(1) Every person desiring to practice podiatry in this state shall be examined as to the person's qualifications, except as otherwise provided in this article 290. Each applicant shall submit, in a manner approved by the board, an application containing satisfactory proof that the applicant:
Is at least twenty-one years of age;
Is a graduate of a school of podiatry at which not less than a two-year prepodiatrycourse and a four-year course of podiatry is required and that is recognized and approved by the board;
Has completed one year of a residency program approved by the board as establishedby rules promulgated by the board;
(c.5) Has passed an examination approved by the board as established by rules promulgated by the board; and
In the two years immediately preceding the date the application is received by theboard, has been enrolled in podiatric medical school or in a residency program, has passed the national examination, has been engaged in the active practice of podiatry as defined by the board, or can otherwise demonstrate competency as determined by the board.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1547, § 1, effective October 1; (1)(c) amended and (1)(c.5) added, (SB 19-153), ch. 369, p. 3379, § 11, effective October 1.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-32-105 as it existed prior to 2019.
(2) Before its relocation in 2019, this section was amended in SB 19-153. Those amendments were superseded by the repeal and reenactment of this title 12, effective October 1, 2019. For those amendments to the former section in effect from July 1, 2019, to October 1, 2019, see SB 19-153, chapter 369, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.