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USA Statutes : missouri
Title : OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter : Chapter 330 Podiatrists
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1. The word "board" whenever used in this chapter means the
state board of podiatric medicine.
2. The definitions of the words "podiatrist" or "physician of the foot"
shall for the purpose of this section be held to be the diagnosis,
medical, physical, or surgical treatment of the ailments of the human
foot, with the exception of administration of general anesthetics, or
amputation of the foot and with the further exception that the
definitions shall not apply to bone surgery on children under the age of
one year. The use of such drugs and medicines in the treatment of
ailments of the human foot shall not include the treatment of any
systemic diseases. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "human
foot" includes the ankle and the tendons which insert into the foot as
well as the foot. For surgery of the ankle only, the doctor of podiatric
medicine licensed pursuant to this chapter shall either be board
certified in foot and ankle surgery by the American Board of Podiatric
Surgery or shall complete a twenty-four-month postgraduate clinical
residency in podiatric surgery; provided, however, any newly licensed
doctor of podiatric medicine desiring to perform ankle surgery and
licensed pursuant to this chapter after January 1, 2005, shall be
required to complete a twenty-four-month postgraduate clinical residency
in podiatric surgery. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit a doctor of podiatric medicine from performing ankle surgery
under the direct supervision of a doctor who is authorized to perform
surgery of the ankle. Surgical treatment of the ankle by a doctor of
podiatric medicine shall be performed only in a licensed acute care
hospital or a licensed ambulatory surgical clinic. A doctor of podiatric
medicine performing ankle surgery shall be required to complete the
biennial continuing medical education hourly credit requirements as
established by the state board of podiatric medicine. The doctor of
podiatric medicine shall have obtained approval of the physician's
credentialing committee of a licensed acute care hospital or a licensed
ambulatory surgical clinic. (RSMo 1939 §§ 9796, 9808, A.L. 1945 p. 965,
A.L. 1961 p. 500, A.L. 1969 S.B. 69, A.L. 1976 S.B. 667, A.L. 1995 S.B.
69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with
S.B. 178)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 9075, 9087; 1919 §§ 5831, 5843
No one shall practice podiatric medicine in this state unless
duly licensed as provided by law. (RSMo 1939 § 9795, A.L. 1945 p. 965,
A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9074; 1919 § 5830
Any person desiring to practice podiatric medicine in this state
shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof, including a statement
under oath or affirmation that all representations are true and correct
to the best knowledge and belief of the person submitting and signing
same, subject to the penalties of making a false affidavit or
declaration, that he or she is twenty-one years of age or over, and of
good moral character, and that he or she has received at least four years
of high school training, or the equivalent thereof, and has received a
diploma or certificate of graduation from an approved college of
podiatric medicine, recognized and approved by the board, having a
minimum requirement of two years in an accredited college and four years
in a recognized college of podiatric medicine. Upon payment of the
examination fee, and making satisfactory proof as aforesaid, the
applicant shall be examined by the board, or a committee thereof, under
such rules and regulations as said board may determine, and if found
qualified, shall be licensed, upon payment of the license fee, to
practice podiatric medicine as licensed; provided, that the board shall,
under regulations established by the board, admit without examination
legally qualified practitioners of podiatric medicine who hold licenses
to practice podiatric medicine in any state or territory of the United
States or the District of Columbia or any foreign country with equal
educational requirements to the state of Missouri upon the applicant
paying a fee equivalent to the license and examination fees required
above. (RSMo 1939 § 9798, A.L. 1943 p. 580, A.L. 1945 p. 965, A.L. 1947
V. I p. 319, A.L. 1953 p. 614, A.L. 1965 p. 520, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L.
2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9077; 1919 § 5833
Examinations shall be in the English language, and shall be
written, oral, or clinical, or a combination of two or more of the said
methods as the board shall determine and provide by rule. The examination
shall and will consist of the examination offered by the National Board
of Podiatric Medical Examiners, as well as an examination of applicable
Missouri statutes and regulations which shall be promulgated or approved
by the board. The examination shall embrace the subjects of anatomy,
physiology, chemistry, bacteriology, surgery, histology, pathology,
diagnosis and treatment, materia medica and therapeutics as these
subjects relate to antiseptics and anesthetics, and clinical podiatric
medicine, but said examinations shall be so limited in their scope as to
cover only the minimum requirements for podiatric medical education as
herein provided, and shall not be construed to require of the applicant a
medical or surgical education other than deemed necessary for the
practice of podiatric medicine. The board shall by rule and regulation
prescribe the standard for successful completion of the examination.
(RSMo 1939 § 9799, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B.
178)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9078; 1919 § 5834
Every applicant for a permanent license as a podiatrist shall
provide the state board of podiatric medicine with satisfactory evidence
of having successfully completed such postgraduate training in hospitals
and such other clinical and surgical settings as the board may prescribe
by rule. (L. 1993 H.B. 100 merged with S.B. 27, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L.
