Podiatry, Board of Registration

Podiatry, Board of Registration in

Chapter 8: Podiatric Assistants

Effective Date: 01/25/2017 to 12/09/2020

Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 028.0001.8.01252017

CHAPTER 8

PODIATRIC ASSISTANTS

Section 1. Statement of Purpose. This Chapter is adopted to implement the Board's authority to establish the qualification and standards of education and performance needed to operate X-ray equipment.

Section 2. Certificate required; exemptions. No individual shall operate any machine source of ionizing radiation or administering radiation to any patient unless that individual holds a current certificate issued by the Board. This Chapter shall not apply to those persons not operating X-ray equipment and to licensed radiologic technicians and radiologic technologists.

Section 3. Internship or Examination Requirement. Every applicant for certification shall either:

1. (a) Successfully pass the ASPMA examination or;
2. (b) Intern with a Podiatrist for training which shall consist of not less than twenty hours of educational instruction or supervised training in the following areas:
3. (i) Podiatric nomenclature;
4. (ii) Machine operation exposure factor;
5. (iii) Operator and patient safety;
6. (iv) Practical or clinical experience in the following:
   1. (A) Foot and ankle techniques for exposing radiographs;
   2. (B) Film handling and storage, if applicable;
   3. (C) Processing procedures; and
   4. (D) Patient record documentation for radiographs.

Section 4. Application Process. As proof of satisfaction of the certification requirements stated in Section 3 above, all applicants shall submit an application as prescribed by the Board, the required fee as set forth in Chapter 3 and the following document :

1. (a) Written verification from the ASPMA that the applicant has successfully passed the examination; or

(b) Written verification from a Podiatrist stating the applicant has completed at least 20 hours of education in those areas as set forth above in Section 3 (b).

Section 5. Issuance and renewal of certificate; responsibility of Podiatrist.

(a) The Board shall issue a certificate to all successful applicants bearing the full name of the certificate holder, the current podiatric employer, date of issuance, certificate number and seal.

(b) Transferal of certificates occurs when a podiatric assistant leaves the podiatrist of who is named on the certificate. It is that podiatrist’s responsibility to return the certificate of the assistant to the Board upon the assistant’s termination of employment. Upon the podiatric assistant being employed elsewhere, it is the responsibility of the new podiatric employer to see that the board reissues a new certificate to the podiatric assistant.