NY Educ L § 7001 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 8 - The Professions Article 141 - Podiatry 7001 - Definition of Practice of Podiatry.

§  7001.  Definition  of  practice of podiatry. 1. The practice of the profession of podiatry is defined as diagnosing, treating, operating and prescribing for any disease, injury, deformity or other condition of the foot, and may include performing  physical  evaluations  in  conjunction with  the  provision  of  podiatric treatment. For the purposes of wound care however, the practice of podiatry shall include  the  treatment  of such  wounds if they are contiguous with wounds relating, originating or in the course of treatment of a wound on the foot within  the  podiatric scope  of  practice.  Wound  care  shall not, however, extend beyond the level ending at the distal tibial tuberosity. The practice  of  podiatry may also include diagnosing, treating, operating and prescribing for any disease,  injury,  deformity  or  other  condition of the ankle and soft tissue of the leg below the tibial  tuberosity  if  the  podiatrist  has obtained  an issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery or advanced ankle  surgery  in  accordance  with  section  seven thousand  nine  of  this  article.  Podiatrists may treat traumatic open wound fractures only in hospitals, as defined in article twenty-eight of the public health law. For  the  purposes  of  this  article,  the  term "ankle"  shall  be defined as the distal metaphysis and epiphysis of the tibia and fibula, the articular cartilage of the distal tibia and distal fibula, the ligaments that connect the distal metaphysis  and  epiphysis of   the  tibia  and  fibula  and  talus,  and  the  portions  of  skin, subcutaneous tissue, facia, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves at or below the level of the myotendinous junction of the triceps surae.   2. The practice of podiatry shall not include treating any part of the human body other than the foot, nor treating fractures of  the  malleoli or cutting operations upon the malleoli unless the podiatrist obtains an issuance  of  a privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery or podiatric advanced ankle  surgery.  Podiatrists  who  have  obtained  an issuance  of a privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle surgery may perform surgery on the ankle which may include soft tissue  and  osseous procedures   except   those   procedures   specifically  authorized  for podiatrists who have obtained an issuance of a  privilege  for  advanced ankle  surgery. Podiatrists who have obtained an issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric advanced ankle surgery may perform surgery  on  the ankle  which  may  include  ankle fracture fixation, ankle fusion, ankle arthroscopy, insertion or removal of external fixation pins into or from the tibial diaphysis at or below the level of the myotendinous  junction of   the   triceps  surae,  and  insertion  and  removal  of  retrograde tibiotalocalcanneal intramedullary rods and locking  screws  up  to  the level  of  the  myotendinous junction of the triceps surae, but does not include the  surgical  treatment  of  complications  within  the  tibial diaphysis related to the use of such external fixation pins. Podiatrists licensed  to  practice,  but  not  authorized to prescribe or administer narcotics prior to the effective date of this  subdivision,  may  do  so only  after  certification  by  the  department  in  accordance with the qualifications established by the commissioner. The practice of podiatry shall include  administering  only  local  anesthetics  for  therapeutic purposes   as  well  as  for  anesthesia  and  treatment  under  general anesthesia administered by authorized persons. The practice of  podiatry by  any  licensee  shall not include partial or total ankle replacements nor the treatment of pilon fractures.   3. (a) The department shall conduct a study to  determine  whether  to make  available  to the public profiles on podiatrists who have obtained an issuance of a privilege to perform  podiatric  standard  or  advanced ankle  surgery  pursuant  to  subdivisions  one and two of section seven thousand nine of this article. Such study shall include consideration of whether it would be appropriate and feasible for the department to  make  publicly  available profiles for such podiatrists in a manner similar to physician profiles made available on the department of health's  website in  accordance  with  section  twenty-nine  hundred ninety-five-a of the public  health  law. The department shall consult with the department of health  as  necessary  on  matters  related  to  the  operation  of  the department  of  health's  physician  profiles  established  pursuant  to section twenty-nine hundred ninety-five-a of the public  health  law  in conducting its study.  (b)  If  the  department  determines  that  making podiatrist profiles available  is  appropriate   and   feasible,   the   department,   after consultation  with the department of health, shall outline in such study an appropriate and cost effective  method  of  presenting  relevant  and appropriate  podiatric  profiling information to the general public. The department shall submit  such  study  to  the  governor,  the  temporary president  of  the  senate,  the  speaker  of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority  leader  of  the  assembly  on  or before November first, two thousand sixteen.  (c) If the department makes podiatrist profiles available as set forth in  paragraph  (b)  of  this subdivision, the department of health shall include on its website containing  the  physician  profiles  established pursuant  to  section  twenty-nine  hundred  ninety-five-a of the public health law a link to the website on which such podiatrist  profiles  may be accessed and a statement describing the purpose of such link.