1. (a) Any person who wishes to practice podiatric medicine in this state must:

   1. (1) be at least 21 years of age;
   2. (2) successfully pass all required sections of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination and the jurisprudence examination;
   3. (3) complete the graduate podiatric medical education requirements from an accredited college of Podiatric Medicine in the United States;
   4. (4) complete at least one year of GPME in a program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association with a hospital, clinic, or institution acceptable to the department;
   5. (5) pay all applicable fees;
   6. (6) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
   7. (7) submit all transcripts of relevant coursework, acceptable to the department; and
   8. (8) successfully pass a criminal history background check performed by the department;
   9. (9) provide proof of successful completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR); and
   10. (10) submit a Self-Query report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.
2. (b) The department approves and adopts by reference the Standards and Requirements for Approval of Residencies in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and Procedures for Approval of Residencies in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery adopted by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
3. (c) The department approves and adopts by reference the Standards and Requirements for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine and Procedures for Accrediting Colleges of Podiatric Medicine adopted by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
4. (d) The applicant shall submit evidence sufficient for the department to determine that the applicant has met all the requirements and any other information reasonably required by the department. Any application, diploma or certification, or other document required to be submitted to the department that is not in the English language must be accompanied by a certified translation into English.

Source Note:The provisions of this §130.40 adopted to be effective November 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 6953.