Statistics

From the 2013/2014 DCA Annual Report

• Summary of Licensing Activity

  FY 13/14

  Initial Licensees/Certificates/Permits
  Type	Apps Received	Issued	Renewed
  Permanent Doctor of Podiatric Medicine	60	77	1027
  Fee-Exempt License	3	2	124
  Resident Status License	51	47	75

  Licensing Population by Type
  Type	Certificates/Permits	Licenses/Registrations	Approvals
  Permanent Doctor of Podiatric Medicine	N/A	1682	N/A
  Fee-Exempt License	N/A	216	N/A
  Resident Status License	N/A	122	N/A

  Renewal and Continuing Education (CE)
  Type	Frequency of Renewal	Number CE Hours Required Each Cycle
  Permanent Doctor of Podiatric Medicine	Every 2 years	50
  Fee-Exempt License	Every 2 years	*50 Unless Waived
  Resident Status License	** N/A	N/A

  Exam Results
  ***

  * Retired/disabled CE units not required.
  ** Yearly extension based on resident program approval
  *** See Section 139 report. page 172

• Summary of Enforcement Activity

  FY 13/14

  Consumer Complaints-Intake
  110	RECEIVED
  2	CLOSED WITHOUT REFERRAL FOR INVESTIGATION
  108	REFERRED FOR INVESTIGATION
  0	PENDING

  Conviction/Arrest Notification Complaints
  13	RECEIVED
  13	CLOSED/REFERRED FOR INVESTIGATION
  0	PENDING

  Inspections
  NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PROGRAM

  Investigations
  123	OPENED
  86	CLOSED
  92	PENDING

  Number of Days to Complete Intake and Investigations
  40	UP TO 90 DAYS
  19	91 TO 180 DAYS
  15	181 DAYS TO 1 YEAR
  8	1 TO 2 YEARS
  4	2 TO 3 YEARS
  0	OVER 3 YEARS
  177	AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS TO COMPLETE INTAKE AND INVESTIGATIONS

  Citations and Fines
  5	ISSUED
  5	ISSUED WITH A FINE
  2	WITHDRAWN
  1	DISMISSED
  612	AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS TO ISSUE A CITATION AND FINE

  Total Amount of Fines
  $12500	ASSESSED
  $7500	REDUCED
  $300	COLLECTED

  Criminal/Civil Actions
  0	REFERRALS FOR CRIMINAL/CIVIL ACTION
  0	CRIMINAL ACTIONS FILED
  0	CIVIL ACTIONS FILED

  Office of the Attorney General/Disciplinary Actions
  10	CASES OPENED/INITIATED
  6	CASES CLOSED
  7	CASES PENDING

  Number of Days to Complete AG Cases
  3	1 YEAR
  2	1 TO 2 YEARS
  1	2 TO 3 YEARS
  0	3 TO 4 YEARS
  1	OVER 4 YEARS
  690	AVERAGE NUMBEA OF DAYS TO IMPOSE DISCIPLINE

  Formal Actions Filed/Withdrawn/Dismissed
  0	STATEMENTS OF ISSUES FILED
  7	ACCUSATIONS FILED
  1	RESTRAIN ING/RESTRICTION/SUSPENSION ORDERS GRANTED
  0	STATEMENTS OF ISSUES WITHDRAWN/DISMISSED
  0	ACCUSATIONS WITHDRAWN/DISMISSED

  Administrative Outcomes/Final Orders
  0	LICENSE APPLICATIONS DENIED
  1	REVOCATION
  1	SURRENDER OF LICENSE
  2	PROBATION WITH SUSPENSION
  0	SUSPENSION ONLY
  2	PROBATION ONLY
  0	PUBLIC REPRIMAND
  1	OTHER DECISIONS

  Petition for Modification or Termination of Probation
  2	GRANTED
  0	DENIED
  2	TOTAL

  Petition for Reinstatement of Revoked License/Registration/Certification
  0	GRANTED
  0	DENIED
  0	TOTAL

  Cost Recovery to DCA
  $35714	ORDERED
  $33618	COLLECTED

  Consumer Restitution to Consumers/Refunds/Savings
  $0	RESTITUTION ORDERED
  $0	AMOUNT REFUNDED
  $0	REWORK AT NO CHARGE
  $0	ADJUSTMENTS IN MONEY OWED/PRODUCT RETURNED/EXCHANGED
  $0	TOTAL SAVINGS ACHIEVED FOR CONSUMERS