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The Texas State
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners is the state agency
entrusted with the responsibility of licensing Podiatric
Physicians and regulating the practice of Podiatric Medicine in
the State of Texas.
We welcome you
to the Board’s website which is designed to ensure that the
public is able to interact with the Board on the Internet. As
you navigate this site, it is our goal that you are able to access information of public interest describing the functions
of the Board and it’s regulation of the practice of Podiatric
Medicine.
Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code Chapter 101, the Texas
State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners is a member of the Health Professions
Council (HPC). The HPC is composed of a variety of healthcare licensing boards;
the council's mission of which is to coordinate regulatory efforts amongst the
various boards represented on the HPC. To view more information on the Health
Professions Council and its member board regulatory jurisdictions & professions,
please click on the above header.
TSBPME GENERAL NOTICES & RESOURCES:
►H1N1
INFLUENZA A ("Swine Flu") INFORMATION:
Please click on the following links for further information:
1)
Governor Perry's Office;
2)
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
3) Texas Department of State Health
Services (DSHS); 4)
World
Health Organization (WHO)
[Posted 04/29/2009 @ 4:00 pm]
►CDC INFECTION
CONTROL IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS:
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& Human Services - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
"Infection
Control Guidelines." The Division of
Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), protects patients, protects
healthcare personnel, and promotes safety, quality, and value in
the healthcare delivery system by providing national leadership
for nine key areas.
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REGULATIONS:
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regulations. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
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of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and
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occupational safety and health.
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those who are least able to help themselves.
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Division of Emergency Management:
Please click on the following to learn more about
"Emergency Management" in the State of Texas and the status
of current situations/declarations.
►TSBPME BOARD
MEETING DATES: The Board
last met on Monday July 6, 2009 at the
William P. Hobby Jr. State Office Building; 333 Guadalupe; Ste.
#2-225; Austin, TX 78701 @ 8:30AM (stands adjourned) and meets
again on Monday November 16, 2009 (same time/location).
TSBPME STANDING REGULATORY NOTICES FOR LICENSEES:
►All licenses expire annually by November 1st.
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!
- 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.
- If you were originally licensed in an "Even" year, your C.M.E. biennium
begins on November 1 and ends on October 31st 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.
- If you were originally licensed in an "Odd" year, your C.M.E.
biennium begins on November 1 and ends on October 31st
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.
- All licensees are subject to random C.M.E. audits in
accordance with Board rules.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
The Texas State Board Of Podiatric Medical Examiners Is An Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer And Does Not
Discriminate On The Basis Of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex,
Religion, Age or Disability In Employment and The Provision Of
Services To Applicants For a License, Licensees and the Public.
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