New York Has No Endorsement for Podiatrists: The Full Application

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) states it plainly on its podiatry license requirements page: "Endorsement, often referred to as reciprocity, is not available in New York for the profession of podiatry." A podiatrist who has practiced for twenty years in New Jersey or Florida applies the same way a new graduate does, by showing that every New York requirement is met. Years of practice elsewhere do not substitute for any of them.

That surprises people, because New York sits next to several states with active podiatry populations and many podiatrists see patients on both sides of a state line. The good news is that the requirements are clear and stable. The work is in proving each one with the right document from the right source.

Which forms does a podiatrist licensed in another state file?

NYSED lists four items for "applicants licensed in another jurisdiction": an Application for Licensure (Form 1), the fee, a Verification of Other Licensure/Certification (Form 3) from each state that licensed you, and a Certification of Professional Education (Form 2) from your podiatric college. The licensure and first registration fee is $377, according to the same page, and online applications are paid by credit card.

Under Education Law 7004, an applicant must also be at least 21 years old and of good moral character. NYSED adds two training requirements that apply to every applicant: coursework in the identification and reporting of child abuse, and approved coursework in infection control and barrier precautions. Both come from approved providers, and both catch out-of-state podiatrists who have never needed them before.

One line on the page matters more than it looks: "It is your responsibility to follow up with anyone you have asked to send us material." NYSED expects schools, other boards and exam vendors to send documents directly, and it will not chase them. A file sits incomplete until the last verification arrives.

Which exams and training does New York require?

The examination requirement is APMLE Parts I, II and III. NYSED notes that, beginning with the Class of 2015 and excluding the Classes of 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, Part II had two components, the written exam and the clinical skills patient encounter (CSPE), and that candidates in the classes that took it had to pass both before Part III. Our post on the Part II CSPE and class years explains why boards still ask.

The experience requirement is at least one year of supervised postgraduate hospital training in podiatry, approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME) or an equivalent organization. NYSED defines one year as not less than 11 calendar months of full-time training. Most podiatrists today finished a three-year residency, so this rarely blocks anyone, but the residency verification still has to arrive.

The education requirement has a piece that older applicants sometimes miss: 60 semester hours of preprofessional college study, including general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and physics, in addition to the DPM degree. NYSED reviews this as part of Form 2.

Where should your APMLE scores come from now?

NYSED's page gives two different instructions. Its examination section says results "should be sent directly by Meazure Learning or NBPME" to the Podiatry Unit in Albany or by email. Its section for applicants licensed in another state still says to contact the Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards (FPMB) to transfer exam scores.

The second instruction is out of date. FPMB stopped reporting APMLE scores on April 1, 2026. Since then, NBPME lets candidates send Part I, II and III scores through Meazure Learning's Connect portal directly to state boards at no added cost, and the APMLE FAQ says scores go out within 2 to 3 days of an official request. You log in to your own Meazure account and send them yourself. Our post on where APMLE scores come from now walks through it.

Can you work in New York while the license is pending?

Only in narrow settings. A limited permit lets someone who has met the education requirement practice under the supervision of a New York licensed podiatrist, and only in a hospital or health facility licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law or in a faculty-run clerkship. It costs $105, lasts one year and can be renewed once for $50 with NYSED's approval. You can file for it (Form 5A) with or after your license application, and you cannot start work until it is issued. A change of employer or supervisor needs a new permit.

Residents training in New York programs use a separate limited residency permit, also $105, valid for three years. See residency, training and limited licenses for how other states handle residents.

Does a New York license include the ankle?

Not today, unless you hold an ankle surgery privilege. Education Law 7001 defines podiatry as the foot. Treatment of the ankle and the soft tissue of the leg below the tibial tuberosity comes in only if the podiatrist has been issued a privilege to perform standard or advanced ankle surgery under Education Law 7009. Wound care may not extend beyond the distal tibial tuberosity, and traumatic open wound fractures may be treated only in hospitals.

The privileges have their own requirements. For podiatrists who graduated on or after June 1, 2006, both need a three-year CPME-accredited residency plus certification in reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery; standard ankle surgery also accepts board qualification with documented training approved by NYSED. Earlier graduates need a two-year residency, certification and documented training. Each privilege costs $220. It lasts for life unless revoked, but it is registered alongside the license for $210 per registration period.

The statute changes on June 12, 2027. From that date, the base license covers diagnosing and treating the ankle without surgery, while ankle surgery, including treatment of malleolar fractures, still requires a privilege. Until then, a foot and ankle surgeon moving from a state where the ankle is part of the license should plan the privilege application alongside the license itself. New York's standard and advanced ankle surgery privileges covers the documentation.

When does a New York license renew?

New York registers podiatrists every three years. Education Law 7004 sets the fee at $210 per triennial registration, and an ankle privilege holder registers the privilege on the same cycle. The renewal details are in New York's triennial registration for podiatrists. A New York license does not give hospital privileges or payer enrollment; those are separate files that hospitals and insurers run.

Why do New York files stall?

1. Scores requested from the wrong place. Following the FPMB instruction on NYSED's page sends you to an organization that no longer reports scores.
2. A missing Form 3. Every jurisdiction that ever licensed you, including a residency or temporary license, may need to verify. Leaving one off delays the review.
3. The mandated training. Child abuse reporting and infection control coursework from approved providers are prerequisites, and a limited permit cannot issue without the child abuse training.
4. Preprofessional coursework. A transcript that does not show the required sciences can hold up the education review.
5. Ankle work started too early. Operating on the ankle before a privilege is issued is outside the license.

Can we prepare a New York application for you?

Because New York has no endorsement route, a New York file is our Full State Podiatry License Application, $899 per state. We prepare Form 1, request the Form 2 and Form 3 verifications, give you a checklist and a question-by-question guide, track every document NYSED is waiting on and file the completed, signed application. You sign every form, complete the mandated training, send your scores from your own Meazure account and pay NYSED directly. If you need the ankle privilege, the Ankle and Scope Credential Add-On ($499 per state) assembles the residency and certification file. The New York state page keeps the current requirements in one place, and the state index compares New York with every other state.