§ 7001. Definition of practice of podiatry. * 1. The practice of the\nprofession of podiatry is defined as diagnosing, treating, operating and\nprescribing for any disease, injury, deformity or other condition of the\nfoot, and may include performing physical evaluations in conjunction\nwith the provision of podiatric treatment. For the purposes of wound\ncare however, the practice of podiatry shall include the treatment of\nsuch wounds if they are contiguous with wounds relating, originating or\nin the course of treatment of a wound on the foot within the podiatric\nscope of practice. Wound care shall not, however, extend beyond the\nlevel ending at the distal tibial tuberosity. The practice of podiatry\nmay also include diagnosing, treating, operating and prescribing for any\ndisease, injury, deformity or other condition of the ankle and soft\ntissue of the leg below the tibial tuberosity if the podiatrist has\nobtained an issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle\nsurgery or advanced ankle surgery in accordance with section seven\nthousand nine of this article. Podiatrists may treat traumatic open\nwound fractures only in hospitals, as defined in article twenty-eight of\nthe public health law. For the purposes of this article, the term\n"ankle" shall be defined as the distal metaphysis and epiphysis of the\ntibia and fibula, the articular cartilage of the distal tibia and distal\nfibula, the ligaments that connect the distal metaphysis and epiphysis\nof the tibia and fibula and talus, and the portions of skin,\nsubcutaneous tissue, facia, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves at or\nbelow the level of the myotendinous junction of the triceps surae.\n * NB Effective until June 12, 2027\n * 1. The practice of the profession of podiatry is defined as\ndiagnosing, treating, operating and prescribing for any disease, injury,\ndeformity, other condition of, or local manifestations of systemic\ndiseases as they appear on the foot and the diagnosing, treating, and\nprescribing for any disease, injury, deformity, other condition of, or\nlocal manifestations of systemic diseases as they appear on the ankle,\nunless otherwise provided by this section, and may include performing\nphysical evaluations in conjunction with the provision of podiatric\ntreatment. For the purposes of wound care however, the practice of\npodiatry shall include the treatment of such wounds if they are\ncontiguous with wounds relating, originating or in the course of\ntreatment of a wound on the foot or ankle within the podiatric scope of\npractice. Wound care shall not extend beyond the level ending at the\ndistal tibial tuberosity. The practice of podiatry may also include\noperating for any disease, injury, deformity or other condition of the\nankle and soft tissue of the leg below the tibial tuberosity if the\npodiatrist has obtained an issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric\nstandard ankle surgery or advanced ankle surgery in accordance with\nsection seven thousand nine of this article. Podiatrists may treat\ntraumatic open wound fractures only in hospitals, as defined in article\ntwenty-eight of the public health law. For the purposes of this article,\nthe term "ankle" shall be defined as the distal metaphysis and epiphysis\nof the tibia and fibula, the articular cartilage of the distal tibia and\ndistal fibula, the ligaments that connect the distal metaphysis and\nepiphysis of the tibia and fibula and talus, and the portions of skin,\nsubcutaneous tissue, facia, muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves at or\nbelow the level of the myotendinous junction of the triceps surae.\n * NB Effective June 12, 2027\n * 2. The practice of podiatry shall not include treating any part of\nthe human body other than the foot, nor treating fractures of the\nmalleoli or cutting operations upon the malleoli unless the podiatrist\nobtains an issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric standard ankle\nsurgery or podiatric advanced ankle surgery.
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