645—220.2 (149) Requirements for licensure. The following criteria shall apply to licensure:
	 220.2(1) An applicant shall complete a board-approved application packet. Application forms may be obtained from the board’s Web site (http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure) or directly from the board office. All applications shall be sent to the Board of Podiatry Examiners, Professional Licensure Division, Fifth Floor, Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075.
	 220.2(2) An applicant shall complete the application form according to the instructions contained in the application. If the application is not completed according to the instructions, the application will not be reviewed by the board.
	 220.2(3) Each application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees payable to the Board of Podiatry Examiners. The fees are nonrefundable.
	 220.2(4) No application will be considered complete until official copies of academic transcripts sent directly to the board of podiatry examiners from a college of podiatric medicine approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) of the American Podiatric Medical Association are received by the board.
	 220.2(5) Rescinded IAB 8/3/05, effective 9/7/05.
	 220.2(6) The candidate shall take the Part III PMLexis written examination required by the board pursuant to these rules.
	 220.2(7) Licensees who were issued their licenses within six months prior to the renewal date shall not be required to renew their licenses until the renewal date two years later.
	 220.2(8) Incomplete applications that have been on file in the board office for more than two years shall be:
	  a.   	 Considered invalid and shall be destroyed; or
	  b.   	 Retained upon written request of the applicant. The applicant is responsible for requesting that the file be retained.
	 220.2(9) Applications shall be complete before the licensee sits for the examination.
	 220.2(10) An applicant who graduated from a podiatric college in 1961 or earlier, is currently licensed in another state and has practiced for the 24 months immediately prior to application may be exempted from passing Part I and Part II of the NBPME examination based on the applicant’s credentials and the discretion of the board.
	 220.2(11) An applicant who graduated from a podiatric college on or after January 1, 1995, shall present documentation of successful completion of a minimum of one-year residency approved by the American Podiatric Medical Association’s Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
	 220.2(12) Passing score reports for Part I and Part II of the NBPME examination shall be sent directly from the examination service to the board of podiatric examiners.