Texas State Board of
Podiatric Medical Examiners

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State Jurisprudence Licensing Examination:

► To request an application (for any type):

1. Contact staff at the following: 1) Christine.Riffe@tsbpme.texas.gov, 512-305-7005 or 2) Janie.Alonzo@tsbpme.texas.gov, 512-305-7000.

2. You must provide staff with your Full Name, Mailing Address and Telephone Number.

3. Applications may only be obtained upon request to the Board; they are not available on this website. Applications will be mailed to the requestor and will not be e-mailed nor faxed.

► Jurisprudence Exam dates & application deadlines:

Standing Application & Examination Policies:

The Board sets forth the following policies which when followed by the applicant will result in assisting staff with proper processing of your application. Submission of an application or applicant appearance at the exam site will constitute an agreement to the terms of these policies.

1. Applicants must carefully review their application to ensure accuracy/completion prior to submission to avoid processing delays. This is the applicant's responsibility! As a degreed professional, you are submitting an application (government document) for a podiatric medical license (professional license).
2. The deadline for application submissions will be 60 (sixty) days prior to the examination date to allow for state/federal criminal history checks. Once tendered, all fees are non-refundable. Receipt of insufficient funds or improper fee payment will result in the rejection of your application in its entirety.
3. Upon the application deadline, applicants will receive a letter of notification of the status of your application and any deficient items. Unnecessary calls to the Board (prior to the application deadline) will delay processing of your application as such calls take time away from processing all applications; responses to such calls will be limited or restricted. Agency staff will not address the status of an application with a person other than the applicant himself/herself. Submitting application materials via certified/return-receipt mail will provide the applicant with confirmation of materials received by the Board. It is recommended that applicants maintain their own records or a log of materials submitted to the Board. This will assist staff in the event submitted materials are not received or are pending mail delivery/transit. Mailing delays do occur due to location of city, holiday schedules, address errors or even weather/disaster phenomena, etc. Applicants requesting information to be submitted to the Board from third parties should follow through with the third party directly within 10-business days to ensure the information was sent to the Board.
4. Incomplete, improper or deficient applications are subject to return/rejection/denial; which includes prohibiting the applicant from sitting for the examination. The application process will not begin until the Board receives your application that is to be completed by you. Since your application is dependent upon the Board receiving information/documentation from multiple sources, it is imperative that you provide complete information and responsiveness to all application questions. Failure to provide complete information, omissions and discrepancies will result in processing delays to include full Board review at the next regularly scheduled Board Meeting. Subsequent changes to your application responses require a written/signed statement from the applicant affirming the changes with an explanation of errors/corrections/supplements/etc. Applicants will be required to clarify any submissions/responses should third-party source verification yield discrepancies.
5. Applicants may not substitute a different document for the ones requested by the Board. Furthermore, applicants should not assume that an exception will be made or that a requirement will be waived; non-compliance with the application process as stipulated by the Board is not a waiver/exception to meeting all requisites. Applicants who have made commitments on loans/finances, practice start dates, home/business purchases/contracts, airline tickets, etc. prior to notification that a license has been issued can not use those commitments as a waiver/exception of meeting all license requirements.
6. The filing of an application and tendering of fees does not in any way obligate the Board to admit the applicant to examination or issue a license until such time the applicant has been approved as meeting all requirements for licensure set forth in the Board's laws and rules. No examination fee will be refunded.
7. Applicants who have furnished false information to the Board or who are alleged to be in violation of the Board's laws and rules will be investigated. Such applicants are subject to refusal for admittance to the examination and denial of licensure; Board disciplinary action.
8. Applicants permitted to take the examination are subject to the laws and rules of the Board and to the following conditions.  The Board reserves the right to refuse an applicant admittance to the exam if other information comes to our attention prior to the examination date that necessitates barring the applicant from the examination. Furthermore, admittance to the examination is not intended and shall not be construed to imply or constitute a finding of the Board regarding the applicant’s fitness to sit for the examination nor as an approval of an application for license after the examination, regardless of the applicant’s performance on the exam. 
9. Applications are valid for 1 (one) year from the date of submission.
10. If the applicant can not be present for their scheduled examination, he/she must notify the Board in writing PRIOR to the examination to carry forward the application and fee to the next examination date. Failure to notify the Board in advance will result in the initial fee not being carried forward and re-submission of application fee.
11. An applicant who fails to appear for examination without prior notice to the Board and who wishes to appear for future examination with a fee waiver, may be excused for illness, death in the immediate family, disabling traffic accident, court appearance, jury duty, military duty or other extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the applicant. The applicant must submit to the Board a sworn/notarized affidavit stating the reasons for failure to appear. The applicant may also include any supporting documentation.
12. Applications which have been held over from prior examination filings may be required to have certain information current (e.g. Main Application; Certification Letters from other states; Current CPR; Current Photo; NPDB-HIPDB Self Query Report and supporting Affidavit; FBI/DPS fingerprint cards and fee or any other items that may be required at the time of application). Each application will be considered on a case-by-case basis on which materials are to be re-submitted.
13. Applicants who abide by these policies, cooperate and remain compliant with the application process should experience no unnecessary delays/complications.

