OAR 847-080-0022: Qualifications to Perform Ankle Surgery

(1) Ankle surgery must be conducted in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center licensed by the Oregon Health Authority. (2) For Board approval verifying eligibility to perform ankle surgery, an Oregon podiatric physician and surgeon must meet one of the following qualifications: (a) Successful completion, prior to July 1, 2023, of a 36-month podiatric medicine surgery residency that included training in ankle surgery substantially similar to a reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery (PMSR/RRA) credentialed program that meets or exceeds the Council on Podiatric Medical Education’s educational criteria for residency approval that was in place at the time of completion of the residency; (b) Successful completion, on or after July 1, 2023, of a podiatric medicine surgery residency with reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery (PMSR/RRA) program that meets or exceeds the Council on Podiatric Medical Education’s educational criteria for residency approval that was implemented on July 1, 2023; (c) Current board certification in reconstructive rearfoot/ankle surgery that meets or exceeds the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery criteria that was in place on July 1, 2023; or (d) Approved to perform ankle surgery prior to July 1, 2023, whose license has not become inactive, expired, suspended, or been revoked without reactivation or reinstatement.