This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:36 PM by ryoung.
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies provisions of the Podiatric Physician Licensing Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ modifies the qualifications for an individual to obtain a license to practice podiatry.
13 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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15 Other Special Clauses:
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17 Utah Code Sections Affected:
18 AMENDS:
19 58-5a-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 230
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21 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22 Section 1. Section 58-5a-302 is amended to read:
23 58-5a-302. Qualifications to practice podiatry.
24 An applicant for licensure to practice podiatry shall:
25 (1) submit an application in a form as prescribed by the division;
26 (2) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
27 (3) be of good moral character;
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30 (4) provide satisfactory documentation of having successfully completed a program of
31 professional education preparing an individual as a podiatric physician, as evidenced by having
32 received an earned degree of doctor of podiatric medicine from a podiatry school or college
33 accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education;
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37 (a) has successfully completed 24 months of resident training in a program approved
38 by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education; or
39 (b) (i) has successfully completed 12 months of resident training in a program
40 approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education after receiving a degree of doctor of
41 podiatric medicine as required under Subsection (4);
42 (ii) has been accepted in, and is successfully participating in, progressive resident
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43a Ĥ→ approved program ←Ĥ within Utah, in
44 the applicant's second or third year of postgraduate training; and
45 (iii) has agreed to surrender to the division the applicant's license as a podiatric
46 physician without any proceedings under Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act,
47 and has agreed the applicant's license as a podiatric physician will be automatically revoked by
48 the division if the applicant fails to continue in good standing in a Ĥ→ [
49 program approved by the
49a resident training program ←Ĥ within the state; and
50 (6) pass examinations required by rule.
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