Examination Study Materials:

1. Applicants will be tested on "Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 202" (Board Statute) and "Texas Administrative Code - Title 22 / Part 18" (Board Rules) (ç) Click to view entire regulations in web format.
2. Applicants may, at no cost, view/print/download a copy of the entire Board Statutes (PDF) (ç) & entire Board Rules (PDF) (ç) by clicking on the related links. [Publications Posted 02/15/2012 @ 9:00 pm]
3. Applicants may also request a printed copy of the entire Board Statutes & entire Board Rules at cost ($100.00) to the agency.
4. Although the entire Podiatric Medical Practice Act (Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 202), the Board Rules (Texas Administrative Code - Title 22 / Part 18)  and related other State/Federal Laws/Rules are quite extensive, from a "complaint" prevention perspective, it would be in a licensee’s best interest to be aware of the following "Board Statute & Rules Regulatory Hi-Lites." Please click here for a PDF document (ç). NOTE:  Formal “Disciplinary Actions” (Board Orders) are reported to the National Practitioner Databank-Healthcare Integrity Protection Databank (NPDB-HIPDB) and on the Board's website. This PDF document is NOT an inclusive "Study Guide."

License Activation Policies:

1. Upon successfully passing the examination, an applicant is given a "New" designation and then shall submit an "Activation" fee for an "Active" license (i.e. registration for the remainder of the current year) in order to lawfully practice podiatric medicine in the State of Texas. Practice without activating a license is a CRIMINAL ACT in violation of Texas Occupations Code §202.605 "General Criminal Penalty: Practice Without License."
2. If a "New" license is not activated within one year of examination date, the license will be "Cancelled." The applicant is then required to re-submit the entire application and applicable fees for licensure which includes re-taking the examination.
3. Applicants who have "Activated" their "New" license may verify/search the status of their license HERE.

License Requirements, Current Candidate Status & Additional Information:

Please click on any of the links below to view the requirements needed to obtain that particular license. All applicants for "Permanent Licensure" are required to sit for and pass the "State Jurisprudence Licensing Examination." Requirements are subject to all applicable Board Statute & Rules as delineated in Texas Occupations Code Chapter 202 (Statute) and Texas Administrative Code Title 22 Part 18 (Rules). Applicants are encouraged to contact Board staff for additional information.

View your "Candidate Status" for those that have registered for the: State Jurisprudence Licensing Examination (i.e. Permanent Licensure), Temporary License (i.e. Resident Licensure) or Provisional Licensure.

Note: Candidate numbers are only assigned for those applicants/applications meeting minimum requirements. Incomplete & non-authorized applications are not issued a candidate number.

License Renewal - (ç) Renew your Texas License and view common questions regarding renewing your Texas license.

General Fee List - (ç) View the fees associated with obtaining a Texas license.

Accredited Colleges & Residency Programs - (ç) View accredited colleges, residency programs and additional information for podiatric medicine in the United States of America.

Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Permit Application - (ç) Every podiatric physician administering Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) must apply to the Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners for a permit.  (For "Active" licensed Texas DPM's only.)

Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen (N2O) Permit Application - (ç) Every podiatric physician administering Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen (N2O) Inhalation Conscious Sedation must apply to the Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners for a permit. (For "Active" licensed Texas DPM's only.)