§7000. Introduction.
This article applies to the profession of podiatry. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
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This article applies to the profession of podiatry. The general provisions for all professions contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this article.
Only a person licensed or exempt under this article shall practice podiatry or use the title "podiatrist" or "chiropodist".
A state board for podiatry shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and the department on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this title. The board shall be composed of not less than seven podiatrists licensed in this state. An executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of the commissioner.
To qualify for a license as a podiatrist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect or prevent:
b. License: be licensed as a podiatrist in the state;
c. Experience and certification: either:
(i) have graduated on or after June first, two thousand six from a three- year residency program in podiatric medicine and surgery that was accredited by an accrediting agency acceptable to the department, and provide documentation that he or she has acceptable training and experience in advanced midfoot, rearfoot and ankle procedures that has been approved by the department; or
(ii) have graduated before June first, two thousand six from a two-year residency program in podiatric medicine and surgery that was accredited by an accrediting agency acceptable to the department, be certified in reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery, by a national certifying board having certification standards acceptable to the department, and provide documentation that he or she has acceptable training and experience in advanced midfoot, rearfoot and ankle procedures that has been approved by the department.
d. Fees: pay a free to the department of two hundred twenty dollars for the issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric advanced ankle surgery.
A limited permit to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery, as described in subdivision two of section seven thousand one of this article, may be issued by the department to a podiatrist who is licensed pursuant to this article and who has met the residency and board qualification/certification requirements set forth in subdivision one of section seven thousand nine of this article in order to authorize such podiatrist to obtain the training and experience required for the issuance of a podiatric standard ankle surgery privilege pursuant to subdivision one of section seven thousand nine of this article. Such permits shall authorize the performance of podiatric advanced ankle surgery only under the direct personal supervision of a licensed podiatrist holding a podiatric standard ankle surgery privilege or a podiatric advanced ankle surgery privilege issued pursuant to section seven thousand nine of this article or of a physician licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this title and certified in orthopedic surgery by a national certifying board having certification standards acceptable to the department.