# Title 63 — Board of Podiatric Medicine

## Article 63-02 — Licensure

## Chapter 63-02-02 — Examination

### § 63-02-02-01. Examination contents.

Examinations shall have two parts: written and oral-practical. The written and oral-practical
examinations are scored separately and an applicant must achieve a passing grade on each
examination to become qualified for license.
History: Effective October 1, 1982; amended effective December 1, 1991.
General Authority: NDCC 43-05-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-05-12
### § 63-02-02-02. Examination.

The board utilizes the examination given by the national board of podiatric medical examiners for
its written and oral-practical examinations and requires a passing score in all sections of part I, part II,
and part III as recorded by the national board of podiatric medical examiners. An applicant is
responsible for arranging one's own examinations with the national board of podiatric medical
examiners, and with providing primary source verification of the scores to the board.
History: Effective October 1, 1982; amended effective December 1, 1991; October 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-05-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-05-12
### § 63-02-02-03. Oral-practical examination.

All oral-practical examinations will be conducted by the board annually in the months of May
through July unless otherwise arranged by the board.
1. Every applicant who has demonstrated passage of the written portion of the examination will
be eligible to take the oral-practical examination.
2. The board will notify each applicant found eligible to take the oral-practical examination of the
time and place scheduled for that applicant's oral-practical examination not less than thirty
days in advance.
3. The subjects covered on the practical portion of the examination are diagnosis, surgery,
biomechanics, emergencies, patient care, ethics, and theory in practice.
4. Failure of an applicant to appear for examination as scheduled will void the application, and
will require the applicant to reapply for licensure, unless prior scheduling arrangements have
been made with the board.
5. An applicant failing the oral-practical examination may be reexamined at the next regularly
scheduled examination period for an additional reapplication fee, if the applicant completes an
application within one year.
History: Effective October 1, 1982; amended effective December 1, 1991.
General Authority: NDCC 43-05-08

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-05-12
### § 63-02-02-04. Personal appearance.

All applicants for license must be scheduled for and attend a personal appearance before one or
more members of the board when the other requirements for licensure have been met. The board may
require the applicant, at the personal appearance, to respond satisfactorily to questions regarding
ethics of practice, the applicant's familiarity with North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-05 and this
title, and questions derived from examination. The board may combine the oral-practical examination
and the personal appearance.
History: Effective December 1, 1991; amended effective October 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 43-05-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-05-12
### § 63-02-02-05. Application nullification.

1. The board will nullify an application for licensure if the applicant fails to complete the
application process within twenty-four months after submission of the application or
notification by the board of a deficiency, whichever is later, unless a different action is agreed
upon during a disciplinary proceeding or pursuant to a reinstatement of license proceeding.
2. For a nullified application, the fees are forfeited and the application and other documents have
no further force or effect. If the applicant later desires licensure, a new application and
documentation must be submitted and the applicable requirements met.
History: Effective December 1, 1991.
General Authority: NDCC 43-05-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-05-08, 43-05-12
