1. 1. Any person desiring to serve a period of internship/residency in a Missouri hospital may do so without obtaining a permanent certificate of registration from the board if he or she qualifies for and obtains a temporary certificate of registration for internship/residency from the board.

2. 2. The board shall grant a temporary certificate of registration for internship/residency upon proper application if it finds:

   1. (1) That the applicant has graduated from a college of podiatry recognized and approved by the board; and
   2. (2) That the applicant has successfully passed an examination of the National Board of Podiatry Examiners or any successor thereof; and
   3. (3) That the internship/residency program the applicant intends to enter is offered by a Missouri hospital accredited by the American Podiatry Association.
3. 3. Any person desiring to obtain a temporary certificate of registration shall make application to the board with evidence that he or she meets the requirements of this section. There shall be a fee paid by the applicant for the temporary certificate of registration, such fee to be paid upon the issuance of the certificate. There shall be an application fee which shall accompany all applications for a temporary certificate of registration and shall be nonrefundable.
4. 4. The temporary certificate of registration for internship/residency may upon approval by the board for good cause shown be renewed for an additional one-year period. If during the period of internship/residency specified in the temporary certificate, the holder thereof shall transfer from the internship/residency program offered by the hospital specified in his or her application, the holder must, before such transfer, receive approval for the transfer from the board. Upon approval of the transfer, the temporary certificate shall remain valid for one year from the date of such transfer.

(L. 1981 S.B. 16)