2002 Minnesota Statutes

     153.16 Licensure. 

    Subdivision 1.    License requirements.  The board shall 
 issue a license to practice podiatric medicine to a person who 
 meets the following requirements:  

    (a) The applicant for a license shall file a written 
 notarized application on forms provided by the board, showing to 
 the board's satisfaction that the applicant is of good moral 
 character and satisfies the requirements of this section.  

    (b) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to 
 the board of being a graduate of a podiatric medical school 
 approved by the board based upon its faculty, curriculum, 
 facilities, accreditation by a recognized national accrediting 
 organization approved by the board, and other relevant factors. 

    (c) The applicant must have passed an examination prepared 
 and graded by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners 
 and also pass a state clinical examination prepared and graded 
 by the state board of podiatric medicine or a national clinical 
 examination prepared and graded by the National Board of 
 Podiatric Medical Examiners.  The board shall by rule determine 
 what score constitutes a passing score in each examination.  

    (d) Applicants graduating after 1986 from a podiatric 
 medical school shall present evidence satisfactory to the board 
 of the completion of (1) one year of graduate, clinical 
 residency or preceptorship in a program accredited by a national 
 accrediting organization approved by the board or (2) other 
 graduate training that meets standards equivalent to those of an 
 approved national accrediting organization or school of 
 podiatric medicine.  

    (e) The applicant shall appear in person before the board 
 or its designated representative to show that the applicant 
 satisfies the requirements of this section.  The board may 
 establish as internal operating procedures the procedures or 
 requirements for the applicant's personal presentation.  

    (f) The applicant shall pay a fee established by the board 
 by rule.  The fee shall not be refunded.  

    (g) The applicant must not have engaged in conduct 
 warranting disciplinary action against a licensee.  If the 
 applicant does not satisfy the requirements of this paragraph, 
 the board may refuse to issue a license unless it determines 
 that the public will be protected through issuance of a license 
 with conditions and limitations the board considers appropriate. 

    (h) Upon payment of a fee as the board may require, an 
 applicant who fails to pass an examination and is refused a 
 license is entitled to reexamination within one year of the 
 board's refusal to issue the license.  No more than two 
 reexaminations are allowed without a new application for a 
 license. 

    Subd. 2.    Applicants licensed in another state.  The 
 board shall issue a license to practice podiatric medicine to 
 any person currently or formerly licensed to practice podiatric 
 medicine in another state who satisfies the requirements of this 
 section: 

    (a) The applicant shall satisfy the requirements 
 established in subdivision 1.  

    (b) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to 
 the board indicating the current status of a license to practice 
 podiatric medicine issued by the proper agency in another state 
 or country. 

    (c) The applicant must not have had a license revoked, 
 engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action against a 
 licensee, or been subjected to disciplinary action, in another 
 state.  If an applicant does not satisfy the requirements of 
 this paragraph, the board may refuse to issue a license unless 
 it determines that the public will be protected through issuance 
 of a license with conditions or limitations the board considers 
 appropriate.  

    (d) The applicant shall submit with the license application 
 the following additional information for the five-year period 
 preceding the date of filing of the application:  (1) the name 
 and address of the applicant's professional liability insurer in 
 the other state; and (2) the number, date, and disposition of 
 any podiatric medical malpractice settlement or award made to 
 the plaintiff relating to the quality of podiatric medical 
 treatment. 

    Subd. 3.    Temporary permit.  Upon payment of a fee and 
 in accordance with the rules of the board, the board may issue a 
 temporary permit to practice podiatric medicine to a podiatrist 
 engaged in a clinical residency or preceptorship for a period 
 not to exceed 12 months.  A temporary permit may be extended 
 under the following conditions: 

    (1) the applicant submits acceptable evidence that the 
 training was interrupted by circumstances beyond the control of 
 the applicant and that the sponsor of the program agrees to the 
 extension; 

    (2) the applicant is continuing in a residency that extends 
 for more than one year; or 

    (3) the applicant is continuing in a residency that extends 
 for more than two years. 

    HIST: 1987 c 108 s 5; 1999 c 67 s 1