2007 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 received a passing score on each part of the national board
examinations, parts one and two, prepared and graded by the National Board of Podiatric Medical
Examiners. The passing score for each part of the national board examinations, parts one and two,
is as defined by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.
(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, including knowledge of
laws, rules, and ethics pertaining to the practice of podiatric medicine. 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 first state of licensure and all other states
and countries in which the individual has held a license.
(c) If the applicant has had a license revoked, engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary
action against the applicant's license, or been subjected to disciplinary action, in another state, 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.
(e) If the license is active, the applicant shall submit with the license application evidence of
compliance with the continuing education requirements in the current state of licensure.
(f) If the license is inactive, the applicant shall submit with the license application evidence
of participation in one-half the number of hours of acceptable continuing education required for
biennial renewal, as specified under Minnesota Rules, up to five years. If the license has been
inactive for more than two years, the amount of acceptable continuing education required must be
obtained during the two years immediately before application or the applicant must provide other
evidence as the board may reasonably require.
    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.
History: 1987 c 108 s 5; 1999 c 67 s 1; 2004 c 279 art 8 s 2,3