The board may issue a license without examination to a podiatrist of another state or Canadian province if:

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-05-14

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    The other state or Canadian province grants like privileges to podiatrists of this state; 2. The other state or Canadian province maintains equal statutory requirements for practicing podiatric medicine; 3.    The applicant pays a fee of not more than five hundred dollars as determined by the board; 4.    The applicant has been engaged legally in the active practice of podiatric medicine for at least two years immediately preceding the date of application; 5.    The applicant presents satisfactory evidence to the board indicating the current status of a license to practice podiatric medicine which has been issued by the proper agency in another state or Canadian province; 6.    The applicant has not had a license suspended or revoked, or has not engaged in conduct warranting or which would have warranted disciplinary action against a licensee if the conduct was committed in this state or elsewhere, or has not been subjected to disciplinary action in another state or Canadian province. If an applicant does not satisfy the requirements of this subsection, the board shall refuse to issue a     license unless the board determines that the public will be protected through issuance of a license with conditions or limitations considered appropriate by the board; and

7.    The applicant submits with the application the following information for the five-year period before the date of filing the application:

a.    The name and address of the applicant’s professional liability insurance carrier in the other state or Canadian province; and

b.    The number, date, and disposition of any podiatric medical malpractice settlement or award made to the plaintiff relating to the quality of podiatric medical treatment.