Section 845IAC1-3-2. Licensure by examination

   (a) The board may issue a license by examination to an applicant who:

(1) submits an application upon oath or affirmation in proper form;

(2) submits the fee specified in 845 IAC 1-6-8;

(3) presents satisfactory evidence that he or she has not been the subject of a disciplinary action by the licensing or certification agency of another state or jurisdiction on the grounds that the applicant was not able to practice podiatric medicine without endangering the public;

(4) presents satisfactory evidence that the applicant does not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently;

(5) is a graduate of a college or school of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education;

(6) submits official transcripts from the National Board of Podiatry Examiners certifying applicant's passing scores in all areas of the National Board of Podiatry Examiners examination;

(7) successfully completes, under IC 25-29-4, an examination provided by the board;

(8) submits proof of proper medical malpractice insurance within thirty (30) days of licensure;

(9) submits proof of completion of a progressive graduate podiatric medical education training program that is at least twelve (12) months in length and meets the requirements of the Council on Podiatric Medical Education; and

(10) meets all other minimum requirements specified in IC 25-29-3.

  (b) An applicant who fails the examination given by the committee may be reexamined at least once within six (6) months of any such failure or denial. A candidate who has not passed every section of the examination may retake the examination on a regularly scheduled examination date. If a candidate has failed more than one (1) section of the examination or if a candidate fails any section three (3) times, the committee shall reexamine the candidate on all sections of the examination. If a candidate has failed only one (1) section of the examination but retakes the remaining failed section(s) of the examination on its next regularly scheduled date, the committee shall give the candidate credit for the section(s) which the candidate previously passed. Otherwise, the committee may not give credit to a candidate who passes less than all of the sections of the examination.

  (c) An applicant who has failed the examination provided by the committee three (3) times shall not be allowed to retake the examination until such time as the applicant provides evidence of an additional one (1) year of postgraduate training in a program approved by the committee.

  (d) The deadline for making any application for the examination provided by the committee shall be sixty (60) days prior to the examination date, except that where such dates are Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, the deadline shall be the next business day immediately following such date. (Board of Podiatric Medicine; 845 IAC 1-3-2; filed Apr 12, 1984, 8:28 a.m.: 7 IR 1530; filed Aug 5, 1987, 4:30 p.m.: 10 IR 2725; filed Dec 8, 1994, 5:08 p.m.: 18 IR 1282; readopted filed Jun 13, 2001, 11:45 a.m.: 24 IR 3823; filed Oct 6, 2003, 4:45 p.m.: 27 IR 526; readopted filed Dec 1, 2009, 9:13 a.m.: 20091223-IR-845090780RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2015, 11:22 a.m.: 20151209-IR-845150246RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (844 IAC 8-3-2) to the Board of Podiatric Medicine (845 IAC 1-3-2) by P.L.33-1993, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1993.