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Indiana Board Podiatric Medicine
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CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to renew your license to practice podiatry in
Indiana you are required to have completed not less than fifteen
(15) hours of continuing podiatric medical education each year.
The Board is currently on a four (4) year renewal cycle. The
continuing education must be completed during the renewal period
that begins July 1, 2001 and ends June 30, 2005. All continuing
education programs must be sponsored, accredited or approved by
any of the organizations listed in 845 IAC 1-5-3 or have been
approved by the Indiana Board of Podiatric Medicine.
Please note that beginning with the next renewal cycle, you
will be required to have completed not less than thirty (30)
hours of continuing podiatric medical education each two-year
renewal cycle. The Board is currently on a four (4) year renewal
cycle, but will begin a two-year renewal cycle after renewal on
June 30, 2005. Also beginning with this renewal period, all
continuing education programs must be sponsored, accredited or
approved by any of the organizations listed in 845 IAC 1-5-3.
Please review the following rules carefully, as they will
help clarify the above requirements. Please note that there are
some circumstances in which the above requirements may not
apply. Further explanation of this may be found in the following
rules.
THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE INDIANA
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. IT WAS PREPARED BY THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
BUREAU.
Rule 5. Continuing Education
845 IAC 1-5-1 Credit hours required
Authority: IC 25-29-2-11
Affected: IC 25-29-6-4
Sec. 1. (a) A licensee who renews a license as a podiatrist
shall complete no less than thirty (30) hours of continuing
podiatric medical education in courses or programs approved by
any of the approved sponsors found in 845 IAC 1-5-3 in each two
(2) year renewal period.
(b) A podiatrist is not required to complete continuing
education requirements for the year in which the initial license
is issued.
(c) Continuing podiatric medical education acquired in any
area other than podiatric medicine will not be accepted.
(d) Continuing education credit units or clock hours must be
obtained within the renewal period and may not be carried over
from one (1) licensure period to another.
(e) The continuing education requirement shall not be
increased or decreased until this section is duly amended and
all licensees are notified in writing at the date of their
license renewal that the subsequent renewal will require an
increased or decreased number of hours. (Board of Podiatric
Medicine; 845 IAC 1-5-1; filed Apr 12, 1984, 8:28 a.m.: 7 IR
1531; filed Aug 5, 1987, 4:30 p.m.: 10 IR 2725; filed Dec 8,
1994, 5:08 p.m.: 18 IR 1283; readopted filed Jun 13, 2001, 11:45
a.m.: 24 IR 3823; filed Oct 6, 2003, 4:45 p.m.: 27 IR 525) NOTE:
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (844 IAC
8-5-1) to the Board of Podiatric Medicine (845 IAC 1-5-1) by
P.L.33-1993, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1993.
845 IAC 1-5-2 Reporting credit (Repealed)
(Board of Podiatric Medicine; 845 IAC 1-5-2;
filed Apr 12, 1984, 8:28 a.m.: 7 IR 1531; errata
filed Oct 6, 2003, 4:45 p.m.: 27 IR 525)
845 IAC 1-5-2.1 Reporting continuing education
credit; audit
Authority: IC 25-29-2-11; IC 25-1-4-3
Affected: IC 25-29-6-4
Sec. 2.1. (a) The licensee shall provide the board with a
sworn statement signed by the licensee that the licensee has
fulfilled the continuing education requirements required by the
board.
(b) The licensee shall retain copies of certificates of
completion for continuing education courses for three (3) years
from the end of the licensing period for which the continuing
education applied. The licensee shall provide the board with
copies of the certificates of completion upon the board’s
request for a compliance audit.
(c) Every two (2) years the board shall randomly audit for
compliance more than one percent (1%) but less than ten percent
(10%) of the licensees required to take continuing education
courses. (Board of Podiatric Medicine; 845 IAC 1-5-2.1; filed
Oct 6, 2003, 4:45 p.m.: 27 IR 525)
845 IAC 1-5-3 Approval of continuing
education programs
Authority: IC 25-29-2-11
Affected: IC 25-29-6-4
Sec. 3. To receive credit for continuing education programs,
the program must be sponsored, accredited, or approved by any of
the following organizations:
(1) American Association of Podiatric Physicians and
Surgeons.
(2) American Medical Association (programs related to
podiatric medicine).
(3) American Society of Podiatric Dermatology.
(4) American Society of Podiatric Medicine.
(5) Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
(6) A national, regional, state, district, or local
organization that operates as an affiliated entity under the
approval of any organizations listed in subdivisions (1)
through (5).
(7) Any of the colleges of podiatric medicine accredited
by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
(8) A federal, state, or local government agency that
coordinates or presents continuing education programs
related to podiatric medicine. (Board of Podiatric
Medicine; 845 IAC 1-5-3; filed Apr 12, 1984, 8:28 a.m.: 7
IR 1531; filed Aug 5, 1987, 4:30 p.m.: 10 IR 2726; filed Dec 8,
1994, 5:08 p.m.: 18 IR 1284; readopted filed Jun 13, 2001, 11:45
a.m.: 24 IR 3823; filed Oct 6, 2003, 4:45 p.m.: 27 IR 525) NOTE:
Transferred from the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana (844 IAC
8-5-3) to the Board of Podiatric Medicine (845 IAC 1-5-3) by
P.L.33-1993, SECTION 76, effective July 1, 1993.
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