Section 63-3-116 - Continuing medical education - Exemptions(a) As a condition of the biennial renewal of a podiatrist license, every licensed podiatrist must obtain at least fifteen (15) hours of continuing medical education each calendar year in programs approved by the board. The only basis upon which a podiatrist may seek an exemption from this requirement or an extension of time for meeting this requirement is illness or disability.(b) Podiatrists who have properly retired their licenses pursuant to § 63-3-115(d) are exempt from the requirement of subsection (a).Acts 1931, ch. 31, § 5; 1949, ch. 152, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 7182.17 (Williams, § 7182.18); Acts 1971, ch. 188, § 9; 1974, ch. 495, § 7; 1976, ch. 796, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-316; Acts 1984, ch. 937, § 14; 1986, ch. 675, §§ 3, 17; 1988, ch. 600, § 1; 1989, ch. 360, § 17; 1989, ch. 523, §§ 69, 70; 2005, ch. 228, § 5.