Code of Massachusetts Regulations
249 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PODIATRY
Title 249 CMR 2.00 - General Provisions
Section 2.02 - Definitions

For the purpose of 249 CMR, the terms listed in 249 CMR 2.02 have the following meanings:

Adjudicatory Hearing means a hearing conducted in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A and 801 CMR 1.00: Standard Adjudicatory Rules of Practice and Procedure.

APMA means American Podiatric Medical Association.

Board means the Board of Registration in Podiatry, established by M.G.L. c. 13, § 12A.

CME means continuing medical education.

Health Care Facility means a hospital or other institution of the Commonwealth, or of a county or of a municipality within it, and a hospital or clinic duly licensed or approved by the Department of Public Health.

License means a certificate of registration which the Board issues to a person pursuant to the requirements of M.G.L. c. 112, § 16, and which authorizes the person to engage in the practice of podiatric medicine. There are three categories of license: full, limited and temporary. A full license entitles a licensee to practice podiatric medicine as an independent practitioner free from specific limitations in his or her practice except as otherwise provided by law. Any other category of license limits a licensee's practice according to the provisions of M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 16A, 16B and 16C.

Practice of Podiatry means the following conduct: the maintenance of human podiatric health by the prevention, alleviation or cure of disorders, injuries or disease of the human foot and ankle by medical, mechanical, surgical, manipulative and electrical means, and the prescription and administration of drugs for the relief of disease or adverse physical podiatric conditions. The scope of practice of podiatry includes resections of the foot; as well as surgical procedures involving the ankle joint. In the course of treating the human foot or ankle, a registered podiatrist may perform an Achilles tendon lengthening and he or she may also perform tendon transfers that require incisions into the lower leg. The scope of practice of podiatry includes the diagnosis of systemic diseases.