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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2315 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2407 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Paul J. Donato |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the definition of podiatry. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Paul J. Donato35th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2315 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2407 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2407) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Paul J. Donato relative to the definition of podiatry. Public Health. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to the definition of podiatry. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2is hereby amended by striking out section 13, as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3following section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 Section 13. (a) As used in this chapter, "podiatry" is the specialty that addresses the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5diagnosis and treatment of pathologies and conditions of the leg, with special emphasis in the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6diagnosis and treatment of the foot, ankle and their governing and related structures of the leg by |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7any and all means. Osseous surgical treatment is limited to that part of the leg at or distal to the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8tibial tubercle. |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9 (b) As used in sections 12B, 12G and 80B, "physician" shall include a podiatrist |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10registered under section 16. 2 of 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11 (c) Sections 13 to 18, inclusive, shall not apply to surgeons of the United States Army, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12United States Navy or of the United States Public Health Service or to physicians registered in |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13the commonwealth. |
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