STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE The basis for the Board's promulgation of rules and regulations is C.R.S. 12-32-104(1)(a). The specific statutory authority for the promulgation of these rules is C.R.S. 12-32-102(1). The purpose for enactment of the rules is to set forth the guidelines employed by the Colorado Podiatry Board to govern persons serving an approved residency program.

A. An applicant must complete a Board approved application form which establishes acceptance into a Board approved hospital based residency program of one or two years' duration including the beginning and ending dates of such residency.

B. Registered residents may not practice podiatry outside the parameters of their residency unless licensed to practice podiatry in this state.

C. An “approved residency” program may be for a one-year or a two-year period and shall meet one of the following criteria:

1. Is hospital-based and approved by the Council of Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) of the American Podiatric Medical Association, or 2. Is hospital-based and found, after investigation by the Colorado Podiatry Board, to provide residency training that is substantially equivalent to that provided by CPME-approved residency programs.