WSR 16-01-114 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Podiatric Medical Board) [Filed December 17, 2015, 3:00 p.m., effective January 17, 2016] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-922-030 Approved schools of podiatric medicine, 246-922-040 Examinations, and 246-922-100 Acts that may be delegated to unlicensed persons. Replacing outdated language and standards regarding recognized schools of podiatric medicine and exam requirements with current terms and standards. Repealing WAC 246-922-100 because assistive personnel working for podiatric physicians must obtain a medical assistant credential to perform clinical tasks.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-922-100; and amending WAC 246-922-030 and 246-922-040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-14-090 on June 29, 2015.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The board adopted a minor change to the exam section under WAC 246-922-040 to clarify that conditions would apply to someone who graduated by a specified date. The proposed language stated that the conditions apply to a person who was licensed by the specified date. This change was adopted to clarify that this language applies to graduates who may have not yet obtained a license.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 1.
Date Adopted: August 6, 2015.
Suzanne M. Wilson, DPM
Chair
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 91-10-041, filed 4/25/91, effective 5/26/91)
WAC 246-922-030 Approved schools of podiatric medicine.
For the purpose of the laws relating to podiatric medicine, the board approves ((the following list of schools of podiatric medicine: California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, California; College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, Iowa; New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, New York; Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dr. William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, Miami Shores, Florida)) the schools accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 91-10-041, filed 4/25/91, effective 5/26/91)
WAC 246-922-040 Examinations.
(((1) In order to be licensed to practice podiatric medicine and surgery in the state of Washington, all applicants except those who are seeking licensure by endorsement from another state under subsection (8) of this section, must pass Part I and Part II of the national examination prepared by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners in addition to the PMLexis examination approved by the Washington state podiatric medical board as the state examination.
(2) The Washington state podiatric medical examination shall include the following topics: Medicine and general podiatric medicine, to include but not limited to, microbiological diseases, dermatology, neurology, cardiovascular-respiratory, musculoskeletal, metabolic and endocrine, medical emergencies and trauma, rheumatology; and therapeutics, to include but not limited to, pharmacology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, local therapy, systemic therapy, surgery, and biomechanics.
(3) The state examination shall be administered twice annually on the second Tuesday of June and the first Tuesday of December. Applications for examination or reexamination shall be received in the office of the professional licensing services division, department of health, no later than April 15th for the following June examination and October 1 for the following December examination.
(4) Every applicant for a podiatric physician and surgeon license shall be required to pass the state examination with a grade of at least 75.
(5) The board shall approve the method of grading each examination, and shall apply such method uniformly to all applicants taking the examination.
(6) The board and the department shall not disclose any applicant's examination score to anyone other than the applicant, unless requested to do so in writing by the applicant.
(7) The applicant will be notified, in writing, of his or her examination scores.
(8) Applicants for licensure who have been licensed by examination in another state or who have successfully passed the examinations given by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners will be required to pass the state approved examination. If the examination taken in another state is the Virginia or PMLexis examination and the applicant passed the Virginia examination or PMLexis on or after June 1988 the applicant shall be deemed to have passed the approved examination in this state.
(9) Applicants failing the state approved examination whether taken in this or another state in which the Virginia or PMLexis examination was taken after June 1988 may be reexamined no more than three times. Applicants who have failed the state approved examination three times may petition the board to be permitted to retake the examination on additional occasions and the applicant must provide satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she has taken remedial measures to increase his or her likelihood of passing the examination. If the applicant does not provide satisfactory evidence to the board, the board shall deny the request to retake the examination until such time that the applicant can provide satisfactory evidence of remedial measures undertaken to increase his or her likelihood of passing the examination.)) In order to obtain a license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery in the state of Washington, an applicant must:
(1) Successfully pass all parts of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination administered through the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners; or
(2) Be licensed by examination in another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; and
(a) If graduated on or after June 1988, have successfully passed Parts I, II, and III of the national examination prepared by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners; or
(b) If graduated prior to June 1988, have successfully passed Parts I and II of the national examination administered through the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners in addition to the Virginia licensing examination or the PM-Lexis examination.
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
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