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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-290-102. Definitions

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<See Executive Orders D38-20 (2020 CO EO D38-20), D63-20 (2020 CO EO D63-20), D97-20 (2020 CO EO D97-20), D131-20 (2020 CO EO D131-20), D158-20 (2020 CO EO D158-20), D182-20 (2020 CO EO D182-20), D212-20 (2020 CO EO D212-20), D240-20 (2020 CO EO D240-20), D271-20 (2020 CO EO D271-20), D02-21 (2021 CO EO 21-002), D08-21 (2021 CO EO 21-008), D36-21 (2021 CO EO 21-036), D57-21 (2021 CO EO 21-057), D80-21 (2021 CO EO 21-080), D96-21 (2021 CO EO 21-096), D109-21 (2021 CO EO 21-109), D119-21 (2021 CO EO 21-119), D122-21 (2021 CO EO 21-122), D132-21 (2021 CO EO 21-132), D136-21 (2021 CO EO 21-136), D139-21 (2021 CO EO 21-139), and D141-21 (2021 CO EO 21-141) related to COVID-19 temporarily suspending certain statutory and regulatory scope of practice limitations to permit certain licensed professionals to cross train, supervise, and delegate responsibilities concerning the temporary care and treatment of patients to certain professionals including C.R.S.A.§ 12-290-102(3) and 3 CCR 712-13 Rule 290 (limiting the practice of podiatrists).>

As used in this article 290, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board” means the Colorado podiatry board established pursuant to section 12-290-105.

(2) “Podiatric physician” or “podiatrist” means any person who practices podiatry.

(3)(a) “Practice of podiatry” or “podiatric medicine” means:

(I) Holding out one's self to the public as being able to treat, prescribe for, palliate, correct, or prevent any disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, or physical condition of the human toe, foot, ankle, tendons that insert into the foot, and soft tissue below the mid-calf, by the use of any medical, surgical, mechanical, manipulative, or electrical treatment, including complications thereof consistent with the scope of practice;

(II) Suggesting, recommending, prescribing, or administering any podiatric form of treatment, operation, or healing for the intended palliation, relief, or cure of any disease, ailment, injury, condition, or defect of the human toe, foot, ankle, tendons that insert into the foot, and soft tissue wounds below the mid-calf, including complications thereof consistent with the scope of practice;  and

(III) Maintaining an office or other place for the purpose of examining and treating persons afflicted with disease, injury, or defect of the human toe, foot, ankle, tendons that insert into the foot, and soft tissue wounds below the mid-calf, including the complications thereof consistent with the scope of practice.

(b) The “practice of podiatry” does not include the amputation of the foot or the administration of an anesthetic other than a local anesthetic.

(c) A podiatrist may only treat a soft tissue wound below the mid-calf if the patient is being treated by a physician for his or her underlying medical condition or if the podiatrist refers the patient to a physician for further treatment of the underlying medical condition.

(4) “Soft tissue wound” means a lesion to the musculoskeletal junction that include dermal and sub-dermal tissue that do not involve bone removal or repair or muscle transfer.

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