WELCOME to the website of the
PODIATRISTS BOARD OF NEW ZEALAND
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The Board operates under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 and is the regulatory body for the occupation of podiatry (and chiropody) in New Zealand. The Board's primary role is to protect the public interest by ensuring that podiatrists are safe and competent to practice.
Anyone who wishes to practice in New Zealand as a podiatrist, MUST be registered with the Board AND hold a current Annual Practising Certificate (APC).(NB: First time APC applicants must provide evidence of a current 2 hour CPR certificate.)
- Registration queries for both NZ and overseas trained podiatrists, go to "Registration" in the left-hand box.
- Practitioner queries about APC and re-certification requirements, go to "Practitioners" then "Re-certification requirements" in the left-hand box. The Podiatrists Board Recertification Framework (PBRCF) is essential reading before you apply for your APC.
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Revised logbook requirements were introduced on 1 April 2011. If you have not already completed your logbook, please use these forms. Please refer to the full changes summarised here , flowchart and PBRCF credit requirements .The previous Recertification Evidential Documents and sample logbook may still be used if you wish.
- Returning to practice after 3 years or more, go to the Board's Return to Practice policy. Please note practitioners who have not practised in New Zealand for 5 years or more are now required to sit the Board's Open Book Exam as a requirement to renewing their APC.
- PBRCF Prior Endorsed Providersare listed here. The Board automatically recognises credits for courses run by these organisations. To submit a course for Board endorsement under the PBRCF, click here for the information the Board requires.
If you are not a registered podiatrist and wish to work in the area of Footcare, go to the Board's Guidelines for Providers of Footcare Services Who Are Not Registered Podiatrists.
For all queries, please contact the Board via the Registrar: registrar@podiatristsboard.org.nz
