16 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.31
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 48, November 29, 2024
Section 130.31 - Temporary Residency License-License Term; Residency Requirements; Program Responsibilities(a) License term. A temporary residency license is valid for one year. The license holder must renew by submitting a completed renewal application in a form and manner prescribed by the department and paying the required fee under §130.60. The annual renewal application notification will be deemed to be written notice of the impending license expiration forwarded to the person at the person's last known address. A temporary residency license to practice podiatric medicine expires on June 30 of each year.(b) Temporary residency license responsibilities. A temporary residency license holder is not considered to be a fully licensed podiatrist who independently practices podiatric medicine without supervision. A temporary residency license holder is a person in training and is limited by the Graduate Podiatric Medical Education (GPME) program for residency based supervised patient encounters, supervision of which is designed to protect patients and the citizens of Texas. (1) A person enrolled in a GPME program must hold a temporary residency license at all times and is not considered to be qualified for a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine license until all residency program requirements have been completed and fulfilled as certified by the GPME program residency director, and all other requirements for licensure have been attained.(2) Residents enrolled in an accredited GPME residency program who hold a temporary residency license (i.e. denoted with the letter "T" followed by numerals) may register with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe controlled substances subject to the supervision of the program and residency director. Under no circumstances are residents allowed to prescribe controlled substances for purposes outside of the approved residency program.(c) Residency Requirements. All residency programs requesting temporary residency licenses for their enrollees must meet all American Podiatric Medical Association/Council on Podiatric Medical Education (APMA/CPME) requirements for accreditation.(d) Residency director requirements. Within 30 days after the start date of the program each year, the residency director must report to the department a list of all residents enrolled in the program. The residency director will be held responsible for the entire program, including, but not limited to: (1) ensuring that the temporary residency licensee is practicing within the scope of the residency program requirements;(2) ensuring that the temporary residency licensee has read and understood the Act and rules governing the practice of podiatric medicine; and(3) ensuring that all residency program attendees are properly licensed with the department prior to participation in the program.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.31
The provisions of this §130.31 adopted to be effective July 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 5289; Transferred from Title 22 Chapter 375 by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 33, August 18, 2017, TexReg 4145, eff. 9/1/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 42, October 19, 2018, TexReg 6958, eff. 11/1/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 35, August 30, 2019, TexReg 4727, eff. 9/1/2019; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 47, November 22, 2024, TexReg 9545, eff. 12/1/2024