Texas Occupations Code

§ 202.354 — DELEGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS

OC § 202.354Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES · Ch. 202. PODIATRISTS · Art. H. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER

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

(A)can be properly and safely performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated; and

(B)is performed in a customary manner and not in violation of any other statute; and

(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.

(b)A delegating podiatrist is responsible for a podiatric medical act performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatrist delegates the act.

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Legislative history

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