249 C.M.R. 3.01 – Forms of and Requirements for Licensure

(1) Licensure by Examination.
1. (a) An applicant must submit a completed application to the Board. An application shall include verification of graduation from an approved college of podiatric medicine and the original results of the applicant's American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination, administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.
2. (b) An applicant shall present to the Board satisfactory proof that he or she has served and satisfactorily completed a residency, of at least one year in duration, in a duly-licensed clinic, hospital, institution, facility or program approved by the Board. In lieu of a residency, the Board will accept a preceptorship program if the following conditions are satisfied:
  1. 1. The Board has reviewed and approved the preceptorship program.
  2. 2. The applicant may be required to submit a log of duties and responsibilities, including surgical cases, general work and educational courses, during the preceptorship.
  3. 3. The preceptorship is at least one year in duration. The Board may waive the residency requirements in 249 CMR 3.01(1)(b) and (2) for an
applicant who submits documentation sufficient to demonstrate, to the Board's satisfaction, that the applicant was licensed in another state prior to 1995 and that the other state did not require residency or preceptorship on the date the applicant was licensed. (c) The applicant must submit three original letters attesting to the applicant's good moral character from individuals who have known the applicant for at least three years. None of these individuals may be a relative of the applicant. (d) The applicant must pass Part I and Part II of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination (the APMLE) and Part III (formerly known as the PMLexis examination), or other equivalent examinations approved by the Board, and pass the Massachusetts Jurisprudence Examination. (e) The Board may conduct a personal interview before a licensure application is approved. (f) An applicant who fails the licensure examination may be re-examined, upon payment of the required fee, at a time and place designated by the Board.
(2) Licensure by Reciprocity. The Board may issue a license to an applicant who furnishes satisfactory proof that he or she has the qualifications to be licensed in Massachusetts and that he or she has been licensed in another state for at least five years where the requirements for registration are, in the opinion of the Board, equivalent to those of Massachusetts, provided that such state accords a like privilege to holders of certificates of registration issued in Massachusetts and that the applicant has not previously failed to pass an examination required in Massachusetts. A state may be deemed to accord a like privilege to Massachusetts podiatrist if the state has a process by which a Massachusetts podiatrist may apply for licensure without taking additional licensing examinations other than a state-specific jurisprudence examination.
(3) Limited Licensure.
1. (a) A limited license enables a person to complete his or her podiatric medical training. The Board may issue a limited license to a person who has received an appointment as an intern, fellow or podiatric medical officer at a health care facility or in a training program or preceptorship approved by the Board.
2. (b) An applicant for a limited license must submit to the Board a completed application form and any additional information which the Board requests.
3. (c) If the Board determines that the applicant is qualified, it shall issue a limited license to the applicant.
4. (d) Limited licenses are subject to the following limitations:
  1. 1. A limited license authorizes a limited licensee to practice podiatry only in the training or preceptorship program or at the health care facility designated on the limited license or at the facility's approved affiliates. A limited licensee may practice podiatric medicine only under the supervision of a full licensee.
  2. 2. A limited licensee may practice outside the health care facility designated on the license but only for the treatment of persons accepted as patients by the designated residency or preceptorship program.
  3. 3. A limited license shall terminate automatically upon termination of the residency or preceptorship and, in any event, at the end of three years from the date of issue.
(4) Temporary Licensure.
1. (a) The Board may issue a temporary license to a podiatric physician licensed in another jurisdiction for a period in the following circumstances:
  1. 1. to a podiatrist licensed in another jurisdiction who has a temporary faculty appointment certified by the chairman of the board of registration in podiatry for purposes of podiatric medical education. Such temporary licensure shall terminate automatically upon termination of the faculty appointment and, in any event, at the end of eight months from the date of issue.
  2. 2. to permit a podiatrist licensed in another jurisdiction to act as a substitute podiatric physician for a registered podiatric physician in the commonwealth. A temporary license requested for this purpose shall be granted only upon the written request of said registered podiatric physician and to be limited to three months or less.
  3. 3. to a podiatric physician eligible for examination or registration in the commonwealth who is a diplomate of a specialty board approved by the APMA to permit the individual to act as a substitute podiatric physician for a registered podiatric physician in the commonwealth. A temporary license requested for this purpose shall be granted only upon written request of said registered podiatric physician and shall be limited to the specialty to which the applicant is certified and to a duration of three months or less.