Connecticut § 20-55 - Examinations. Fees.

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§ 20-55. Examinations. Fees.

Sec. 20-55. Examinations. Fees. The Department of Public Health shall hold examinations under the supervision of the board at least once each year and on such other days and at such time and place as the department may designate. Candidates shall be examined in the following subjects: Anatomy and histology, physiology, dermatology and syphilology, bacteriology and pathology, chemistry, pharmacy and materia medica, theory and practice of podiatry, including diagnosis, podiatric orthopedics and therapeutics in all branches as taught and practiced in the approved schools and colleges of podiatry. The fee for such examination shall be five hundred sixty-five dollars. The examination shall be prescribed by the department with the advice and consent of the board. Passing scores shall be established by the department with the consent of the board.

(1949 Rev., S. 4557; 1957, P.A. 174, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 17; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 46; P.A. 77-614, S. 377, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 26, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 19, 71; P.A. 89-251, S. 77, 203; P.A. 91-113, S. 4; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 20, 117; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 186.)

History: 1959 act increased examination fee from $35 to $50; 1971 act raised examination fees to $100; P.A. 77-614 placed examinations within jurisdiction of department of health services rather than board of examiners except that board establishes content of examination and time and place examination given, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 essentially transferred all examination duties to department, retaining board in supervisory and advisory capacity and added provision re establishment of passing scores; P.A. 81-471 deleted requirement that examination be held on second Tuesday of July and provided that examination is to be held at least once each year; P.A. 89-251 increased the examination fee from $100 to $300; P.A. 91-113 replaced reference to chiropodical orthopedics to podiatric orthopedics; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised examination fee from $300 to $450; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fee from $450 to $565.

Cited. 207 C. 674.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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