STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE These rules are promulgated pursuant to C.R.S. 12-32-104(1)(a). Specific authority for the promulgation of these rules is set forth in C.R.S. 12-32-111 12-32-115(3), 24-34-102(8)(d)(II) and 12-70-101(2). The purpose for promulgation of these rules is to inform the public and applicants for license reinstatement or reactivation of the Board’s requirements for reinstatement of a lapsed or inactive license and for the demonstration of continued professional competence for reinstatement or reactivation applicants whose licenses became lapsed or inactive more than two years. Requirements 1. As used in article 32, title 12, C.R.S., the terms lapsed, expired and delinquent are synonymous. 2. The Board shall not reinstate or reactivate a license that became lapsed or inactive pursuant to C.R.S. 12-32-111 or otherwise unless the licensee first accurately completes the application form approved by the Board and pays the application fees established by the Board. 3. The Board shall defer action on any application for reinstatement or reactivation if it decides, either before or after the application has been made, to investigate a complaint against the applicant as provided in C.R.S. 12-32-108.3, and if the Board decides to refer such complaint to the Office of the Attorney General for disciplinary proceedings by formal complaint, the Board shall defer final action on such reinstatement or reactivation application until a hearing has been held in accordance with C.R.S. 12-32-108.3 and the Board has issued its final order in such matter. 4. The Board shall not reinstate or reactivate the license of any applicant for reinstatement or reactivation whose license became lapsed or inactive for more than two years unless the applicant first demonstrates continued professional competence pursuant to the requirements set forth below. The applicant for reinstatement or reactivation bears the burden of demonstrating his/her continued professional competence and must furnish to the Board evidence in support of the asserted continued professional competence. The Board may request additional information from an applicant for reinstatement or reactivation.

5. The Board has established the following criteria for determining whether an applicant for reinstatement or reactivation has demonstrated her/his continued professional competence as required by C.R.S. 12-32-111(2), 12-32-115(3), 24-34-102(8)(d)(II) and 12-70-101(2). An applicant must meet all applicable criteria to establish her/his continued professional competence. a. License lapsed or inactive two to five years . An applicant whose license became lapsed or inactive for two to five years must demonstrate her/his continued professional competence by:

1. Documenting a current license to practice podiatry in another jurisdiction; 2. Documenting an active practice of podiatry in the jurisdiction that issued the current license since the Colorado license became lapsed or inactive; 3. Submitting letters of endorsement from three licensed podiatrists or physicians who have observed the applicant’s practice and who attest to the applicant’s professional competence; and 4. Submitting an attestation that the podiatrist has met the continuing education requirements set forth in Board policy.

b. License lapsed or inactive more than five years . An applicant whose license became lapsed or inactive more than five years must demonstrate her/his continued professional competence by:

1. Documenting a current license to practice podiatry in another jurisdiction; 2. Documenting an active practice of podiatry in the jurisdiction that issued the current license since the Colorado license became lapsed or inactive; 3. Submitting letters of endorsement from three licensed podiatrists or physicians who have observed the applicant’s practice and who attest to the applicant’s professional competence;

4. Submitting an attestation that the podiatrist has met the continuing education requirements set forth in Board policy;

5. Demonstrating that the applicant has in the past passed the written PMLEXIS examination of the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners or any successor organization as determined by scores established by the Colorado Podiatry Board; and 6. Passage of the Board’s jurisprudence examination.

c. Alternate method of establishing continued professional competence . Any podiatrist who does not demonstrate continued professional competence by compliance with the above criteria may demonstrate continued professional competency by: 1. Passage within the preceding 24 months of the written PMLEXIS examination of the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners or any successor organization as determined by scores established by the Board; and/or 2. Complying with any other evaluation, education, training and/or monitoring the Board may require to establish continued professional competence. Such requirements shall be at the discretion of the Board.

6. As used in this rule, “active practice of podiatry” means the applicant has engaged in the practice of podiatry at least 20 hours per week over the applicable time period with no more than a 6-month continuous absence from the practice of podiatry.

EFFECTIVE 4/1/91; REVISED 10/1/95; REPEALED AND READOPTED 3/7/03, EFFECTIVE 4/30/03, REVISED 3/4/05, EFFECTIVE 5/1/05