Section 29.12. Adoption of National Board examination

(a) The Board adopts as part of its examination the National Board. Candidates who have passed this examination under the standards in section 8 of the act (63 P. S. § 42.8) will be considered as having passed this portion of the Board’s examination.

(b) Applicants who have passed the National Board will be permitted to take the PM Lexis examination or an examination given by its current provider or successor provided they meet the other requirements for examination imposed by the act or by this chapter.

(c) The Board has adopted Nationally recognized examinations for both of the examinations in subsections (a) and (b). Fees are established by the National owners/providers of the examinations. Candidates for examination shall obtain applications directly from the provider and pay the fee for the examination directly to the provider.

The provisions of this § 29.12 adopted June 8, 1979, effective June 9, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1804; amended February 1, 2002, effective February 2, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 561. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (236302).

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The provisions of this § 29.12 amended under section 14(a) of the Podiatry Practice Act (63 P. S. § 42.14(a)).