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CA Bus & Prof Code § 2467 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2467.

2467.  (a) The board may convene from time to time as it deems necessary.(b) Four members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting.(c) It shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of those members present at a meeting, those members constituting at least a quorum, to pass any motion, resolution, or measure.(d) The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary who shall hold their respective positions at the pleasure of the board. The president may call meetings of the board and any duly appointed committee at a specified time and place.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 489, Sec. 8. (SB 1478) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2468 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2468.

2468.  Notice of each meeting of the board shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 836, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2469 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2469.

2469.  Each member of the board shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 2016.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 655, Sec. 16.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2470.

2470.  The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code), regulations necessary to enable the board to carry into effect the provisions of law relating to the practice of podiatric medicine.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 15. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2471 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2471.

2471.  Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ, within the limits of the funds received by the board, all personnel necessary to carry out this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 588, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2473 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2473.

2473.  (a) A doctor of podiatric medicine may independently prescribe and administer influenza and COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration in compliance with the individual federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) influenza and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, and published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to persons three years of age or older.(b) In order to prescribe and administer a vaccine described in subdivision (a), a doctor of podiatric medicine shall do all of the following:(1) Complete an immunization training program biennially that is either offered by the CDC or taken through a registered provider approved by the board that, at a minimum, includes vaccine administration, prevention and management of adverse reactions, and maintenance of vaccine records.(2) Comply with all state and federal recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including providing documentation to the patient’s primary care provider, if applicable, and entering in the information in the appropriate immunization registry designated by the Immunization Branch of the State Department of Public Health.(c) The board may adopt regulations to implement this section. The adoption, amendment, repeal, or readoption of a regulation authorized by this section is deemed to address an emergency, for purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.6 of the Government Code, and the board is hereby exempted for this purpose from the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, the 180-day period, as applicable to the effective period of an emergency regulatory action and submission of specified materials to the Office of Administrative Law, is hereby extended to 240 days.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 653, Sec. 4. (AB 526) Effective October 8, 2021.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2474 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2474.

2474.  Any person who uses in any sign or in any advertisement or otherwise, the word or words “doctor of podiatric medicine,” “doctor of podiatry,” “podiatric doctor,” “D.P.M.,” “podiatrist,” “foot specialist,” or any other term or terms or any letters indicating or implying that he or she is a doctor of podiatric medicine, or that he or she practices podiatric medicine, or holds himself out as practicing podiatric medicine or foot correction as defined in Section 2472, without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate as provided for in this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 621, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2475.

2475.  Unless otherwise provided by law, no postgraduate trainee, intern, resident postdoctoral fellow, or instructor may engage in the practice of podiatric medicine, or receive compensation therefor, or offer to engage in the practice of podiatric medicine unless he or she holds a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate to practice podiatric medicine issued by the board. However, a graduate of an approved college or school of podiatric medicine upon whom the degree doctor of podiatric medicine has been conferred, who is issued a resident’s license, which may be renewed annually for up to eight years for this purpose by the board, and who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program approved by the board, may engage in the practice of podiatric medicine whenever and wherever required as a part of that program and may receive compensation for that practice under the following conditions:(a) A graduate with a resident’s license in an approved internship, residency, or fellowship program may participate in training rotations outside the scope of podiatric medicine, under the supervision of a physician and surgeon who holds a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy degree wherever and whenever required as a part of the training program, and may receive compensation for that practice. If the graduate fails to receive a license to practice podiatric medicine under this chapter within three years from the commencement of the postgraduate training, all privileges and exemptions under this section shall automatically cease.(b) Hospitals functioning as a part of the teaching program of an approved college or school of podiatric medicine in this state may exchange instructors or resident or assistant resident doctors of podiatric medicine with another approved college or school of podiatric medicine not located in this state, or those hospitals may appoint a graduate of an approved school as such a resident for purposes of postgraduate training. Those instructors and residents may practice and be compensated as provided in this section, but that practice and compensation shall be for a period not to exceed two years.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 89. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2475.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2475.1.

2475.1.  Before a resident’s license may be issued, each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board, submitted directly to the board by the national score reporting institution, that he or she has, within the past 10 years, passed Parts I and II of the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States or has passed a written examination that is recognized by the board to be the equivalent in content to the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 695, Sec. 14.2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2475.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2475.2.

2475.2.  As used in this article, “podiatric residency” means a program of supervised postgraduate clinical training, one year or more in duration, approved by the board.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 655, Sec. 21.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2475.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2475.3.

2475.3.  (a) The board shall approve podiatric residency programs, as defined in Section 2475.2, in the field of podiatric medicine, for persons who are applicants for or have been issued a certificate to practice podiatric medicine pursuant to this article.(b) The board may only approve a podiatric residency that it determines meets all of the following requirements:(1) Reasonably conforms with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s Institutional Requirements of the Essentials of Accredited Residencies in Graduate Medical Education: Institutional and Program Requirements.(2) Is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.(3) Complies with the requirements of this state.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 586, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2476 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2476.

2476.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a regularly matriculated student undertaking a course of professional instruction in an approved college or school of podiatric medicine from participating in training beyond the scope of podiatric medicine under the supervision of a physician and surgeon who holds a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy degree whenever and wherever prescribed as part of his or her course of study.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1289, Sec. 11.4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2477 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2477.

2477.  Nothing in this chapter prohibits the manufacture, the recommendation, or the sale of either corrective shoes or appliances for the human feet.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1313, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2479 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2479.

2479.  The board shall issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine to each applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter. Every applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine shall comply with the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 2080) which are not specifically applicable to applicants for a physician’s and surgeon’s certificate, in addition to the provisions of this article.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 90. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2480.

2480.  The board shall have full authority to investigate and to evaluate each applicant applying for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine and to make a determination of the admission of the applicant to the examination and the issuance of a certificate in accordance with the provisions and requirements of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 655, Sec. 24.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2481 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2481.

2481.  Each applicant who commenced professional instruction in podiatric medicine after September 1, 1959, shall show by an official transcript or other official evidence submitted directly to the board by the academic institution that he or she has completed two years of preprofessional postsecondary education, or its equivalent, including the subjects of chemistry, biology or other biological science, and physics or mathematics, before completing the resident course of professional instruction.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 586, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2483 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2483.

2483.  (a) Each applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine shall show by an official transcript or other official evidence satisfactory to the board that is submitted directly to the board by the academic institution that he or she has successfully completed a medical curriculum extending over a period of at least four academic years, or 32 months of actual instruction, in a college or school of podiatric medicine approved by the board. The total number of hours of all courses shall consist of a minimum of 4,000 hours.The board, by regulation, shall adopt standards for determining equivalent training authorized by this section.(b) The curriculum for all applicants shall provide for adequate instruction related to podiatric medicine in the following:Alcoholism and other chemical substance detectionLocal anesthesiaAnatomy, including embryology, histology, and neuroanatomyBehavioral scienceBiochemistryBiomechanics-foot and ankleChild abuse detectionDermatologyGeriatric medicineHuman sexualityInfectious diseasesMedical ethicsNeurologyOrthopedic surgeryPathology, microbiology, and immunologyPediatricsPharmacology, including materia medica and toxicologyPhysical and laboratory diagnosisPhysical medicinePhysiologyPodiatric medicinePodiatric surgeryPreventive medicine, including nutritionPsychiatric problem detectionRadiology and radiation safetySpousal or partner abuse detectionTherapeuticsWomen’s health(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 586, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2484 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2484.

2484.  In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, before a certificate to practice podiatric medicine may be issued, each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board, submitted directly to the board by the sponsoring institution, that he or she has satisfactorily completed at least two years of postgraduate podiatric medical and podiatric surgical training in a general acute care hospital approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 18. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2486 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2486.

2486.  The board shall issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine if the applicant has submitted directly to the board from the credentialing organizations verification that he or she meets all of the following requirements:(a) The applicant has graduated from an approved school or college of podiatric medicine and meets the requirements of Section 2483.(b) The applicant, within the past 10 years, has passed parts I, II, and III of the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States or has passed a written examination that is recognized by the board to be the equivalent in content to the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States.(c) The applicant has satisfactorily completed the postgraduate training required by Section 2484.(d) The applicant has passed within the past 10 years any oral and practical examination that may be required of all applicants by the board to ascertain clinical competence.(e) The applicant has committed no acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a certificate under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).(f) The board determines that no disciplinary action has been taken against the applicant by any podiatric licensing authority and that the applicant has not been the subject of adverse judgments or settlements resulting from the practice of podiatric medicine that the board determines constitutes evidence of a pattern of negligence or incompetence.(g) A disciplinary databank report regarding the applicant is received by the board from the Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 91. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2488 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2488.

2488.  The board shall issue a certificate to practice podiatric medicine by credentialing if the applicant has submitted directly to the board from the credentialing organizations verification that he or she is licensed as a doctor of podiatric medicine in any other state and meets all of the following requirements:(a) The applicant has graduated from an approved school or college of podiatric medicine.(b) The applicant, within the past 10 years, has passed either part III of the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States or a written examination that is recognized by the board to be the equivalent in content to the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners of the United States.(c) The applicant has satisfactorily completed a postgraduate training program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.(d) The applicant, within the past 10 years, has passed any oral and practical examination that may be required of all applicants by the board to ascertain clinical competence.(e) The applicant has committed no acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a certificate under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).(f) The board determines that no disciplinary action has been taken against the applicant by any podiatric licensing authority and that the applicant has not been the subject of adverse judgments or settlements resulting from the practice of podiatric medicine that the board determines constitutes evidence of a pattern of negligence or incompetence.(g) A disciplinary databank report regarding the applicant is received by the board from the Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 92. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2492 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2492.

2492.  (a) The board shall examine every applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine to ensure a minimum of entry-level competence at the time and place designated by the board in its discretion, but at least twice a year.(b) Unless the applicant meets the requirements of Section 2486, applicants shall be required to have taken and passed the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.(c) The board may appoint qualified persons to give the whole or any portion of any examination as provided in this article, who shall be designated as examination commissioners. The board may fix the compensation of those persons subject to the provisions of applicable state laws and regulations.(d) The provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 2170) shall apply to examinations administered by the board except where those provisions are in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this article.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 775, Sec. 93. (SB 798) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2493 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2493.

2493.  An applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine shall pass an examination in the subjects required by Section 2483 in order to ensure a minimum of entry-level competence.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 19. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2495 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2495.

2495.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board may delegate to officials of the board the authority to approve the admission of applicants to the examination and to approve the issuance of certificates to practice podiatric medicine to applicants who have met the specific requirements therefor in routine cases where applicants clearly meet the requirements of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 655, Sec. 33.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 2496 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 5 - Medicine|ARTICLE 22 - Podiatric Medicine|Section 2496.

2496.  In order to ensure the continuing competence of persons licensed to practice podiatric medicine, the board shall adopt and administer regulations requiring continuing education of those licensees. The board shall require those licensees to demonstrate satisfaction of the continuing education requirements and one of the following requirements at each license renewal:(a) Passage of an examination administered by the board within the past 10 years.(b) Passage of an examination administered by an approved specialty certifying board within the past 10 years.(c) Current diplomate, board-eligible, or board-qualified status granted by an approved specialty certifying board within the past 10 years.(d) Recertification of current status by an approved specialty certifying board within the past 10 years.(e) Successful completion of an approved residency or fellowship program within the past 10 years.(f) Granting or renewal of current staff privileges within the past five years by a health care facility that is licensed, certified, accredited, conducted, maintained, operated, or otherwise approved by an agency of the federal or state government or an organization approved by the Medical Board of California.(g) Successful completion within the past five years of an extended course of study approved by the board.(h) Passage within the past 10 years of Part III of the examination administered by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 20. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2013.)