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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)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