Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 130 - PODIATRIC MEDICINE PROGRAM
Subchapter C - TEMPORARY RESIDENCY
Section 130.31 - Temporary Residency License-License Term; Residency Requirements; Program Responsibilities
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) License term. A temporary residency license is valid for one year. The license holder must renew by submitting a completed renewal application in a form and manner prescribed by the department and paying the required fee under §130.60. The annual renewal application notification will be deemed to be written notice of the impending license expiration forwarded to the person at the person's last known address. A temporary residency license to practice podiatric medicine expires on June 30 of each year.
(b) Temporary residency license responsibilities. A temporary residency license holder is not considered to be a fully licensed podiatrist who independently practices podiatric medicine without supervision. A temporary residency license holder is a person in training and is limited by the Graduate Podiatric Medical Education (GPME) program for residency based supervised patient encounters, supervision of which is designed to protect patients and the citizens of Texas.
(c) Residency Requirements. All residency programs requesting temporary residency licenses for their enrollees must meet all American Podiatric Medical Association/Council on Podiatric Medical Education (APMA/CPME) requirements for accreditation.
(d) Residency director requirements. Within 30 days after the start date of the program each year, the residency director must report to the department a list of all residents enrolled in the program. The residency director will be held responsible for the entire program, including, but not limited to: