SECTION 545:15-1-2. Examination

(a)   Upon submission and approval of a completed application for licensure by examination, and the payment of all fees, an applicant may sit for an examination approved by the Board. The Board has adopted the APMLE Part III as the written portion of the licensure examination. The applicant also must pass a jurisprudence exam and an oral exam as authorized in 59 O.S. Section 144 as administered by the Board.

(b)   Applicants shall file a written application for examination as set out in OAC 435:15-1-3 of this Subchapter and pay, in advance, the fee for examination.

(1)   The application must be received at least 30 days prior to the date the exam is to be administered.

(2)   The application fee must be submitted in the form of a cashier's check or certified check with the completed application form.

(3)   If the application for examination is unacceptable, the fee shall be returned to the candidate along with the application.

(4)   If the application is deemed acceptable, the candidate shall be notified of same in writing and scheduled for examination. The application fee shall be deposited with the office of the State Treasurer of the State of Oklahoma and shall at that point become non-refundable.

(c)   Any person who is otherwise qualified for licensure shall receive a license to practice podiatry in this State who meets the requirements set out in Title 59 O.S. § 144.

(d)   The examination shall cover areas in anatomy, podiatric medicine and surgery, pathology, dermatology, pharmacology, biomechanics, anesthesia, radiology, Oklahoma law relating to podiatry and any other areas deemed relevant by the Board.

(e)   The Board hereby authorizes examination papers to be graded by one or more of its own members or by any one or more licensed podiatrist it shall select at a meeting of the Board.

[Source: Amended at 12 Ok Reg 439, eff 11-17-94 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1249, eff 5-11-95; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 392, eff 11-18-98 (emergency); Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2550, eff 6-28-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2780, eff 11-1-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1336, eff 6-5-03; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2270, eff 7-11-10; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 609, eff 1-29-14 (emergency); Amended at 31 Ok Reg 2157, eff 9-12-14]