SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1252        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1260

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marc R. Pacheco

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the definition of podiatry.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/3/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

5/11/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1252        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1260

By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1260) of Marc R. Pacheco and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to the definition of podiatry.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1209 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the definition of podiatry.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 13 of Chapter 112 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is amended by striking the section in its entirety and inserting, in place thereof, the following new section:-

“Section 13.  Podiatry as used in this chapter shall mean the diagnosis and treatment, by medical, mechanical, electrical and surgical means, ailments of the human foot and lower leg. Allowable surgical treatment in a health care facility shall be determined by that health care facility credential committee, and such surgical treatment shall be performed at that health care facility. This and the ten following sections shall not apply to surgeons of the United States army, navy or of the United States Public Health Service, nor to physicians registered in the commonwealth. The term physician and surgeon when used in sections twelve B, twelve G, twenty-three N and eighty B shall include a podiatrist acting within the limitation imposed by this section.”