Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLV - Medical Professions › Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification › Chapter 13 - Physicians › Subchapter A - General Provisions › Section XLV-1303 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As used in this
					 Chapter the following terms shall have the meanings specified.
Ankle
-the joint between the leg and foot
						in which the tibia and fibula articulate with the talus.
Applicant
-a person who has applied to
						the board for a license or permit to engage in the practice of podiatry in the
						state of Louisiana or for a registration to engage in the first year of
						continuing postgraduate podiatric education.
Application
-a written request directed
						to and received by the board, upon forms supplied by the board, for a license
						or permit to practice podiatry in the state of Louisiana or for a registration
						to engage in the first year of continuing postgraduate podiatric education,
						together with all information, certificates, documents, and other materials
						required by the board to be submitted with such forms.
Board Qualified
-a certification status
						of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (ABPS) which is granted pursuant to
						satisfaction of established requirements.
Foot
-that part of the human anatomy
						which consists of the tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, phalanges, and all
						supportive or connective tissue, or both, immediately adjacent thereto not to
						extend proximal to the proximal dome of the talus.
Good Moral Character
-as applied to an
						applicant, means that:
a. the applicant has not, prior to or during the pendency
						of an application to the board, been guilty of any act, omission, condition, or
						circumstance which would provide legal cause under
						R.S.
						37:624 for the suspension or revocation of
						podiatry licensure;
b. the applicant has not, prior to or in connection with
						his application, made any representation to the board, knowingly or
						unknowingly, which is in fact false or misleading as to a material fact or
						omits to state any fact or matter that is material to the application;
						or
c. the applicant has not made any representation or
						failed to make a representation or engaged in any act or omission which is
						false, deceptive, fraudulent or misleading in achieving or obtaining any of the
						qualifications for a license or permit required by this Chapter.
License
-the lawful authority of a
						podiatrist to engage in the practice of podiatry in the state of Louisiana, as
						evidenced by a certificate duly issued by and under the official seal of the
						board.
Permit
-the lawful authority of a
						podiatrist to engage in the practice of podiatry in the state of Louisiana for
						a designated, temporary period of time subject to restrictions and conditions
						specified by the board, as evidenced by a certificate duly issued by and under
						the official seal of the board. A permit is of determinate, limited duration
						and implies no right or entitlement to a license or to renewal of the
						permit.
Podiatrist
-a person possessing a doctor
						of podiatric medicine degree or an equivalent degree duly awarded by a school
						or college of podiatry approved by the board.
Podiatry
-that profession of the health
						sciences which deals with:
a. the prevention, examination, diagnosis, medical,
						surgical and adjuvant treatment of the human foot; and
b. the treatment of the ankle, muscles, or tendons of the
						lower leg governing the functions of the foot and ankle by a podiatrist who has
						completed advanced training determined to be sufficient by the board at a
						program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting association
						acceptable by the board.
Podiatry Practice Act
or
the
						Act
-R.S. 37:611-628, as hereafter amended or supplemented.
Postgraduate Year One (Internship)
						Registration
-the lawful authority of a podiatrist to engage in the
						first year of continuing postgraduate podiatric training in the state of
						Louisiana at a podiatric medical education or internship program approved by
						the board, as evidenced by a certificate of registration duly issued by and
						under the official seal of the board.
Practice Prerogatives
-the authority of a
						podiatrist to engage in the treatment of the ankle, muscles or tendons of the
						lower leg governing the functions of the foot and ankle.
State
-any state of the United States,
						the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
B. Masculine terms wheresoever used in this
					 Chapter shall also be deemed to include the feminine.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with
						R.S.
						37:1270,
						37:612,
						37:613,
						37:616
						and
						37:618.