X-ray Assistant Recertification

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Notice to Podiatric X-ray Assistants
Certified by the Board of Podiatric Medicine

YOU hold certificates issued by the Department of Health Board of Podiatric Medicine, which begin with a "PXA" prefix.

YOU are on the same biennial renewal cycle as the Podiatric Physicians. During this two year period, you must obtain 8 hours of continuing education, which includes the 2-hour mandatory Medical Errors course. You may use this home study course for two bienniums (4 years). However, during the ensuing biennium (the third biennium), you must physically attend the program that is offered during our Science & Management Symposium (SAM). After that, you may again use the home study program for two bienniums (4 years) – and so forth.

The Department of Health Board of Podiatric Medicine mails out renewal applications to both Podiatric Physicians and Podiatric X-ray Assistants during the months of November and December, prior to the end of the biennium. The current biennium is April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2012.

If you do not receive your application for recertification from the Department, you can:

1. Contact the Licensing Division at (850) 410-3359. Please do not call the Association. The Department of Health Board of Podiatric Medicine is the entity that issues this certification; the Association's role is to provide the course and test for both initial certification (upon passing, names are certified to the Department) and the course for recertification; or you can

2. Go to http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Renewal/porenewal/renewal-cpa.html for more information.

PLEASE NOTE: Those assistants certified by the Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control (Bureau) are NOT included in this category and this home study course cannot be used by those X-ray Assistants for continuing education. Also, SAM (which is held during the month of January each year) no longer offers this course for renewal by those assistants certified by the Bureau of Radiation Control. Your continuing education will have to be obtained through other avenues. You can contact the Bureau at (850) 245-4266 to obtain information regarding continuing education programs that are approved by the Bureau.

We trust this information is helpful to you!

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