{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-149.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 149.3","heading":"License.","body":"Every applicant for a license to practice podiatry shall:\n1. Be a graduate of an accredited school of podiatry.\n2. Present an official transcript issued by a school of podiatry approved by the board.\n3. Pass an examination as determined by the board by rule.\n4. a. For an applicant who graduates from a school of podiatry on or after January 1, 1995, have successfully completed a residency approved by the council on podiatric medical education as determined by the board by rule, except as provided in paragraph “b”.\nb. (1) For an applicant who graduates from a school of podiatry on or after January 1, 2013, present evidence that the applicant has successfully completed two years of a residency approved by the council on podiatric medical education.\n(2) As part of the initial license renewal, a licensee pursuant to this paragraph shall provide documentation showing completion of a residency program approved by the council on podiatric medical education. The board shall not renew or reactivate the license of a licensee licensed pursuant to this paragraph if the licensee does not provide documentation showing completion of a residency program approved by the council on podiatric medical education.","path":["Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH (Ch. 123 - 158)","Chapter 149 - PODIATRY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/149.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:03Z","sha256":"a1d90e0617650b19ae26cae5f528b26abd9de1563442c70e35a183099a6628f7","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-149.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-149.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}