Sec. 202.354.  DELEGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS.  (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.
(c)  The department may determine whether:
(1)  an act constitutes the practice of podiatric medicine; and
(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.