AS PASSED BY HOUSE
1999
H.187
Page 1
H.187
AN ACT RELATING TO PODIATRY
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 26 V.S.A. § 321(3) is amended to read:
(3) "Practice of podiatry" means the medical, mechanical, surgical,
electrical, manipulation, strapping and bandaging treatment of the ailments
pertaining to the human foot, not requiring amputation of the foot or toes.
Podiatrists may administer local anesthetics in conjunction with treatment for
which they are licensed. “Practice of podiatry,” by a podiatric physician,
means any medical, mechanical, surgical, electrical, manipulation, strapping or
bandaging treatment of the ailments pertaining to the human foot and lower leg
distal to the myotendinous junction of the triceps surae. If spinal or general
anesthesia is required, it shall be administered by a health care professional
regulated under this title who is authorized to administer anesthesia within the
scope of his or her practice. In the case of amputations other than toe
amputations and in the case of surgical treatment at or above the ankle, the
following limitations on the podiatrist’s scope of practice shall apply:
(A) if the podiatrist has hospital privileges, practice shall be
consistent with those privileges; or
(B) if the podiatrist is board eligible or certified, practice shall be
consistent with such eligibility or certification; or
(C) practice shall be consistent with an endorsement by the board of
medical practice based on the podiatrist’s level of education, training and
experience.
VT LEG 113347.1