Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 100/5. Definitions

(A) “Department” means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

(B) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.

(C) “Board” means the Podiatric Medical Licensing Board appointed by the Secretary.

(D) “Podiatric medicine” or “podiatry” means:

(E) “Human foot” means the ankle and soft tissue which insert into the foot as well as the foot.

(F) “Podiatric physician” means a physician licensed to practice podiatric medicine.

(G) “Postgraduate training” means a minimum one-year postdoctoral structured and supervised educational experience approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association which includes residencies and preceptorships.

(H) “Amputations” means amputations of the human foot, in whole or in part, that are limited to 10 centimeters proximal to the tibial talar articulation.

(I) “Email address of record” means the designated email address recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.

(J) “Address of record” means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.