Florida Statute 461.3 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 461
PODIATRIC MEDICINE

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F.S. 461.003

461.003 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:

(1) “Board” means the Board of Podiatric Medicine as created in this chapter.

(2) “Certified podiatric X-ray assistant” means a person who is employed by and under the direct supervision of a licensed podiatric physician to perform only those radiographic functions that are within the scope of practice of a podiatric physician licensed under this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, the term “direct supervision” means supervision whereby a podiatric physician orders the X ray, remains on the premises while the X ray is being performed and exposed, and approves the work performed before dismissal of the patient.

(3) “Department” means the Department of Health.

(4) “Podiatric physician” means any person licensed to practice podiatric medicine pursuant to this chapter.

(5) “Practice of podiatric medicine” means the diagnosis or medical, surgical, palliative, and mechanical treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg. The surgical treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg shall be limited anatomically to that part below the anterior tibial tubercle. The practice of podiatric medicine shall include the amputation of the toes or other parts of the foot but shall not include the amputation of the foot or leg in its entirety. A podiatric physician may prescribe drugs that relate specifically to the scope of practice authorized herein.

History.—ss. 1, 6, ch. 79-229; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 3, 12, 13, ch. 86-71; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 116, ch. 94-218; s. 73, ch. 97-264; s. 200, ch. 98-166; s. 111, ch. 99-397.

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Cases Citing Statute 461.003

Total Results: 6

Feldman v. Jackson Memorial Hospital

571 F. Supp. 1000, 1983 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13617

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 19, 1983 | Docket: 981615

Cited 10 times | Published

scope of their authorized practice. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 461.003(3) (1981). [7] Indeed, while the evidence as

Clair v. GLADES COUNTY BD. OF COM'RS

649 So. 2d 224, 1995 WL 16886

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 1995 | Docket: 1693741

Cited 5 times | Published

drugs that relate to this scope of practice." Section 461.003(3), Fla. Stat. (1993). The definition of practice

Benjamin v. Tandem Healthcare, Inc.

998 So. 2d 566, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1006, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 2432, 2008 WL 5333646

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2008 | Docket: 1701585

Cited 4 times | Published

(stating Legislative intent as to chapter 461); § 461.003, Fla. Stat. (2004) (defining terms). [3] Respondent

Strohm v. Hertz Corp.

685 So. 2d 37, 1996 WL 708615

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 1996 | Docket: 1415146

Cited 4 times | Published

011(2), Fla.Stat. (1993) (osteopathic physicians); § 461.003(3), Fla.Stat. (1993) (practitioners of podiatric

Clair v. Glades County Bd. of Com'rs

635 So. 2d 84, 1994 WL 17259

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 25, 1994 | Docket: 1352579

Cited 2 times | Published

drugs that relate to this scope of practice." Section 461.003(3), Fla. Stat. (1993). The definition of practice

Board of Podiatric Medicine v. Florida Medical Ass'n

779 So. 2d 658, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 3430, 2001 WL 261596

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 19, 2001 | Docket: 64804263

Published

“human leg” and “surgical treatment” as used in section 461.003(3), Florida Statutes (1997) *, and purports