Texas State Board of
Podiatric Medical Examiners

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Licensees, make sure "Step 1" is completed before proceeding to "Step 2." You are submitting information to two (2) separate "TexasOnline.com" databases which exist under separate authority of law. Therefore, you will experience redundancy of entries. Your License Renewal (i.e. "Step 2") will be complete when you receive a confirmation of payment (be sure to print receipt). Click on the bold blue headers for access.

1. UPDATE YOUR PHYSICIAN PROFILE. Once completed, then proceed to "Step 2 - Renew your Texas License" below. Profiles need to be updated every year upon renewal. (You may also update your profile at any other time after renewals when changes occur.) This is self-reported licensee/office/practice information to the "Texas OnLine Occupational Profiling System" (TOPS; TexasOnline.com). The TOPS system allows the public to view additional information about you and is essentially a free advertising service for licensees.
    
2. RENEW YOUR TEXAS LICENSE.  In order to fully complete this step, you will be prompted to RE-ENTER previous TOPS information from "Step 1 - Physician Profile." You can pay by credit card or electronic check. If you do not have access to a computer and/or the internet, most local libraries have them available for public use.

• Note: If you are unable to renew online, click here to Print Renewal Form and return the completed renewal form along with the appropriate fee to our office.
• Note: As of September 1, 2008, TexasOnline.com will begin a new process where licensees are allowed three (3) login attempts. If you are unsuccessful after the third (3rd) attempt, you will be locked out of the system for 24 hours. You can only login after the 24 hour period has expired.
• Note: There is an approximate 5-minute "time-out" period for inactivity. Should you not fully complete the process once started and leave the system dormant, your session will expire after 5-minutes at which point you will have to start over.
• Note: If your license number only has three (3) digits, you must enter a leading zero ("0") in order to have a successful "4-digit" login.
• Note: Please click on the highlighted links to obtain "National Provider Identifier" (NPI) information or to search the "NPI Registry."
• Note: Please click on the highlighted link to obtain (state/federal) "Student Loan Default" information. Licensees must meet and pay all Student Loan obligations; failure to do so will result in investigation/disciplinary action of your license.
• Note: Please click on the highlighted link to obtain "Child Support Default/Delinquency" information. Licensees must meet and pay all Child Support obligations; failure to do so will result in investigation/disciplinary action of your license.

► Active Duty Military Renewals: Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §202.304, if you are in full-time Active Duty Military, you do not need to pay the annual license renewal fee. However, you do need to renew your Texas license annually. Click on "Print Renewal Form" above, fully complete the form and submit it to the Board along with a letter from your Commanding Officer affirming your military status. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!

►Inactive License Status: Construed in accordance with Texas Occupations Code §202.264 and Board Rule §378.11, a licensee may place a license on "Inactive Status" by applying for "Inactive Status" on a form prescribed by the Board before the date of the expiration of the license and by complying with all license renewal requirements other than the continuing education requirements. This "Inactive Status" also allows a licensee to designate his/her "Inactive Status" as being "Retired." If choosing the "Retired" designation, the licensee must also clearly indicate in writing to the Board this "Retired" designation and is otherwise subject to all "Inactive Status" provisions contained in Board Rule §378.11. Be advised, a holder of a license that is on "Inactive Status" may NOT practice podiatric medicine in this state. The practice of podiatric medicine by a holder of a license that is on "Inactive Status" constitutes the practice of podiatric medicine without a license (criminal penalty). A licensee may remain on "Inactive Status" for four (4) years and is subject to additional regulations in order to return to "Active Status." In order to apply for "Inactive Status": 1) Complete the (click →) "Annual License Renewal" form to include submission of the "Annual Renewal Fee" and 2) Complete the (click →) "Licensee Request for Inactive Status" form. BOTH forms must be completed and submitted together. Please contact Board staff at (512)-305-7000 for further information or assistance.

IMPORTANT LICENSE RENEWAL CONSIDERATIONS:

►Pursuant to acts of the 81st Texas Legislature, the FY 2010/2011 renewal fee has been increased $10.00. This increase is necessary to ensure the Board's mandates are fully funded. Fees are: a) $455.00 renewal fee if received at Board office on or before November 1, 2009; b) $679.50 renewal fee plus late fee if received at Board office 1-90 days after expiration date and c) $904.00 renewal fee plus last fee if received at Board office more than 90 days after expiration date.

►All licenses expire annually by November 1^st. Licenses not renewed by this deadline are subject to all administrative and criminal penalties of "Practicing Without A License." Renewal notices (yellow postcards) will be mailed in September of each year to your last known address of record. We recommend that licensees keep their addresses current by notifying the Board through the "Primary Mailing Address" link. We also encourage all licensees to renew On-Line and to continually update your Physician Profile. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to renew your license on time!

