(1) Every person desiring to practice podiatry in this state shall be examined as to his or her qualifications, except as otherwise provided in this article. Each applicant shall submit, in a manner approved by the Colorado podiatry board, an application containing satisfactory proof that said applicant:
(a) Is twenty-one years of age;
(b) Is a graduate of a school of podiatry at which not less than a two-year prepodiatry course and a four-year course of podiatry is required and that is recognized and approved by the Colorado podiatry board;
(c) Has completed one year of a residency program approved by the Colorado podiatry board as established by rules promulgated by the board; and
(d) In the two years immediately preceding the date the application is received by the Colorado podiatry board, has been enrolled in podiatric medical school or in a residency program, has passed the national examination, has been engaged in the active practice of podiatry as defined by the board, or can otherwise demonstrate competency as determined by the board.
(2) and (3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1224), ch. 420, p. 2149, § 8, effective July 1, 2010.)