2014 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
463E. Podiatrists
463E-1 Definitions.
§463E-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
"Board" means Hawaii medical board.
"Department" means department of commerce and consumer affairs.
"Foot appliance" means any artificial apparatus used as a replacement for, an addition to, or in the treatment of the human foot whether it is medical, surgical, mechanical, manipulative, or electrical in nature.
"Podiatric medicine" means the medical, surgical, mechanical, manipulative, and electrical diagnosis and treatment of the human foot, malleoli, and ankle, including the surgical treatment of the muscles and tendons of the leg governing the functions of the foot, but does not include amputation above the ankle, treatment of systemic conditions, or the use of any anesthetic except local anesthetic.
"Podiatrist" means a person in the professional practice of podiatric medicine. [L 1973, c 80, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1988, c 111, §1; am L 1989, c 240, §1; am L 2008, c 9, §3; am L 2014, c 69, §3]
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