PURPOSE: This rule explains the professional conduct required of licensed podiatrists. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

1. (1) It will be considered dishonesty in the practice of podiatric medicine for a licensed podiatrist to use a trade name or assumed name in connection with his/her practice, unless the name of the podiatrist using that trade name or assumed name also appears along with the trade or assumed name.
2. (2) Nothing in section (1) of this rule will be construed to prohibit practice by a partnership of podiatrists under an assumed name or trade name, or the practice of podiatric medicine under a legally-formed professional corporation; provided, however, that where this partnership uses an assumed or trade name in connection with its practice, all of the names of the podiatrists who are partners in the partnership must appear along with the trade or assumed name, provided further, that where a professional corporation uses an assumed or trade name in connection with a practice, the name of each shareholder in the professional corporation must appear along with the trade or assumed name.

AUTHORITY: sections 330.140 and 330.160.2, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 230-2.020. Original rule filed Dec. 23, 1975, effective Jan. 2, 1976. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Jan. 4, 1980, effective April 11, 1980. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Dec. 9, 1981, effective March 11, 1982. Amended: Filed Sept. 1, 2004, effective March 30, 2005. Moved to 20 CSR 2230-2.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

*Original authority: 330.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1981 and 330.160, RSMo 1939, amended 1951, 1981, 1999.