Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2230 - State Board of Podiatric Medicine
Chapter 2 - General Rules
Section 20 CSR 2230-2.010 - Licensure by Examination
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This proposed change clarifies how long score reports from the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners can be accepted for licensure by examination.
(1) Applications for a permanent license to practice podiatric medicine must be made on the forms provided by the board and may be obtained from the board office or by visiting the board's website at https://pr.mo.gov/podiatrists.asp.
(2) No application will be considered until the board receives all of the following:
(3) For purposes of this rule, a postgraduate clinical residency is a formal, structured postgraduate training program of at least twelve (12) months which is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education. Postgraduate clinical residency programs must be sponsored by and conducted in an institution such as a hospital, or conducted by a college of podiatric medicine accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
(4) Applicants desiring to perform ankle surgery will be required to complete a twenty-four- (24-) month postgraduate clinical residency in podiatric surgery which is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education. Upon completion, applicants shall submit issued certificates prior to the board authorizing ankle/surgery certification.
(5) Applicants must successfully complete the examination(s) developed and administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (NBPME) or such other designee of the board and successfully complete the Missouri law examination administered by the State Board of Podiatric Medicine. The board's Missouri law examination will test the applicant's knowledge of Missouri statutes and rules relating to podiatric medicine. The applicants achieving a passing score as established by NBPME or successor thereof on the National Board Examinations and achieving at least ninety percent (90%) on the open book test for the Missouri Law Examination, shall be deemed to have passed the board's examination.
*Original authority: 330.010, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1961, 1969, 1976, 1995, 1998, 2005; 330.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 2005; and 330.140, RSMo 1945, amended 1981, 1993, 1995, 1998.