Idaho § 54-601 - PODIATRY DEFINED
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§ 54-601. PODIATRY DEFINED
(1) Podiatry shall, for the purpose of this chapter, mean the diagnosis and mechanical, electrical, medical, physical, and surgical treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg and the casting of feet for the purpose of preparing or prescribing corrective appliances, prosthetics, or custom orthopedic shoes for corrective treatment; however, the casting of feet for preparing corrective appliances, prosthetics, or custom orthopedic shoes may be permitted on the prescription of a duly licensed person in the healing arts in this state. Podiatrists shall be limited in their practice to the human foot and leg. Surgical treatment, as herein used, shall mean the surgical treatment of the foot and ankle and those soft tissue structures below the knee governing the function of the foot and ankle, but it shall not include the amputation of the leg, surgery of the knee joint, surgery of the bony structures proximal to the distal half of the tibia, or the administration or monitoring of general anesthesia.
(2) Advanced surgical procedures, as determined by the state board of medicine, shall be performed in a licensed hospital or certified ambulatory surgical center accredited by the joint commission or the accreditation association for ambulatory health care where a peer review system is in place.
(3) A podiatrist may administer narcotics and medications in the treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg in the same manner as a physician licensed to practice pursuant to chapter 18, title 54 , Idaho Code.
(4) A podiatrist is defined as a natural person who practices podiatry within the scope of this chapter and shall be referred to as a podiatric physician and surgeon. Nothing within this chapter shall prohibit any physician or surgeon, registered and licensed as such and authorized to practice under the laws of the state of Idaho, or any physician or surgeon of the United States army, navy, or public health service when in actual performance of his duties from practicing medicine and surgery.
[54-601, added 2026, ch. 217, sec. 2, p. 904.]
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