Vermont § 372 - Licensure without examination

§ 372. Licensure without examination

• (a) A person who is licensed under the laws of another jurisdiction and who desires licensure
  as a podiatrist without examination shall apply to the Board in writing on a form
  furnished by it and pay the specified fee. The Board shall license that person if
  it deems that person has met requirements in the other jurisdiction that are substantially
  equal to those of this State. The Board may adopt such rules as are reasonable and
  necessary for the protection of the public to ensure that applicants under this section
  are professionally qualified. (b)(1) The Board shall have an endorsement process for podiatrist licensure that requires
  not more than three years of practice in good standing in another jurisdiction within
  the United States, regardless of whether that jurisdiction has licensing requirements
  substantially equal to those of this State, so long as the applicant meets one of
  the following postgraduate training requirements: (A) A graduate of a U.S. or Canadian podiatric school accredited by a body that is acceptable
  to the Board shall have successfully completed at least two years of postgraduate
  training in a U.S. or Canadian program accredited by an organization that is acceptable
  to the Board; or (B) A graduate of a Board-approved podiatric school outside the United States or Canada
  shall have successfully completed at least three years of postgraduate training in
  a U.S. or Canadian program accredited by an organization that is acceptable to the
  Board. (2) If the Board determines that three years of demonstrated practice in another specific
  jurisdiction is not adequately protective of the public, it shall provide its rationale
  to the Commissioner, who may propose any necessary statutory or rule amendments in
  order to implement more restrictive requirements for endorsement for that jurisdiction. (3) The Board may issue to an endorsement applicant a waiver of the practice requirement
  if there is a showing that the waiver follows State policy and the public is adequately
  protected. (Added 1985, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. June 30, 1986; amended 2019, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. April 1, 2021.)