It looks like the special $ assessment for all those licensed under the
Florida O&P statutes is all but a done deal. This, one time, $1305.00
assessment will be charged to all licensee’s. That means the lowly fitter
assistant will pay the same as the exalted prosthetist. So much for
fairness in taxation. (call it what you want, but it’s still a tax.)
In the published minutes from the last Fla O&P Board meeting it states “Mr.
Baker stated the 5 year projections did reflect a continued deficit if the
board did not initiate a one time assessment” The only number The only
figure I have seen mentioned so far in published minutes of the Board is
$1305.00. That would mean the fitter assistant license is more expensive
than a PT, RN, LPN, RT(60 bucks), DDS, ATC, ATTY, school teacher or just
about any other licensed medical professional or other professionals in the
state of Florida. By a factor of 10-20 times.
Gee…$2300.00 in fees for a $10-12/hour job for your 1st two years. If
this gets any worse, FA’s and OF’s will get wise about not being represented
on the board and just work for pharmacists and not bother with the license
at all. They can just set up a little brace shop within the pharmacy.
Isn’t that the way this all started about a 100 years ago?
Charles Barocas, CO
soon to be working at a Walgreens near you.
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