(a) All residency programs requesting temporary residency licenses for their enrollees must meet all American Podiatric Medical Association/Council on Podiatric Medical Education (APMA/CPME) requirements for accreditation.
(b) The residency director will be held responsible for the entire program including but not limited to:
  (1) ensuring that the temporary residency licensee is practicing within the scope of the residency program requirements;
  (2) ensuring that the temporary residency licensee has read and understood the Act and Rules governing the practice of podiatric medicine; and
  (3) ensuring that all residency program attendees are properly licensed with the department prior to participation in the program. A temporary residency license to practice podiatric medicine expires on June 30 of each year.
(c) Within thirty (30) days after the start date of the program each year, the residency director must report to the department a list of all residents enrolled in the program.
(d) A temporary residency license is valid for one year and the licensee must renew on a department-approved application and pay the required fee. The annual renewal application notification will be deemed to be written notice of the impending license expiration forwarded to the person at the person's last known address.
(e) A temporary license holder shall not be considered to be a fully licensed podiatrist who independently practices podiatric medicine without supervision. A temporary residency license holder is a person in training and is limited by the GPME program for residency based supervised patient encounters, supervision of which is designed to protect patients and the citizens of Texas.
(f) A person enrolled in a GPME program must hold a temporary residency license at all times and shall not be considered to be qualified for a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine license until all residency program requirements have been completed and fulfilled as certified by the GPME program residency director, and all other requirements for licensure have been attained.
(g) Residents enrolled in an accredited GPME residency program who hold a temporary residency license (i.e. denoted with the letter "T" followed by numerals) may register with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe controlled substances subject to the supervision of the program and residency director. Under no circumstances are residents allowed to prescribe controlled substances for purposes outside of the approved residency program.

Source Note: The provisions of this §130.31 adopted to be effective November 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 6953; amended to be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 4725