Section 1360.45  Application for Licensure on the Basis of Examination

a)         Each applicant for licensure as a podiatric physician in the State of Illinois, pursuant to the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 100] (the Act), shall file an application with the Division that includes:

1)         A complete work history indicating all employment since graduation from an approved podiatric medical program that meets the requirements set forth in Section 1360.20;

2)         Certification of graduation from an approved podiatric medical program;

3)         Proof of passage of Part I and Part II of the examination given by the NBPME by NBPME standards.  The applicant shall have the scores submitted to the Division directly from NBPME;

4)         Proof of successful completion of the PM Lexis examination in accordance with Section 1360.40 of this Part;

5)         Proof of successful completion of one year of postgraduate training approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) which includes residency and preceptorship programs;

6)         Certification, on forms provided by the Division, from the jurisdictions in which the applicant was originally licensed and is currently licensed, if applicable, stating:

A)        The time during which the applicant was registered in that jurisdiction, including the date of the original issuance of the license; and

B)        Whether the file on the applicant contains any record of disciplinary actions taken or pending; and

7)         The required fee set forth in Section 18(a)(1) of the Act.

b)         An applicant who has successfully completed in another jurisdiction a written clinical competency examination recognized by the Division pursuant to Section 1360.40 shall have the examination scores submitted directly to the Division by the reporting entity.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 4704, effective March 1, 2006)