Bill Text: DE SB23 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Board Of Podiatry’s Preceptorship Program.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-25 - Signed by Governor [SB23 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-SB23-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Hall-Long & Rep. Barbieri |
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Sens. Ennis, Lopez, Poore; Reps. Briggs King, Mitchell, Outten, Wilson |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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SENATE BILL NO. 23 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO BOARD OF PODIATRY'S PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM. |
Section 1.Amend Title 24, Chapter 5 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underlining as follows:
§ 508 Qualifications of applicant; report to Attorney General; judicial review.
(a) An applicant who is applying for licensure as a podiatrist under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, that such person:
2) Has satisfactorily completed a hospital residency
program approved by the American Council on Podiatric Medical
Education Association (APMA) or a preceptorship in the office of a licensed
podiatrist in this State, for a period of 1 year.
§ 519 Exemptions.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent:
(3) Any person completing an American Podiatric
Medical Association Council on Podiatric Medical Education -approved
hospital residency program in this State or any person serving a
preceptorship in the office of a licensed podiatrist in this State for the
purpose of fulfilling the licensure requirement.
SYNOPSIS
This bill updates the Delaware Code relating to the training required to become a licensed podiatrist in Delaware by eliminating the one year preceptorship program, so that the training for Delaware licensed podiatrists is sufficiently extensive and more consistent with other states.The bill further corrects the name podiatry residency accrediting body.
Also the bill corrects the name podiatry residency accrediting body.
Author: Senator Hall-Long
