N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 65.5

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 65.5 - Continuing education

(a) A program of continuing education, within the meaning of subdivision (9) of section 7004 of the Education Law, shall consist of courses of instruction approved in advance by the State Board for Podiatry. The instructors of such courses shall be members of the faculty of a college of podiatric medicine accredited by the Council of Education of the American Podiatry Association, or authorities in the health sciences specially qualified, in the opinion of the State Board for Podiatry, to conduct such courses.

(b) The person or organization conducting any such course shall submit a request for advance approval on forms provided by the department, and shall maintain such records concerning the course of instruction, the faculty, the enrollment and participation of podiatrists in such course, and such other matters as may be required by the State Board for Podiatry. The person conducting such course shall submit to the State Board for Podiatry, within 60 days after completion thereof, the names of those podiatrists who have participated, together with the number of hours each has satisfactorily completed.

(c) To qualify for reregistration, a podiatrist shall have completed 1-4/10 hours of continuing education coursework for each month of the preceding registration period in which the podiatrist was registered to practice. The coursework must be taken from a provider approved by the department. To qualify for reregistration, at least two thirds of the continuing education coursework shall be in the areas of podiatric medicine and surgery. The remaining hours may be in the areas of health sciences and ethics related to the practice of podiatry.

(d) An applicant for reregistration who is unable to meet the continuing education requirement due to circumstances beyond his control may apply to the board for a waiver of all or part of such requirement. The board may, in its discretion, require the completion of additional hours of continuing education in the succeeding registration period.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 65.5