Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLV - Medical Professions
Subpart 2 - Licensure and Certification
Chapter 13 - Physicians
Subchapter B - Requirements and Qualifications for Licensure, Scope of Practice
Section XLV-1304 - Necessity for License; Practice Prerogatives
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. No individual may hold himself out as a podiatrist or engage in the practice of podiatry in this state unless he or she has been licensed by or holds a permit duly issued by the board.
B. Each podiatrist licensed by the board may engage in the prevention, examination, diagnosis, medical, surgical, and adjuvant treatment of the human foot as defined herein.
C. A podiatrist shall not engage in the treatment of the ankle unless such practice is:
D. No individual licensed under this Chapter shall display or use the title "doctor" or its synonym, without the designation "podiatrist" or "podiatric medicine" nor mislead the public as to the limited professional scope of practice to treat human ailments.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270, 37:611-37:628.
