# Title 63 — Board of Podiatric Medicine

## Article 63-01 — General Administration

## Chapter 63-01-01 — Organization of Board

### § 63-01-01-01. Organization and function of board of podiatric medicine.

1. History. In 1929 the legislative assembly enacted the Podiatry Practice Act, which is codified
as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-05. The chapter provides for a board of podiatric
medicine.
2. Function. The function and responsibility of the board is to examine and license qualified
applicants for licensure, ensure the continuing qualifications and general educational
background of podiatrists, determine discipline for podiatrists who violate general statute or
this title, regulate the practice of podiatric medicine in North Dakota, and perform such other
duties as may be required by general statute or this title.
3. Board membership. The board consists of six members appointed by the governor. Four of
the members are doctors of podiatric medicine. One member is a doctor of medicine. One
member is designated as a public member. The board members annually elect by majority
vote from the board membership the president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer and
such other officers as are established by the board. Members of the board who are doctors of
podiatric medicine shall serve four-year terms arranged so that no more than two terms expire
each year.
History: Amended effective October 1, 1982; December 1,1991; April 1, 2013.
General Authority: NDCC 43-05-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-05-03
