HF 635 (LSB 2359HV (2) 90)

HOUSE FILE 635

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 221)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the requirements for a license to practice podiatry.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 149.3, subsection 4, Code 2023, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
   4.  Have successfully completed two years in a residency program approved by the council on podiatric medical education. As part of the initial license renewal, the licensee shall provide documentation showing completion of a residency program approved by the council on podiatric medical education. This subsection applies to all applicants who graduate from a school of podiatry on or after the effective date of this Act. The board shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subsection.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires an applicant for a license to practice podiatry to have completed two years in a residency program approved by the council on podiatric medical education. The bill also requires a licensee to provide documentation showing the completion of such a residency program at the time of the licensee’s first license renewal. This requirement applies to all applicants who graduate from a school of podiatry on or after the effective date of the bill. Under current law, an applicant must have completed a residency program as determined by the board of podiatry by rule.