membership shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the state. The Attorney General of the state shall act as legal advisor of the board and shall render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The board shall consist of six persons who are members of the Alabama Prosthetic and Orthotic Association and licensed or eligible for licensure pursuant to this chapter as an orthotist, a prosthetist, or a prosthetist/orthotist selected from a list of 10 applicants presented by the Alabama Prosthetic and Orthotic Association. There shall be one private citizen who is a consumer of orthotic or prosthetic services in the State of Alabama, one licensed chiropractor, one representative of the National Orthotics Manufacturers Association, one podiatrist whose application shall be presented directly to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one physician licensed to practice in the State of Alabama, whose application for appointment shall be presented directly to the Governor.

(c) Members shall be appointed as follows:

(1) Four by the Governor of the State of Alabama, one of whom shall be certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc., one of whom shall be certified by the Board of Orthotic Certification; one of whom shall be a private citizen of the State of Alabama who is a consumer of orthotic or prosthetic services; and one of whom shall be a physician licensed to practice in the State of Alabama.

(2) Three by the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alabama, two of whom shall be certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc., and one of whom shall be certified by the Board of Orthotic Certification.

(3) Three by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, one of whom is a licensed chiropractor from the list presented by the Alabama State Chiropractic Association, one of whom is a registered orthotics supplier who is a representative of the National Orthotics Manufacturers Association from a list which may be submitted by the association, and one of whom is a licensed podiatrist.

(4) One by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate of the State of Alabama, who is certified by the Board of Orthotic Certification, from the list presented by the Alabama Prosthetic and Orthotic Association.

(d) All initial appointments to the board shall be made no later than 60 days after July 1, 2002.

(e) The Alabama Prosthetic and Orthotic Association shall submit its list of nominees for initial appointments to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate no later than 15 days after July 1, 2002. Applications from private citizens who are consumers of orthotic or prosthetic care and from authorized health care practitioners must be submitted to the appointing authorities within 30 days of July 1, 2002.

(Act 2002-527, p. 1376, §8; Act 2003-275, p. 649, §1.)