Prostheses and orthoses: Register as a provider

Allied health non board registered providers

For non-board registered allied health providers, the qualifications of the service provider, business registration and insurance coverage must be acceptable to WorkSafe.

To support your application you may be required to provide evidence such as relevant tertiary qualifications, professional experience or membership of a professional association (or evidence of eligibility for membership). WorkSafe will contact you if additional information or clarification is required before processing the application.

Prostheses and orthoses

Prosthetists and orthotists must:

• complete the WorkSafe Application for Registration to Provide Services to Workers form
• provide a copy of:
  • written confirmation of their eligibility to be a member of the Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Inc. (CPO-AOPA only), or
  • their tertiary qualifications of Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics
• maintain at all times a minimum of $1 million professional indemnity insurance coverage.

A WorkSafe provider number will be issued for invoicing purposes.