1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health occupations; modifying a requirement for podiatrist licensure;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 153.16, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 153.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.License requirements. The board shall issue a license to practice podiatric 
1.7 	medicine to a person who meets the following requirements:
1.8 	(a) The applicant for a license shall file a written notarized application on forms provided 
1.9 	by the board, showing to the board's satisfaction that the applicant is of good moral character 
1.10 	and satisfies the requirements of this section.
1.11 	(b) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of being a graduate of 
1.12 	a podiatric medical school approved by the board based upon its faculty, curriculum, facilities, 
1.13 	accreditation by a recognized national accrediting organization approved by the board, and 
1.14 	other relevant factors.
1.15 	(c) The applicant must have received a passing score on each part of the national board 
1.16 	examinations, parts one and two, prepared and graded by the National Board of Podiatric 
1.17 	Medical Examiners. The passing score for each part of the national board examinations, 
1.18 	parts one and two, is as defined by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.
1.19 	(d) Applicants graduating after 1986 1990 from a podiatric medical school shall present 
1.20 	evidence of successful completion of a residency program approved by a national accrediting 
1.21 	podiatric medicine organization.
2.1 	(e) The applicant shall appear in person before the board or its designated representative 
2.2 	to show that the applicant satisfies the requirements of this section, including knowledge 
2.3 	of laws, rules, and ethics pertaining to the practice of podiatric medicine. The board may 
2.4 	establish as internal operating procedures the procedures or requirements for the applicant's 
2.5 	personal presentation. Upon completion of all other application requirements, a doctor of 
2.6 	podiatric medicine applying for a temporary military license has six months in which to 
2.7 	comply with this subdivision.
2.8 	(f) The applicant shall pay a fee established by the board by rule. The fee shall not be 
2.9 	refunded.
2.10 	(g) The applicant must not have engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action 
2.11 	against a licensee. If the applicant does not satisfy the requirements of this paragraph, the 
2.12 	board may refuse to issue a license unless it determines that the public will be protected 
2.13 	through issuance of a license with conditions and limitations the board considers appropriate.
2.14 	(h) Upon payment of a fee as the board may require, an applicant who fails to pass an 
2.15 	examination and is refused a license is entitled to reexamination within one year of the 
2.16 	board's refusal to issue the license. No more than two reexaminations are allowed without 
2.17 	a new application for a license.

2.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.