License by Examination

Requirements for Licensure by Examination

1. Completed Application: Applications may be submitted online at MyLicense.IN.gov or completed by paper and mailed to our office.

 Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
Attn: Podiatry Board
402 West Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204

If you have ever held a license previously in Indiana, and are applying again for the same license type, please contact our office at (317) 234-2060 or by email at pla3@pla.in.gov to inquire about reactivating your previous license.
 

2. Application Fee of $150.00: Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online at MyLicense.IN.gov. If applying by paper/mail make checks or money orders payable to Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. All application fees are nonrefundable.
    
3. Criminal Background Check: If you submit a paper application, a confirmation email advising you to do your criminal background check will be sent to the email address supplied on the application. If the application is submitted online, you may start your criminal background check process after the receipt screen appears after submitting your online application and payment.
    
4. Positive Response Documentation:  If the you answer "yes" to any of the questions in the questions section of your application, you must explain fully in a signed statement, meaning an explanation or statements of facts and or events, including all related details. Describe the event including the violation, location, date, and disposition. If you have had a malpractice judgment against you or settled any malpractice action, provide circumstances surrounding the case including legal documents and amount that was paid out on your behalf. Letters from attorneys or insurance companies are not accepted in lieu of your statement however they may accompany your statement.
    
5. APMLE Part I & Part II Exam - What has been known previously as NBPME Parts I, II, and III is now the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination (APMLE) Parts I, II, and III. APMLE registration, test center regulations, preparation for the examinations, score requests and many more details are available by visiting the American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examinations website.
    
6. APMLE Part III Exam - You may request a Part III registration form and the Part III bulletin by contacting Prometric at 1-877-302-8952 or via email at nbpmeinquiry@prometric.com. Please Note: In order to be considered eligible for the Part III portion of the examination, you must have successfully passed Parts I and II.
    
7. Verification of Education (Transcript) - Applicants must submit an official transcript from a Council on Podiatric Medical Education (COPE) approved college or school of podiatric medicine. This original transcript must show that all requirements for graduation have been met and when the degree was conferred. Transcripts must be original, official transcripts. Copies or incomplete (not yet showing your degree granted) transcripts are not acceptable.
    
8. Verification of Postgraduate Training - In accordance with IC § 25-29-3-1(4), 845 IAC 1-3-1(a)(12), and 845 IAC 1-3-3, each applicant must have satisfactorily completed at least a twelve (12) months of progressive graduate medical training program that meets the requirements of the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (COPE). Applicants must provide evidence to the Board of progressive graduate training either by the institution or by another entity which was approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education. Proof of progressive graduate training must be submitted as follows:

• An official copy of your certificate of completion issued by the graduate training program; OR
• An original letter from the graduate training program director under the seal of the program. (No copies of such letter will be accepted)
   

9. Verification of State Licensure(s): Completed by every state where you now hold or have ever held a license to practice podiatric medicine or any other regulated health profession.
   
   The verification must come directly from the State or authority in which license was obtained.
    
10. Proof of Name Change: When the name on any document differs from the applicant’s name, a certified copy of a marriage certificate or legal name change must be submitted.

PROCESSING TIME: Processing time depends on the applicant. The applicant is responsible for the submission of all documents. If there is a positive response the license will not be issued until it has been reviewed by the Medical Licensing Board.

FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICE ACT: In compliance with IC 4-1-6, this agency is notifying all applicants that they must provide the requested information or the application will not be processed. The applicant has the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information provided will become public record. Examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law. A social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with IC 4-1-8-1. Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it.

STATUTE AND RULES: Please view the statute and rules on our website as listed on the following link: https://www.in.gov/pla/3872.htm.