GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	2 

SENATE BILL 399
Judiciary I/Constitution Committee Substitute Adopted 4/4/95

Short Title:  Amend Definition of Podiatry.	(Public)

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March 20, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF PODIATRY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 90-202.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 90-202.2. 'Podiatry' defined.
Podiatry as defined by this Article is the surgical, medical, or mechanical treatment of all conditions of the human foot and ankle, and their related soft tissue structures to the level of the myotendinous junction.  Excluded from the definition of podiatry is the amputation of the entire foot, the administration of an anesthetic other than local, and the surgical correction of clubfoot of an infant two years of age or less."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.