2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-173 — Terms, defined.

Section 71-173
Terms, defined.

For purposes of the Uniform Licensing Law:

(1) The following persons shall be deemed to be practicing podiatry: Persons who publicly profess to be podiatrists or who publicly profess to assume the duties incident to the practice of podiatry;

(2) Practice of podiatry means the diagnosis or medical, physical, or surgical treatment of the ailments of the human foot, ankle, and related governing structures except (a) the amputation of the forefoot, (b) the general medical treatment of any systemic disease causing manifestations in the foot, and (c) the administration of anesthetics other than local; and

(3) Podiatrist means a physician of the foot, ankle, and related governing structures.

Source:

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 72, p. 473

C.S.1929, § 71-1001

R.S.1943, § 71-173

Laws 1947, c. 228, § 1, p. 723

Laws 1961, c. 337, § 9, p. 1055

Laws 1974, LB 778, § 1

Laws 1976, LB 25, § 1

Laws 1983, LB 541, § 1

Laws 2001, LB 25, § 2

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska