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The Prescription Foot Orthotic Laboratory Association
Founded in 1990, the Prescription Foot Orthotic Laboratory Association (PFOLA) is a nonprofit professional association dedicated to promoting and improving the efficacy of custom, prescription foot orthoses to the medical professions, the public, and to third-party providers of medical coverage. Dave Wagner, President of North Star Podiatric lab, is a founding member of PFOLA.

North Star Podiatric Lab has achieved B.A.P.F.O.L. Accreditation (Board for Accreditation of Foot Orthotic Laboratories). Accredited facilities are required to complete and pass two components to qualify for accreditation: 1) technical component: evaluates the expertise of the facility in filling standard foot orthotic prescriptions, 2) looks at the quality systems in place at the given facility through the development of a quality assurance document. These components are administered through a coded, juried process to maintain objectivity in the results.

The Board for Certification in Pedorthics
The Board for Certification in Pedorthics is a certifying body responsible for setting and updating pedorthic standards, maintaining compliance with those standards, and protecting the public in pedorthic matters. North Star Podiatric Lab has achieved certification with the BCP. Acquiring appropriate continuing education points are required for all certified pedorthists to maintain their C.Ped. designation.