21 NCAC 52 .0202             EXAMINATION

(a)  The board shall conduct an examination as set out in G.S. 90-202.6. The examination shall be scheduled so as not to conflict with the APMLE.

(b)  An applicant who has qualified to sit for the examination shall pass written and oral sections on medical and clinical subjects related to the practice of podiatric medicine as set forth in G.S. 90-202.6(a) in order to complete the examination successfully.

(c)  An applicant who has successfully completed the examination as set forth in Paragraph (b) of this Rule shall also pass an examination section on the practice and scope of podiatry in North Carolina and compliance with State statutes, in particular, G.S. 90-202.2 to G.S. 90-202.14; G.S. 131E-85 to G.S. 131E-87; G.S. 55B-10 to G. S. 55B-13; G.S. 57D; and the board's Rules, within 30 months of successfully completing the examination in Paragraph (b).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-202.4(g); 90‑202.6;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2013; June 1, 2011; December 1, 1988;

Readopted Eff. September 1, 2016.