La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-1321

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

Section XLV-1321 - Qualifications for Podiatry Licensure by Reciprocity

A. An applicant who possesses and meets all of the qualifications and requirements specified by §1305 and/or 1307 of this Chapter, except for the requirement of successfully passing the examination specified by §1305. A.5 within the prior 10 years, shall nonetheless be eligible for licensing if such applicant possesses, as of the time the application is filed and at the time the board passes upon such application, a current, unrestricted license to practice podiatry issued by the podiatry licensing authority of another state and the applicant has, within 10 years prior to the date of application, taken and successfully passed a written certification or recertification examination administered by a specialty board recognized by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

B. An applicant who possesses all of the qualifications for licensure by reciprocity specified by Subsection A of this Section, except for the requirement of having taken or passed a written certification or recertification examination within 10 years of the date of application, shall nonetheless be considered eligible for licensure by reciprocity if such applicant has, within 10 years prior to the date of application, taken and successfully passed the National Boards Part III or the podiatric medical licensure examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, or such other examination or competency testing, as may be designated and approved by the board following consultation with the board's Podiatry Advisory Committee.

C. An applicant who possess all of the qualifications for licensure by reciprocity specified by Subsections A and B of this Section who has not continuously practiced podiatry over the two years immediately prior to submission of an application to the board shall, as an additional requirement for eligibility for licensure by reciprocity, demonstrate competency by the successful passage of an examination or by such other testing as may be designated and approved by the board following consultation with the board's Podiatry Advisory Committee.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-1321

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 35:242 (February 2009).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:611-37:628.