Membership Information

Membership Dates:
Annual Cycle: July 1 – June 30
Membership runs July 1 through June 30 each year. Join anytime—your benefits start immediately.
Please note: Pro-rating applies only in the mid-year window (see below) and does not apply to Student, Resident/Candidate, or Scientific Society memberships.

Pro-rating & Renewal Schedule

Jul 1Nov 30

Not pro-rated. Access through June 30 of the current cycle.

Dec 1Mar 31

Pro-rated.

Access for the current year plus the next year in full. You will have access until June 30 of the following cycle.

Apr 1Nov 30

Not pro-rated. Dues apply to the upcoming cycle. Access through June 30 of the next cycle.

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Actual dues vary by category. Student, Resident/Candidate, and Society memberships are not pro-rated.

Membership Categories

Professional Membership

Open to orthotists and/or prosthetists certified by a nationally recognized U.S. credentialing body, and/or licensed to practice in states requiring formal CAAHEP-accredited education.

Annual Dues: $433*

* $50 application fee applies to new memberships.

Newly certified clinicians: your first year is 50% off (Academy covers half your dues).

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Affiliate Membership

This is for professionals affiliated with O&P care but not eligible for other categories, including physicians, nurses, therapists, researchers, manufacturers, and engineers.

Annual Dues: $236*

* $50 application fee applies to new memberships.

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Associate Membership

Open to certified, licensed, or registered orthotic/prosthetic assistants, technicians, pedorthists, and fitters by nationally recognized bodies.

Annual Dues: $236*

* $50 application fee applies to new memberships.

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International Affiliate

For individuals outside the U.S. involved in O&P care: clinicians, physicians, nurses, therapists, researchers, and engineers.

Annual Dues: $433*
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Resident/Candidate

For graduates of CAAHEP-accredited programs actively pursuing certification as an orthotist/prosthetist.
Not available to certified individuals.

Annual Dues: $53

* $50 application fee applies to new memberships.

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Student Membership

For students enrolled in a CAAHEP-accredited or nationally recognized program pursuing a career in O&P.
Not available to certified individuals.

Annual Dues: $53
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Professional

The professional membership is open to individuals who are: (i) orthotists and/or prosthetists certified by a nationally recognized credentialing body based in the United States of America; and/or (ii) licensed to practice in orthotics and/or prosthetics in one or more states in the United States of America that require direct and/or indirect formal education from a CAAHEP Accredited Program.

Annual Dues: $433* 

*Please note: A $50 Application fee will automatically apply to new memberships in this category. 

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Professional (Newly Certified)

Available to newly certified clinicians, during the first year of becoming certified, the Academy will pay 50% of your Academy dues based off of the professional membership cost of $433.

The professional (newly certified) membership is open to individuals who are: (i) orthotists and/or prosthetists certified by a nationally recognized credentialing body based in the United States of America; and/or (ii) licensed to practice in orthotics and/or prosthetics in one or more states in the United States of America that require direct and/or indirect formal education from a CAAHEP Accredited Program.

Annual Dues: $217

Please note: A $50 application fee will be automatically applied to new memberships in this category. 

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Affiliate

The affiliate membership is open to individuals whose professions are affiliated with the provision of orthotic and/or prosthetic care and who are not eligible for other Academy membership categories, including without limitation physicians, nurses, therapists, researchers, manufacturers and engineers.

Annual Dues: $236*

Please note: A $50 application fee will be automatically applied to new memberships in this category. 

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Associate

The associate membership is open to individuals who are (i) certified by a nationally recognized credentialing body as orthotic/prosthetic assistants, technicians, pedorthists, and/or fitters; (ii) licensed in one or more states in the United States of America as orthotic/prosthetic assistants, technicians, pedorthists, and/or fitters; and/or (iii) registered by a nationally recognized credentialing body as orthotic/prosthetic assistants, technicians, pedorthists, and/or fitters.

Annual Dues: $225*

Please note: A $50 application fee will be automatically applied to new memberships in this category. 

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International Affiliate

The international affiliate membership is open to individuals practicing or affiliated with orthotic and prosthetic care outside of the United States of America, including without limitation, international clinicians, physicians, nurses, therapists, researchers, and engineers.

Annual Dues: $412*

Please note: A $50 application fee will be automatically applied to new memberships in this category. 

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Resident/Candidate

The resident/candidate membership is open to individuals that have completed a CAAHEP-accredited program and are actively working toward certification as an orthotist and/or prosthetist. 

Please note - this membership level is only offered to those without any certifications.
If you hold certifications, please explore the Academy membership that aligns with those.  

Annual Dues: $50

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Student

The student membership is open to individuals currently enrolled in a CAAHEP-accredited program or other nationally recognized accredited degree program pursuing a career in orthotics and prosthetics.

Please note - this membership level is only offered to those without any certifications. 
If you hold certifications, please explore the Academy membership that aligns with those.   

Annual Dues: $50

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