Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Board of Podiatry
Chapter 700 - Licensure of Podiatrists
Rule 481-700.2 - Requirements for Licensure

(1) The applicant will submit a completed online application for licensure and pay the nonrefundable licensure fee specified in rule 481-507.15(147,148F,149).

(2) No application will be considered complete until official copies of academic transcripts are received, verifying graduation from a college of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) of the American Podiatric Medical Association. Transcripts must be sent directly from the college to the board.

(3) Licensees who were issued their licenses within six months prior to the renewal date do not need to renew their licenses until the renewal date two years later.

(4) Incomplete applications that have been on file in the board office for more than two years will be:

(5) An applicant who graduated from a podiatric college in 1961 or earlier, is currently licensed in another state and has practiced for the 24 months immediately prior to application may be exempted from passing Part I and Part II of the NBPME examination based on the applicant's credentials and the discretion of the board.

(6) An applicant who graduated from a podiatric college on or after January 1, 1995, but before January 1, 2013, shall present documentation of successful completion of a residency approved by the CPME of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

(7) An applicant who graduated from a podiatric college on or after January 1, 2013, shall present documentation of successful completion of two years of a residency approved by the CPME of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

(8) Passing score reports for Part I, Part II, and Part III of the NBPME examination shall be sent directly from the examination service to the board.