1. Completed Application: Applications may be submitted online.
2. Application Fee of $150.00: Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Criminal Background Check
4. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. If malpractice, provide the name(s) of the plaintiff(s). Please upload at the time of application.
5. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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. Please upload at the time of application.
9. 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. Please upload at the time of application. 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)
10. Verification of State Licensure(s): Verification of any registration/license/certification to practice any health-related profession or occupation in another state or territory.  Verifications must be submitted directly from the state of issuance. Official electronic verification will also be accepted.

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.

• Licensure by Reciprocity: The Committee shall issue a license to an applicant if the applicant satisfies the following conditions:
  • Holds a current license from another state or jurisdiction; and
    • that state's or jurisdiction's requirements for a license are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for a license of the Committee; or
    • when the person was licensed or certified by another state:
      • there were minimum education requirements in the other state or jurisdiction;
      • if there were applicable work experience and clinical supervision requirements in effect, the person met those requirements to be licensed in that state; and
      • if required by the other state or jurisdiction, the person previously passed an examination required for the license or certification.
  • Has not committed any act in any state or jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, registration, or permit to practice that occupation in Indiana at the time the act was committed.
  • Does not have a complaint or an investigation pending before the regulating agency in another state or jurisdiction that relates to unprofessional conduct.
  • Is in good standing and has not been disciplined by the agency that has authority to issue the license or certification.
  • If a law regulating the applicant's occupation requires the Committee to administer an examination on the relevant laws of Indiana, the Committee may require the applicant to take and pass an examination specific to the laws of Indiana.
  • Pays any fees required by the Committee for which the applicant is seeking licensure.

1. Complete Application - Submit Online

2. Application Fee  - Please see fee schedule below. Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.

3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. If malpractice, provide the name(s) of the plaintiff(s).

4. Work History - A document must be provided showing your employment since you last held your Indiana license to current employment.

5. Verification of State Licensure(s) - An active license verification is required from a state you are currently licensed in. The official license verification must be sent directly from the licensing authority to the Board at pla3@pla.in.gov. If you currently do not have an active license, you must provide a statement (may be emailed or uploaded at the time of application).

6. CME Certificates of Completion  – Please see below for continued education requirements

Controlled Substance Registration: If you have held a CSR license that has been expired for more than three years, please submit your reinstatement online in the MyLicense One platform. 2 Hours of CME in the subject of opioids will be required at the time of application and must be completed within two years of the submitted application. You will be required to provide updated information for reinstatement of this license type. This information may be provided via email to pla3@pla.IN.gov. Please include your CSR license number, name of the Indiana practice, and the address of the practice location that is in ordinance of 856 IAC 2-3-4.

If you have never held an IN-CSR license before, please follow the instructions on how to submit a new application: https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/controlled-substance-registration/.

In order to renew your license to practice podiatry in Indiana you are required to have completed no less than fifteen (15) hours of continuing podiatric medical education each licensure year. The Board is currently on a two (2) year renewal cycle. The continuing education must have been completed during the renewal period prior to license renewal. In addition, all continuing education programs must be sponsored, accredited or approved by any of the organizations listed in below (845 IAC 1-5-3).

Please review the following rules carefully, as they will help clarify the above requirements. Please note that there are some circumstances in which the above requirements may not apply.

Credit Hours Required

• A licensee who renews a license as a podiatrist shall complete no less than thirty (30) hours of continuing podiatric medical education in courses or programs approved by any of the approved sponsors in each two (2) year renewal period.
• A podiatrist is not required to complete continuing education requirements for the year in which the initial license is issued.
  1. If you received your initial license in the first licensure year, then you are only required to have completed fifteen (15) hours of continuing podiatric medical education for this renewal period in order to renew your license.
  2. If you received your initial license in the second licensure year, then you are not required to have completed any hours of continuing podiatric medical education for this renewal period in order to renew your license.
• Continuing podiatric medical education acquired in any area other than podiatric medicine will not be accepted.
• Continuing education credit units or clock hours must be obtained within the renewal period and may not be carried over from one (1) licensure period to another.

Approval of Continuing Education Programs

To receive credit for continuing education programs, the program must be sponsored, accredited, or approved by any of the following organizations:

1. American Association of Podiatric Physicians and Surgeons.
2. American Medical Association (programs related to podiatric medicine).
3. American Society of Podiatric Dermatology.
4. American Society of Podiatric Medicine.
5. Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
6. A national, regional, state, district, or local organization that operates as an affiliated entity under the approval of any organizations listed in subdivisions (1) through (5).
7. Any of the colleges of podiatric medicine accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
8. A federal, state, or local government agency that coordinates or presents continuing education programs related to podiatric medicine.

If you are currently inactive with the current renewal cycle's expiration date and wish to change your status from inactive to active, please complete the DPM Activation form below. In addition to the form and fee you should submit your work history since being on inactive status and verification of licensure in another state, if applicable. The board may impose additional requirements once your information has been received. A personal appearance before the board may be required.