As used in the Podiatry Act:

1. A. "board" means the New Mexico medical board;
2. B. "committee" means the podiatry advisory committee;
3. C. "foot and ankle radiation technologist" means a person who takes x-rays of the foot and ankle under the supervision of a podiatric physician;
4. D. "podiatric physician" means a podiatric physician licensed under the Podiatry Act to practice podiatry in New Mexico; and
5. E. "practice of podiatry" means engaging in that primary health care profession, the members of which examine, diagnose, treat and prevent by medical, surgical and biomechanical means ailments affecting the human foot and ankle and the structures governing their functions, but does not include amputation of the foot or the personal administration of a general anesthetic. A podiatric physician, pursuant to the laws of this state, is defined as a physician and surgeon within the scope of the podiatric physician license.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-6-2, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 221, § 2; 1998, ch. 24, § 2; 2023, ch. 141, § 5.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, defined "committee" and "podiatric physician" and revised the definitions of "board" "foot and ankle radiation technologist" and "practice of podiatry"; in Subsection A, after "means the", deleted "board of podiatry" and added "New Mexico medical board"; added a new Subsection B and redesignated former Subsection B as Subsection C; in Subsection C, after "supervision of a", deleted "podiatrist" and added "podiatric physician"; added a new Subsection D and redesignated former Subsection C as Subsection E; and in Subsection E, deleted "podiatrist" and added "podiatric physician", and after "the scope of", deleted "his" and added "the podiatric physician".

The 1998 amendment, effective July 1, 1998, rewrote the section to such an extent that a detailed comparison would be impracticable.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 61 Am. Jur. 2d Physicians, Surgeons and Other Healers § 4.

70 C.J.S. Physicians, and Surgeons, and Other Health-Care Providers § 5.