Public Act 099-0635
 
SB3082 EnrolledLRB099 18783 SMS 43167 b



    AN ACT concerning regulation.

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



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



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



    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)

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

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

Professional Regulation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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