General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5443 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1159 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. SAYERS, 60th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5443 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1159 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. SAYERS, 60th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING PODIATRISTS TO BE BOARD QUALIFIED. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 20-54 of the general statutes be amended to allow only a licensed podiatrist who is qualified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery to engage in the medical treatment of the ankle. Statement of Purpose: To require that podiatrists be board qualified.