| (a) A person who is enrolled in an accredited graduate
podiatric medical education (GPME) program in Texas must hold a temporary
residency license.
(b) The GPME program must be accredited by the Council
on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
(c) An applicant granted a temporary residency license
for the purpose of pursuing a GPME program in the State of Texas shall
not engage in the practice of podiatric medicine, whether for compensation
or free of charge, outside the scope and limits of the GPME program
in which the applicant is enrolled.
(d) A temporary residency license granted by the department
for the purpose of pursuing a GPME program in the State of Texas is
valid until the licensee leaves or is terminated from said GPME program.
(e) All temporary residency licensees shall be subject
to the same fees and penalties as all other licensees as set forth
in the Act and this chapter, except that temporary residency licensees
are not subject to continuing medical education requirements.
(f) To be eligible for a temporary residency license
an applicant must:
(1) be at least 21 years of age;
(2) successfully complete at least 90 semester hours
of undergraduate college courses acceptable at the time of completion
for credit toward a bachelor's degree at an institution of higher
education determined by the department to have acceptable standards;
(3) successfully graduate from a reputable college
of podiatry approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education
of the American Podiatric Medical Association, and the college must
have been so approved during the entire period of the applicant's
course of instruction;
(4) successfully pass all required sections of the
American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination;
(5) pay all applicable fees;
(6) submit a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(7) submit all transcripts of relevant college coursework,
acceptable to the department;
(8) successfully pass a criminal history background
check performed by the department;
(9) provide proof of successful completion of a course
in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);
(10) complete the "Memorandum of Understanding for
Approved Residency Program";
(11) complete the "Certificate of Acceptance for Postgraduate
Training Program"; and
(12) successfully pass a National Practitioner Data
Bank query check performed by the department.
(g) 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.
(h) 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.
(i) 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.
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