1. (a) A podiatrist may delegate to a qualified and properly trained podiatric medical assistant acting under the podiatrist's supervision any podiatric medical act that a reasonable and prudent podiatrist would find within the scope of sound medical judgment to delegate if:

   1. (1) in the opinion of the delegating podiatrist, the medical act:

      1. (A) can be properly and safely performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated; and
      2. (B) is performed in a customary manner and not in violation of any other statute; and
   2. (2) the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated does not represent to the public that the medical assistant is authorized to practice podiatry.
2. (b) A delegating podiatrist is responsible for a podiatric medical act performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatrist delegates the act.

3. (c) The department may determine whether:

   1. (1) an act constitutes the practice of podiatric medicine; and
   2. (2) a podiatric medical act may be properly or safely delegated by podiatrists.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 8.004, eff. September 1, 2019.