Sec. 202.254. EXAMINATION

(a) Except as provided by Section 202.261, each applicant for a license to practice podiatry in this state must pass an examination approved by the board. Each applicant shall pay to the board an examination fee at least 15 days before the date of the scheduled examination.

(b) The board may adopt and enforce rules of procedure for administering this section. A public board member may not participate in any part of the examination process for applicants for a license issued by the board that requires knowledge of the practice of podiatry.

(c) The license examination must consist of a written and practical component. The board shall determine the passing score for the examination using accepted criterion-referenced methods. The board shall have the examination validated by an independent testing professional.

(d) The examination must cover the subjects of anatomy, chemistry, dermatology, diagnosis, pharmacology, pathology, physiology, microbiology, orthopedics, and podiatry, as related to ailments of the human foot.

(e) The board shall determine the credit to be given on the examination answers. The discretion of the board on the examination is final.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.