KRS 311.420: Examinations -- Qualifications -- National board examinations -- Fees --

Issuance of licenses -- Expenses of board members -- Administrative

regulations.

(1) The board shall conduct examinations at least twice a year at such times and places

as the board deems convenient for applicants for licenses to practice podiatry in this

state, and shall admit to examination any applicant who:

(a) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(b) Is a citizen or legal resident of the United States and a resident of Kentucky;

(c) Is of good moral character and temperate habits; and

(d) Has completed a course in and graduated from a school or college of podiatry

approved by the board.

(2) The board shall prescribe the time, place, method, manner, scope, and conte nt of

board examinations for licenses to practice podiatry.

(3) Applicants for board examination shall present their credentials to the board by mail

upon forms furnished by the board and shall receive due notice of the place and

date of the board examinat ion. Each application shall contain proof of the

qualifications required of the applicant, be verified by the applicant under oath, and

be accompanied by an examination fee set by the board.

(4) The board shall issue a license to practice podiatry to any person who:

(a) 1. Satisfactorily passes the board examination; or

2. Provides certified evidence to the board directly from the National

Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners that he or she has passed all parts

of the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination within the

past ten (10) years;

(b) For any applicant seeki ng initial licensure after January 1, 2027, provides

evidence to the board directly from the sponsoring institution that he or she

has satisfactorily completed at least two (2) years of podiatric residency; and

(c) Fulfills all other licensure requirements under KRS 311.380 to 311.500 and in

administrative regulations promulgated by the board in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A.

(5) The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but

shall be paid their traveling and other necessar y expenses while employed upon the

business of the board.

(6) The board may utilize such materials, services, or facilities as may be made

available to it by other state agencies or may contract therefor, to such extent as the

board in its discretion, may determine.

(7) The board may promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS

Chapter 13A relating to:

(a) The licensing and regulation of podiatric assistants;

(b) The licensing and regulation of podiatric residents and podiatric residency

licenses; and

(c) The approval and regulation of supervising podiatrists who provide podiatric

supervision of physician assistants in accordance with KRS 311.857.