Section 845 IAC 1-5-1 - Credit hours requiredAuthority: IC 25-29-2-11
Affected: IC 25-29-6-4
Sec. 1.
(a) A licensee who renews a license as a podiatrist shall complete no less than thirty (30) hours of continuing podiatric medical education in courses or programs approved by any of the approved sponsors found in 845 IAC 1-5-3[section 3 of this rule] in each two (2) year renewal period.(b) A podiatrist is not required to complete continuing education requirements for the year in which the initial license is issued.(c) Continuing podiatric medical education acquired in any area other than podiatric medicine will not be accepted.(d) Continuing education credit units or clock hours must be obtained within the renewal period and may not be carried over from one (1) licensure period to another.(e) The continuing education requirement shall not be increased or decreased until this section is duly amended and all licensees are notified in writing at the date of their license renewal that the subsequent renewal will require an increased or decreased number of hours. Board of Podiatric Medicine; 845 IAC 1-5-1; filed Apr 12, 1984, 8:28 a.m.: 7 IR 1531; filed Aug 5, 1987, 4:30 p.m.: 10 IR 2725; filed Dec 8, 1994, 5:08 p.m.: 18 IR 1283; readopted filed Jun 13, 2001, 11:45 a.m.: 24 IR 3823; filed Oct 6, 2003, 4:45 p.m.: 27 IR 527; readopted filed Dec 1, 2009, 9:13 a.m.: 20091223-IR-845090780RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2015, 11:22 a.m.: 20151209-IR-845150246RFAReadopted filed 10/21/2021, 8:31 a.m.: 20211117-IR-845210259RFAReadopted filed 2/20/2024, 9:20 a.m.: 20240320-IR-845230775RFA Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (844 IAC 8-5-1) to the Board of Podiatric Medicine (845 IAC 1-5-1) by P.L. 33-1993, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1993.