La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-1305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-1305 - Qualifications for License

A. To be eligible for a license, an applicant shall:

1. be at least 21 years of age;

2. be of good moral character as defined by §1303 A;

3. be a citizen of the United States or possess valid and current legal authority to reside and work in the United States duly issued by the commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States under and pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163) and the commissioner's regulations thereunder (8 CFR);

4. possess a doctor of podiatric medicine or equivalent degree duly issued and conferred by a podiatric school or college approved by the board;

5. have taken and passed all three parts of the examination offered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, or its successor, or such other national examination as may be approved by the board following consultation with the board's Podiatry Advisory Committee; and

6. with respect to applications for licensure first received by the board on and after January 1, 2005, have completed at least one year of postgraduate podiatric training in an internship or equivalent program accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association or its successor association, and approved by the board.

B. The burden of satisfying the board as to the qualifications and eligibility of the applicant for licensure shall be upon the applicant. An applicant shall not be deemed to possess such qualifications unless the applicant demonstrates and evidences such qualifications in the manner prescribed by, and to the satisfaction of, the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-1305

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 29:1089 (July 2003), amended LR 35:240 (February 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:612, 37:613 and 37:616.