The Auditor
State of Hawai‘i

A Comparative Study of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional and Vocational Licenses

Report No. 05-14
December 2005

 

Foreword

Introduction

License Summaries

Accountant, Certified Public

Acupuncture

Chiropractor

Contractor

Electrician, Journeyman

Electrician, Supervising

Optometrist

Osteopathic Physician

Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Physician

Physician Assistant

Plumber, Journeyman

Plumber, Master

Podiatrist

Veterinarian

 

PODIATRIST

Summary Overall Rank Education Continuing Education License Fees Table

Summary

Hawai‘i
ranks close to the national median in podiatrist license requirements. Hawai‘i is one of seven states that does not require postgraduate training and one of seventeen states that does not offer reciprocity or endorsement. Hawai‘i’s fees are $200 lower than the median.

Requirement

Hawai‘i

Category Rank

National Median

OVERALL RANK (quintile)

4

 

 

Education and Experience

Graduate from an accredited school of podiatry.

No postgraduate training required.

5

Graduate from an accredited school of podiatry and 1 year of postgraduate training.

43 states require a minimum of one year of postgraduate training.

Examination

NBPME Parts I, II, and III and no state examination

3

NBPME Parts I, II, and III and no state examination

Fees

$315

4

$521

Continuing Education

20 hours per year

3

19 hours per year

Reciprocity or Endorsement

No

1

Yes. 33 states have some form of reciprocity or endorsement

Notes on Optometrist ranking:

1 = most difficult, most requirements, highest fees.
5 = least difficult, fewest requirements, lowest fees.

Education:  As all states require graduation from one of seven accredited college of podiatric medicine, ranking is based on postgraduate training requirements. Forty-one states require one year of postgraduate training (assigned a rank of 3), two states require two years (assigned a rank of 1), and seven states, including Hawai‘i, do not require postgraduate training (assigned a rank of 5).

Examination: Forty-eight states require passing parts I and II of the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (NBPME) examination, forty-six states require passing part III of the NBPME examination, and twelve states administer a state examination. Ranking is based on the number of examinations required.

Fees: Rank is based on the cost of an initial license and an annualized renewal fee. This reflects the cost of obtaining and renewing a license. 

Continuing education: This is expressed as hours per year. The range is none to fifty hours per year with a median of nineteen hours per year. 

Reciprocity:  Thirty-three states that have some form of reciprocity or endorsement were assigned a rank of 3, and states with no reciprocity or endorsement were assigned a rank of 1.