Summary


In Section R156-5a-102, the proposed amendments: 1) remove the definition of "recognized residency program", because the term is no longer used in the rule or statute; and 2) add the definition of "CPME�, which means the Council on Podiatric Medical Education. In Section R156-5a-302a, in accordance with Section 58-5a-302, as amended by H.B. 167 (2017), the proposed amendments delete the now-obsolete two-year post-graduate training requirement for licensure as a podiatric physician, and specify how the applicant shall satisfy the Division and the Podiatric Physician Board that the applicant meets the new Section 58-5a-302 resident training requirements. Briefly, the applicant must complete and sign the Verification of Post-Graduate Training contained in the Division's podiatric physician license application, and, if the applicant has not yet completed a second year of post-graduate resident training, the applicant must also complete and sign the newly added Affidavit of Current Utah Post-Graduate Resident Training. In Section R156-5a-302b, the proposed amendments: 1) correct the statutory references regarding the examination requirements for licensure as a podiatric physician; 2) delete an obsolete reference to the "PMLexis Exam"; and 3) clarify that the examinations required to be passed for licensure are Part I, Part II written, Part II CSPE, and Part III of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination (APMLE), developed by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (NBPME).