(a) Delinquency for continuing education may be allowed in cases of hardship as determined on an individual basis by the executive director. In cases of such hardships, hours of delinquency must be current at the end of a three-year period.
(b) Any practitioner not actively practicing podiatric medicine shall be exempt from these requirements; however, upon resuming practice of podiatric medicine, that person shall fulfill the requirements of the preceding year from the effective date prior to the resumption of practice.
(c) Any program approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association is acceptable to the department.
(d) Hours obtained in Colleges or Universities while working on a degreed or non-degreed program or an approved residency program by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education and providing these courses shall be of a medical nature, shall be considered as having fulfilled the requirements of continuing education hours for the fiscal year.
(e) Hours of continuing education submitted to the department for approval, must be certified by the Continuing Education Director of the institution or organization from which the hours were obtained, that he/she was in actual attendance for the specified period.

Source Note: The provisions of this §130.45 adopted to be effective November 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 6953; amended to be effective July 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 4333