Colorado § 12-290-110 - Podiatry training license.

§ 12-290-110. Podiatry training license.

(1) The board shall issue a podiatry training license to an applicant who has:

(a) Graduated from a podiatric medical school approved by the board;

(b) Passed the part I and part II examinations by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners or its successor organization; and

(c) Been accepted into a podiatric residency program in Colorado.

(2) At least thirty days prior to the date the applicant begins the residency program, the applicant shall submit a statement to the board from the residency director of an approved residency program in Colorado that states the applicant meets the necessary qualifications and that the residency program accepts responsibility for the applicant's training while in the program.

(3) Where feasible, the applicant shall submit a completed application, on a form approved by the board, on or before the date on which the applicant begins the approved residency. A podiatry training license granted pursuant to this section shall expire if a completed application is not received by the board within sixty days after the applicant begins the approved residency.

(4) The board may refuse to issue a podiatric training license to an applicant who does not have the necessary qualifications, who has engaged in unprofessional conduct pursuant to section 12-290-108, or who has been disciplined by a licensing board in another jurisdiction.

(5) A person with a podiatric training license shall practice podiatry only under the supervision of a licensed podiatrist or a physician licensed to practice medicine within the residency program. A person with a podiatry training license shall not delegate podiatric or medical services to a person who is not licensed to practice podiatry or medicine and shall not have the authority to collaborate with physician assistants.

(6) The podiatry training license shall not be renewed and shall expire:

(a) No later than three years after the date the license is issued;

(b) If the training licensee is no longer participating in the residency program; or

(c) When the training licensee receives a license to practice podiatry pursuant to section 12-290-108.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1553, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2023: (5) amended, (SB 23-083), ch. 114, p. 414, § 8, effective August 7.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-32-107.4 as it existed prior to 2019.