Utah Code § 58-5a-302

Qualifications to practice podiatry
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this section
An applicant for licensure to practice podiatry shall:
(1) submit an application in a form the division approves;
(2) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(3) provide satisfactory documentation of having successfully completed a program of professional
education preparing an individual as a podiatric physician, as evidenced by having received an
earned degree of doctor of podiatric medicine from a podiatry school or college accredited by
the Council on Podiatric Medical Education;
(4) if licensed on or after July 1, 2015, satisfy the division and board that the applicant:
(a) has successfully completed 24 months of resident training in a program approved by the
Council on Podiatric Medical Education; or
(b)
(i) has successfully completed 12 months of resident training in a program approved by the
Council on Podiatric Medical Education after receiving a degree of doctor of podiatric
medicine as required under Subsection (3);
(ii) has been accepted in, and is successfully participating in, progressive resident training in
a Council on Podiatric Medical Education approved program within Utah, in the applicant's
second or third year of postgraduate training; and
(iii) has agreed to surrender to the division the applicant's license as a podiatric physician
without any proceedings under Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, and
has agreed the applicant's license as a podiatric physician will be automatically revoked
by the division if the applicant fails to continue in good standing in a Council on Podiatric
Medical Education approved progressive resident training program within the state;
(5) pass examinations required by rule; and
(6)
(a) consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;
(b) meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection
(6)(a), that the division establishes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(c) disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves.

‹ Prev All Utah sections Next ›


Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Statute text is provided for general information and may not reflect the most recent amendments; verify against the official state code.