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  "text": "Upon oral examination the board may waive further examinations in favor of any applicant who presents to the board a satisfactory certificate of examination from a board of podiatry examiners of another state of the United States or the National Board of Podiatry Examiners, if the board finds that the certificate of examination from a board of podiatry examiners from another state was issued on the equivalent of the requirements for the issuance of a license to practice podiatry in Louisiana.",
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