HB2925eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2925 Engrossed LRB099 06865 HAF 26943 b

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(225 ILCS 100/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 4805)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

(A) "Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

(B) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.

(C) "Board" means the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board appointed by the Secretary.

(D) "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" means the diagnosis, medical, physical, or surgical treatment of the ailments of the human foot, including amputations; provided that amputations of the human foot are limited to 10 centimeters proximal to the tibial talar articulation. "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" includes the provision of topical and local anesthesia and moderate and deep sedation, as defined by Department rule adopted under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. For the purposes of this Act, the terms podiatric medicine, podiatry and chiropody have the same definition.

(E) "Human foot" means the ankle and associated soft tissue which insert or affect into the foot or ankle as well as the foot.

(F) "Podiatric physician" means a physician licensed to practice podiatric medicine.

(G) "Postgraduate training" means a minimum one year postdoctoral structured and supervised educational experience approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association which includes residencies and preceptorships.

(Source: P.A. 95-235, eff. 8-17-07.)