RCW 18.22.035

Practice of podiatric medicine and surgery—Quality—Definition—Prescriptions—Limitations.

Known as the Podiatric Physician and Surgeon Practice Act

The act spans §§ 18–18 (27 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 92 Wash. App. 119 - McKenna v. Harrison Memorial Hospital (1998)

Most recently applied in 92 Wash. App. 119 - McKenna v. Harrison Memorial Hospital (August 1998)

1990 c 147 s 6.

(1) A podiatric physician and surgeon is responsible for the quality of podiatric care.

(2) The practice of podiatric medicine and surgery is the diagnosis and the medical, surgical, mechanical, manipulative, and electrical treatments of ailments of the human foot.

(3) Podiatric physicians and surgeons may issue prescriptions valid at any pharmacy for any drug, including narcotics, necessary in the practice of podiatry.

(4) Podiatrists shall not:

(a) Amputate the foot;

(b) Administer spinal anesthetic or any anesthetic that renders the patient unconscious; or

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.