The committee of prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for disabled people in the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises :
1° The Regional Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion, as Chairman;
2° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency;
3° A doctor specialising in orthopaedic fittings from the Ministry of Defence;
4° Where it rules on an application to practise as an orthoprosthetist, chiropodist or orthopaedic orthotist:
a) A doctor specialising in physical medicine and rehabilitation or in orthopaedic surgery;
b) A doctor specialising in orthopaedic fittings;
c) Two orthotists who have been practising for at least five years;
d) two chiropodists who have been practising for at least five years;
e) two orthopaedic orthotists who have been practising for at least five years;
5° When deciding on an application to practise as an ocularist or epithesist:
a) A doctor specialising in plastic and reconstructive surgery or specialising in surgery of the face and neck or specialising in maxillo-facial surgery and stomatology, with expertise in orthopaedic devices;
b) A doctor specialising in ophthalmology, with expertise in orthopaedic devices;
c) A doctor specialising in otorhinolaryngology, with expertise in orthopaedic devices;
d) Two ocularists who have been practising for at least five years;
e) Two epithesists who have been practising for at least five years.
An order from the State representative in the region, issued on the recommendation of the regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion, appoints the full members mentioned in 3° to 5°, and their alternates, for a renewable period of five years.