BOARD OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE

2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1300, Sacramento, CA 95815 Tel: (916) 263 2647 / Fax: (916) 263-2651 / www.bpm.ca.gov

FACTS AT A GLANCE

BOARD STAFF

Executive Officer Legislative Contact Jason S. Campbell Kathleen Cooper

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Business and Professions Codes §§ 2460 – 2499.8 California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 13.9, §§ 1399.650 – 1399.725

BUDGET ACT OF 2015: FY 2015-16

Appropriation: $1,467,000 Authorized positions: 5.0

BOARD MEMBERS

Total Members: 7 Public Members: 3 Professional Members: 4

SUNSET REVIEW

Last review: 2011 Inoperative/Repeal date: January 1, 2017

LICENSEE STATISTICS Category

Doctors of Podiatric Medicine

Number of Licensees

2132*

Podiatric Medical Residents TOTAL LICENSEE POPULATION

*Includes licensees in disabled, military, inactive and retired status. 117

2249

FEES DOCTOR OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE ACTUAL FEE STATUTORY LIMIT

Initial License Fee Biennial Renewal Fee CURES $800 + $100* $900 $6 $900 $900 $6

PODIATRIC MEDICAL RESIDENT

Initial License Fee $60 $60

*Initial licensee fee is the actual fee of $800 plus a $100 fee for the issuance of the certificate paid at the time an applicant qualifies for a certificate. Application fees are $20 for both applicant categories.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Degree/Professional Schooling Examination Continuing Education/Competency Fingerprinting Requirements

DETAILS

YES YES YES YES

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

The Board of Podiatric Medicine (Board), originally known as the Chiropody Examining Committee, was established within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California (Medical Board) in 1957. While independent in most respects, the Board continues within the structure of the Medical Board. The Medical Board is the agency with the legal authority to issue doctor of podiatric medicine licenses; however, the executive officer of the Board issues licenses upon fulfillment of all requirements. Doctors of podiatric medicine are specialists of the foot and ankle. Some specialize in non-surgical care while others practice as surgeons. The Board sets educational and licensing standards and it annually reviews and approves podiatric medical schools and postgraduate training programs. The Board is comprised of seven members; four professional members and three public members. The Governor appoints five members, one public member is appointed by the Senate and one public member is appointed by the Assembly.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS – Business and Professions Code § 2486

Doctors of Podiatric Medicine applicants must:  Graduate from a college of podiatric medicine that has been approved by the Board.  Pass Part I, II and III of the national exam.  Successfully complete two years of postgraduate training.

Podiatric Medical Resident applicants must:  Graduate from a school of podiatric medicine that has been approved by the Board.  Pass Part I and II of the national exam.  Enrollment in approved residency program approved by the Board.

RECIPROCITY – Business and Professions Code § 2488

Applicants licensed as a doctor of podiatric medicine in any other state, in addition to the educational requirements, must meet the following:  Pass Part III of the national exam within the last ten years.  Satisfactorily complete at least one year of postgraduate training.  Submit fingerprints and obtain criminal record clearance from the state Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Applicants in proximity to California may opt to obtain clearances utilizing the Live Scan method.)

 Provide verification of a license in good standing from all states or countries in which a medical license has been held.  Request a disciplinary databank report from the Federation of Podiatric Medicine be sent to the directly to the Board.

BOARD MEMBERS Name Appointment Expiration Date Appointment Authority/Type

Senate Confirmation

Vacant - Senate/Public

John Cha, DPM (President) June 1, 2016 Governor/Professional

Kristina M. Dixon, MBA June 1, 2018 Assembly/Public Neil B. Mansdorf, DPM June 1, 2016 Governor/Professional

Judith Manzi, DPM June 1, 2018 Governor/Professional

Melodi Masaniai June 1, 2018 Governor/Public

Michael Zapf, DPM (Vice President) June 1, 2017 Governor/Professional NO NO

NO NO NO NO NO

COMMITTEES

The following committees have been created by the Board, and consist of Board Members, for the purpose of discussing specific issues in depth, and providing feedback and any recommendations to the full Board.  Enforcement  Legislative  Licensing  Public Education  Executive Management

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

AB 333 (Melendez, Chapter 360, Statutes of 2015) authorizes healing arts programs at the Department to apply one unit of continuing education credit to licensees who become an instructor in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillator training courses. This bill also authorizes healing arts programs to apply two units of continuing education credits to licensees who conduct cardiopulmonary resuscitation or automated external defibrillator training for school districts and community colleges.

AB 679 (Allen, Chapter 778, Statutes of 2015) delays an existing requirement for prescribers and dispensers to register on the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System prescription drug database by January 1, 2016, to July 1, 2016.

AB 110 (Blumenfield, Chapter 20, Statutes of 2013) makes numerous appropriations, including the transfer of funds to the Department of Justice for operation of the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System program.

AB 635 (Ammiano, Chapter 707, Statutes of 2013) revises provisions from the current pilot program authorizing prescription of opioid antagonists for treatment of drug overdose and limiting civil and criminal liability, expands these provisions statewide, and removes the 2016 sunset date.

SB 304 (Lieu, Chapter 515, Statutes of 2013) extends the existing authorization for the Medical Board to January 1, 2018; makes several structural changes to the Medical Board, including moving investigation staff to the Department’s Division of Investigation, and; extends the sunset date for the Veterinary Medical Board to January 1, 2016, as well as requires a veterinary assistant that obtains or administers a controlled substance to register with the Veterinary Medical Board.

AB 1896 (Chesbro, Chapter 119, Statutes of 2012) exempts all health care practitioners employed by a Tribal Health Program from California licensure, as long as the practitioner is licensed in another state.

SB 1236 (Price, Chapter 332, Statutes of 2012) extends the authorization of the Board to 2017, increases the years a graduate of an approved school of podiatric medicine may practice with a resident’s license from four to eight, allows a doctor of podiatric medicine to examine a patient in an acute care hospital, authorizes the Board to increase assessments related to enforcement, changes the vote requirement for enforcement deliberation and removes an obsolete provision relative to the exam for licensure.

SB 1274 (Wolk, Chapter 793, Statutes of 2012) permits California Shriners Hospitals to begin billing health carriers for services rendered, notwithstanding the prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine.

AB 415 (Logue, Chapter 547, Statutes of 2011), titled the “Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011,” this bill replaces the term “telemedicine” with the term “telehealth” in the Medical Practice Act, and removes the requirement for a written, signed patient waiver prior to the provision of telehealth services.