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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



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



6    (225 ILCS 100/5)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4805)



7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

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

9    (A) "Department" means the Department of Financial and

10Professional Regulation.

11    (B) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and 
12Professional Regulation.

13    (C) "Board" means the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board 
14appointed
by
the Secretary.

15    (D) "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" means the

16diagnosis, medical,
physical, or surgical treatment of the 
17ailments of the human foot, including amputations as defined in 
18this Section ; provided that amputations of the human foot are 
19limited to 10 centimeters proximal to the tibial talar 
20articulation.  "Podiatric medicine" or "podiatry" includes the 
21provision of topical and local anesthesia and moderate and deep 
22sedation, as defined by Department rule adopted under the 
23Medical Practice Act of 1987. For the purposes of this Act, the 
 
 
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1terms podiatric medicine,
podiatry and chiropody have the same 
2definition.

3    (E) "Human foot" means the ankle and soft tissue which 
4insert
into the
foot as well as the foot.

5    (F) "Podiatric physician" means a physician licensed to 
6practice
podiatric medicine.

7    (G) "Postgraduate training" means a minimum one year 
8postdoctoral
structured and supervised educational experience 
9approved by the Council on
Podiatric Medical Education of the 
10American Podiatric Medical Association
which includes 
11residencies and preceptorships.

12    (H) "Amputations" means amputations of the human foot, in 
13whole or in part, that are limited to 10 centimeters proximal 
14to the tibial talar articulation. 
15(Source: P.A. 95-235, eff. 8-17-07.)