MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2021 Regular Session

To: Public Health and Welfare

By: Senator(s) Frazier

Senate Bill 2409

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-27-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE TO INCLUDE ANKLE CARE; TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF PODIATRIST TO MEAN A PHYSICIAN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     73-27-1.  (1)  The practice of podiatric medicine is that profession concerned with the prevention, examination, diagnosis and medical, surgical and adjuvant treatment of conditions of the human foot * * *For the purposes of this chapter, "foot" means that part of the human anatomy which consists of the tarsal bones, metatarsal bones and phalanges. and ankle, and their governing and related structures, including the local manifestations of systemic conditions, by all appropriate systems and means.

     (2)  A podiatrist is a * * * medical care provider physician who engages in the practice of podiatric medicine.

     (3)  A podiatrist may prescribe and administer drugs and tests, excluding general and spinal anesthesia, that are essential to the practice of podiatric medicine when used for or in connection with treatment of disorders of the human foot and ankle, and their governing and related structures.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.

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