16 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.40

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 48, November 29, 2024

Section 130.40 - Doctor of Podiatric Medicine License-General Requirements and Application

(a) An applicant for a license to practice podiatry in this state must:

(1) be at least 21 years of age;

(2) pass at least 90 semester hours of undergraduate college courses acceptable at the time of completion for credit toward a bachelor's degree at an institution of higher education determined by the department to have acceptable standards;

(3) graduate from a college of podiatry approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association, and the college must have been so approved during the entire period of the applicant's course of instruction;

(4) pass all required sections of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination;

(5) pass the jurisprudence examination;

(6) successfully complete at least one year of GPME in a program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association with a hospital, clinic, or institution acceptable to the department (successful completion means the applicant must have finished the entire GPME program in which the applicant matriculated; partial program attendance is not acceptable)

(7) pay all applicable fees;

(8) submit a completed application in a form and manner prescribed by the department;

(9) submit all transcripts of relevant college coursework, acceptable to the department;

(10) pass a criminal history background check performed by the department;

(11) provide proof of passage of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and

(12) pass a National Practitioner Data Bank query check performed by the department.

(b) At the discretion of the executive director, the GPME requirement, which became effective in Texas on July 1, 1995, may be waived if the applicant:

(1) has been licensed and in active podiatric practice for at least five continuous years in another state; and

(2) demonstrates in the application to the department an acceptable record from that state and all other states under which the applicant has ever been licensed.

(c) At the discretion of the department, the National Board Part III (formerly known as PM Lexis) requirement, which became effective in Texas on January 29, 1992, may be waived if:

(1) the applicant has been in active licensed practice for at least five continuous years, with an acceptable record;

(2) the applicant has successfully completed any other course of training reasonably required by the executive director relating to the safe care and treatment of patients; and

(3) the executive director determines that the applicant has substantially equivalent experience and was not required to pass a part of an examination related to the testing of clinical skills when licensed in this or another state.

(d) A showing of an acceptable record under this section is defined to include, but is not limited to:

(1) a showing that the applicant has:

(A) no civil or criminal judgement, in state or federal court or other judicial forum, entered against the applicant on a podiatric medical-related cause of action;

(B) no conviction of or deferred adjudication for a felony;

(C) no dishonorable discharge from military service; and

(D) no disciplinary action recorded from any medical institution or agency or organization, including, but not limited to:

(i) any licensing board;

(ii) hospital;

(iii) surgery center;

(iv) clinic;

(v) professional organization;

(vi) governmental health organization; or

(vii) extended-care facility.

(2) If any judgment or disciplinary determination under this subsection, has been on appeal, reversed, reversed and rendered, or remanded and later dismissed, or in any other way concluded in favor of the applicant, it shall be the applicant's responsibility to bring such result to the notice of the department by way of certified mail along with any such explanation of the circumstances as the applicant deems pertinent to the determination of admittance to licensure in this state.

(3) The applicant must obtain and submit to the department a letter directly from all state boards under which they have ever been previously licensed stating that the applicant is a licensee in good standing with each said board or that said prior license or licenses were terminated or expired with the licensee in good standing.

(e) The department approves and adopts by reference the Standards and Requirements for Approval of Residencies in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and Procedures for Approval of Residencies in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery adopted by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

(f) The department approves and adopts by reference the Standards and Requirements for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine and Procedures for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine adopted by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

(g) The department may require additional information from an applicant who has been out of practice for more than two years and require the applicant to complete additional education, examinations, or training before issuing a license to ensure the applicant possesses reasonable knowledge, skill and competence for the safe care and treatment of patients.

(h) The applicant must submit, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, evidence sufficient for the department to determine that the applicant has met all the requirements and any other information reasonably required by the department. Any application, diploma or certification, or other document required to be submitted to the department that is not in the English language must be accompanied by a certified translation into English.

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.40

The provisions of this §130.40 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; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 08, February 25, 2022, TexReg 0914, eff. 3/1/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 47, November 22, 2024, TexReg 9546, eff. 12/1/2024