Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-49-7 - Examinations

(a) Each applicant for licensure as a podiatrist shall submit proof of having passed a nationally administered, standardized examination that is approved by the board and consists of written questions assessing knowledge on subject matter from the following content areas:

(1) Medicine, including podiatric and non-podiatric dermatology, podiatric vascular medicine, podiatric neurology, immunology, emergency medicine, cardiovascular medicine, neurology, respiratory medicine, metabolic and endocrine medicine, hematology, behavioral medicine, and rheumatology;

(2) orthopedics, biomechanics, and sports medicine;

(3) surgery, general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, intravenous sedation, and hospital protocol; and

(4) radiology.

(b) In order to qualify as board-approved, part III of PMLexis, as administered by the national board of podiatric medical examiners, shall meet the standards for an examination established by the board in this regulation.

(c) To pass the approved examination, each applicant for licensure shall obtain a criterion-referenced score of at least 75.

(d) Each applicant for licensure by endorsement shall show proof of successful completion of any examinations that met the Kansas requirements for licensure by examination at the time the applicant completed the examinations.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-49-7

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-2013; implementing K.S.A. 65-2003 and K.S.A. 65-2004; effective Jan. 10, 2003.