(1) A completed and verified application form provided by the board and the required fee under s. 440.05 (1), Stats. Section 4. Pod 1.03 (1) (Note) and (3) are created to read:
Pod 1.03 (1) (Note) Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department of safety and professional services’ website at http://dsps.wi.gov. (3) Evidence of successful completion of the examination requirements under s. Pod 1.06. Section 5. Pod 1.05 is repealed.
Section 6. Pod 1.06 (1) (a) (intro.), (2), and (4) are amended to read:
Pod 1.06 (1) (a) (intro.) An applicant shall complete the written examination under sub. (2), and an open book examination on statutes and rules governing the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery in Wisconsin. In addition, an applicant may be required to complete an oral examination if the applicant:
(2) The board shall utilize as its written examinations examination the national board examination American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination, part Parts I, and part II, II Clinical Skills Patient Encounter, and the PMLexis examination of the national board of podiatric examiners III. The passing scores are set by the national board National Board of podiatric medicine Podiatric Medical Examiners and represent the minimum competency required to protect public health and safety. The board may accept the recommendations of the examination provider.
(4) An applicant who has received passing grades in written examinations for a license to practice podiatry conducted by another licensing jurisdiction of the United States, shall submit to the board documentary evidence. The board shall review the documentary evidence to determine whether the scope and passing grades of the examinations are substantially equivalent to those of this state at the time of the applicant's examination. If the board finds equivalency, the board shall accept this in lieu of requiring the applicant to achieve the passing grades in the national board examination and the PMLexis examination of the national board of podiatry examiners scores under sub. (2). The burden of proof of equivalency is on the applicant.
Section 7. Pod 1.08 (1) (a) (Note) is amended to read:
Pod 1.08 (1) (a) (Note) Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department of safety and professional services’ website at http://dsps.wi.gov. Section 8. Pod 1.08 (2) is renumbered Pod 1.08 (1) (d) and amended to read:
Pod 1.08 (1) (d) An applicant shall complete Evidence of successful completion of an open book examination on statutes and rules governing the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery in Wisconsin.
Section 9. Pod 1.09 (1) (a) (Note) is amended to read:
Pod 1.09 (1) (a) (Note) Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department of safety and professional services’ website at http://dsps.wi.gov. Section 10. Pod 1.09 (2) is renumbered Pod 1.09 (1) (e) and amended to read:
Pod 1.09 (1) (e) An applicant shall complete Evidence of successful completion of an open book examination on statutes and rules governing the practice of podiatric medicine and surgery in Wisconsin.
Section 11. Pod 1.10 (1) (a) and (b) (Note) are amended to read:
Pod 1.10 (1) (a) An applicant for a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery who is a graduate of a school of podiatric medicine and surgery approved by the board may apply to the board for a temporary license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery. An applicant for a temporary license shall submit to the board the documentary evidence and credentials required under ss. Pod 1.04 and 1.05, a completed application for a temporary license, and the required fees under s. 440.05 (1), Stats. An application for a temporary license shall be made not less than 30 days before the date set by the board for the holding of its next examinations for licensure. (b) (Note) Applications are available upon request to the board office located at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department of safety and professional services’ website at http://dsps.wi.gov. Section 12. Effective date. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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