HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 523        FILED ON: 1/25/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2270

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul J. Donato

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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:

Date Added:

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/25/2021

Daniel R. Carey

2nd Hampshire

2/15/2021

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

3/4/2021

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

3/4/2021

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

3/8/2021

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

3/10/2021

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

3/17/2021

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

3/18/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

3/22/2021

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

4/5/2021

Brandy Fluker Oakley

12th Suffolk

4/6/2021

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

4/12/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

4/12/2021

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

4/12/2021

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

5/17/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

5/17/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

10/14/2021

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

10/14/2021

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

10/14/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

10/14/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 523        FILED ON: 1/25/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2270

By Mr. Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2270) of Paul J. Donato and others relative to the definition of podiatry.  Public Health.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1869 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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. Chapter 112 of the general laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 13, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 13. (a) As used in this chapter, "podiatry" shall mean the diagnosis and treatment, by medical, mechanical, electrical or surgical means, of ailments of the human foot and lower leg.

(b) As used in sections 12B, 12G and 80B, "physician" shall include a podiatrist registered under section 16.

(c) Sections 13 to 18, inclusive, shall not apply to surgeons of the United States army, United States navy or of the United States Public Health Service or to physicians registered in the commonwealth.