1. Effective March 4, 2008 (to be accrued on/after 11/01/2008 for "Even" year licensees and on/after 11/01/2009 for "Odd" year licensees), you must have obtained your 50 hours of C.M.E. each biennium in order to renew your license.
2. If you were originally licensed in an "Even" year, your C.M.E. biennium begins on November 1 and ends on October 31^st of the next "Even" year. For example, Jane Doe, D.P.M. was originally licensed in 2006. Her "Even" year C.M.E. biennium is "11/01/2006 - 10/31/2008" and follows thereafter.
3. If you were originally licensed in an "Odd" year, your C.M.E. biennium begins on November 1 and ends on October 31^st of the next "Odd" year.  For example, John Doe, D.P.M. was originally licensed in 2007. His "Odd" year C.M.E. biennium is "11/01/2007 - 10/31/2009" and follows thereafter.
4. All licensees are subject to random C.M.E. audits in accordance with Board rules.
5. All "Even" year licensees audited after October 31, 2010 must be able to produce proof of 50 hours of C.M.E. beginning with the "11/01/2008 - 10/31/2010" biennium and thereafter.
6. All "Odd" year licensees audited after October 31, 2011 must be able to produce proof of 50 hours of C.M.E. beginning with the "11/01/2009 - 10/31/2011" biennium and thereafter.

7. In addition to the March 4, 2008 C.M.E. rule changes also mandating a "Two (2)-Hour Ethics / Rules-Regulations / Healthcare Fraud / Professional Boundaries / Risk Management / Jurisprudence" requirement, licensees are now afforded greater community opportunities to obtain C.M.E. as set forth below. Be engaged in your community!

   ● Board Rule §378.1 "Continuing Education Requirement" provides, in part, that:

   (a) Each person licensed to practice podiatric medicine in the State of Texas is required to have 50 hours of continuing education every two years for the renewal of the license to practice podiatric medicine. Two hours of the required 50 hours of biennial continuing education (CME) shall be a course, class, seminar, or workshop in: Ethics in the Delivery of Health Care Services and/or Rules and Regulations pertaining to Podiatric Medicine in Texas. Topics on Healthcare Fraud, Professional Boundaries, Practice Risk Management or Podiatric Medicine related Ethics or Jurisprudence courses, including those sponsored by an entity approved by CPME, APMA, APMA affiliated organizations or governmental entities, are acceptable towards fulfilling this 2 hour requirement.

   (b) A licensee shall receive 100% credit for each hour of training (one hour of training equals one hour of CME) for podiatric medical meetings and training sponsored by APMA, APMA affiliated organizations, TPMA, state, county or regional podiatric medical association podiatric medical meetings, university sponsored podiatric medical meetings, hospital podiatric medical meetings or hospital podiatric medical grand rounds, medical meetings sponsored by the Foot & Ankle Society or the orthopedic community relating to foot care, and others at the discretion of the Board. If a podiatric physician gives a lecture, he/she can receive the same CME credit that a podiatrist attending the lecture obtains.

   (c) A licensee shall receive 100% credit for each hour of training (one hour of training equals one hour of CME) for non-podiatric medical sponsored meetings that are relative to podiatric medicine. The method used to determine whether the training is "relative" to podiatric medicine is: "will the training enhance the knowledge and abilities of the podiatric physician in terms of improved quality and delivery of patient care?" One hundred percent credit shall also be assigned to hospital grand rounds, hospital CME programs, corporate sponsored meetings, and meetings sponsored by the American Medical Association, the orthopedic community, the American Diabetes Association, the Nursing Association, the Physical Therapy Association, and others at the discretion of the Board.

8. If your license is EXPIRED ("DELINQUENT") or CANCELLED please read the following carefully.
9. Licensees who have submitted late renewals or have yet to submit a renewal have been placed in a “Delinquent” status. Please call the Board (512-305-7000) to determine if the renewal was received and if the license is “Active.” PENALTY FEES ACCRUE AFTER November 1^st.
10. Until September 9, 2007, a licensee in a “Delinquent” status is not fully prohibited from practicing. A licensee can be in a “Delinquent” status for one year from the time of the renewal period (deadline is November 1^st of each year) expiration, accruing penalty fees. If any entity providing the licensee clinical privileges wishes to restrict a licensee in a “Delinquent” status, for liability reasons, they may do so.
11. Effective September 10, 2007, all "Delinquent" licenses are subject to all administrative/criminal penalties of "Practicing Without A License." Any licensee in a "Delinquent" status shall not practice Podiatric Medicine; criminal act pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §202.605. There will no longer be a one year grace period. However, "Delinquent" license holders will have one year to renew their license with PENALTY FEES from November 1^st before their license is "Cancelled."
12. Any licensee in a "Cancelled" status shall not practice Podiatric Medicine; criminal act pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §202.605. "Cancelled" licensees are required to fully re-apply for licensure. That includes re-taking the TSBPME jurisprudence examination and having completed a one-year residency program accredited by CPME.
13. Due to the high volume of renewal applications and phone calls, Board staff will NOT fax renewal certificates. Your certificate will be mailed to you or you can check the status of your renewal by clicking on the "License Verifications" link.
14. Again, be sure to update your address with the Board. You may do that by mail, fax, e-mail or by clicking on the "Primary Mailing Address" link above (top right).
15. We appreciate your attention to these considerations and your cooperation to renew your license on time. The sooner you renew your license, the sooner you will receive your renewal certificate. Board staff will attend to all calls in order of priority.