Connecticut § 20-50a - Requirements for surgery.
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§ 20-50a. Requirements for surgery.
Sec. 20-50a. Requirements for surgery. Podiatric surgery requiring an anesthetic other than a local anesthetic shall be performed in a facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or a freestanding surgery center accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, by a licensed podiatrist who is accredited by the credentials committee of the medical staff of such facility to perform podiatric surgery in conformance with rules promulgated by the chief of the surgical department of said facility taking into account the training, experience, demonstrated competence and judgment of each such licensed podiatrist, and such podiatrist shall comply with such rules. Podiatric surgery shall not include amputation of the leg or foot other than from the transmetatarsal level to the toes.
(P.A. 91-113, S. 2; P.A. 97-213, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 97-213 added reference to transmetatarsal level re amputation.
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