1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
1. Upon due application therefor and upon submission by such
person of evidence satisfactory to the board that such person is licensed
to practice podiatric medicine in this state, and upon the payment of the
fees required to be paid by this chapter, the board shall cause to be
issued to such applicant a license, which license shall recite that the
person therein named is duly registered for the period specified.
2. Such license shall contain the name of the person to whom it is issued
and the office address of such person, the date and number of the license
issued to such person to practice podiatric medicine.
3. Every person practicing podiatric medicine shall, upon receiving such
license, cause the same to be conspicuously displayed at all times in
every office maintained by such person or in which he practices podiatric
medicine in this state. If such person maintains or practices in more
than one office in this state, the board shall issue to such person a
duplicate license for each office so maintained or in which such person
may practice. If such person maintains or practices in more than one
office in this state, the board shall issue to such person duplicate
renewal licenses for each office so maintained or in which such person
may practice.
4. If any registrant shall change the location of his office during the
period for which any license shall have been issued, such registrant
shall, within fifteen days thereafter, notify the board of such change,
whereupon he shall be issued, without additional fee, a duplicate renewal
license for such new location. (L. 1945 p. 965 § 9798b, A.L. 1981 S.B.
16, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
1. Any person desiring to serve a period of internship/residency
in a Missouri hospital may do so without obtaining a permanent license
from the board if he or she qualifies for and obtains a temporary license
for internship/residency from the board for a two-year period.
2. The board shall grant a temporary license for internship/residency
upon proper application if it finds:
(1) That the applicant has graduated from a college of podiatric medicine
recognized and approved by the board; and
(2) That the applicant has successfully passed an examination of the
National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners or any successor thereof;
and
(3) That the internship/residency program the applicant intends to enter
is offered by a Missouri hospital accredited by the American Podiatric
Medical Association.
3. Any person desiring to obtain a temporary license shall make
application to the board with evidence that he or she meets the
requirements of this section. There shall be a fee paid by the applicant
for the temporary license, such fee to be paid upon the issuance of the
license. There shall be an application fee which shall accompany all
applications for a temporary license and shall be nonrefundable.
4. If during the period of internship/residency specified in the
temporary license, the holder thereof shall transfer from the
internship/residency program offered by the hospital specified in his or
her application, the holder must, before such transfer, receive approval
for the transfer from the board. Upon approval of the transfer, the new
temporary license shall remain valid for a two-year period from the
original date of issuance. (L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged
with S.B. 178)
1. The board shall on or before the first day of the month
preceding the biennial license renewal date cause to be mailed to each
person licensed to practice podiatric medicine in this state, at the last
known office or residence address of such person, a blank application
form for such person's biennial license renewal.
2. Each person applying for biennial license renewal shall complete the
form and return it to the board on or before the renewal date for the
licensing period for which the person desires to be registered.
3. Each applicant shall give on the form such applicant's full name and
the applicant's office address.
4. Each applicant shall give with the application for biennial license
renewal satisfactory evidence of completion of twenty-four hours of
postgraduate study for each renewal period since the last issuance or
renewal of the license. The postgraduate study required shall be that
presented by a college of podiatric medicine accredited by the American
Podiatric Medical Association or a course of study approved by the board.
5. Failure of the registrant to receive the renewal form shall not
relieve any registrant of the duty to register and pay the fee required
by this chapter nor exempt any such person from the penalties provided by
this chapter for failure to register. (L. 1945 p. 965 § 9798a, A.L. 1947
V. I p. 319, A.L. 1971 S.B. 16, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 H.B. 265,
A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
Each applicant for biennial license renewal under this chapter
shall accompany the application for biennial license renewal with a
biennial renewal fee to be paid to the director of revenue for the
licensing period for which licensure is sought. If said application be
filed and said fee paid after the biennial renewal date, there shall be a
late fee in addition to the biennial license renewal fee; provided,
however, that whenever in the opinion of the board the applicant's
failure to renew the license was caused by extenuating circumstances
including illness of the applicant, as defined by rule, the late fee may
be waived by such board, and provided further, that whenever any license
is granted to any person to practice podiatric medicine under the
provisions of this chapter, the board shall upon application therefor
cause to be issued to such licensee a biennial license renewal covering
the period from the date of the issuance of such license to the next
biennial license renewal date without the payment of the late fee. (L.
1945 p. 1965 § 9798c, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 319, A.L. 1965 P. 520, A.L. 1981
S.B. 16, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
Any person licensed to practice podiatric medicine in this state
who has retired or may hereafter retire from such practice shall not be
required to register as required by this chapter, provided such person
shall file with the board an affidavit which states the date on which the
person retired from the practice of podiatric medicine and such other
facts as shall tend to verify the person's retirement as the board deems
necessary; provided, however, that if such person thereafter reengage in
the practice of podiatric medicine, the person shall reapply with the
board as provided by section 330.030. The retired applicant shall and
will be required to submit evidence of satisfactory completion of the
applicable continuing education requirements as well as submitting the
licensing, processing, and administration fees established by the board.
(L. 1945 p. 965 § 9798d, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al.,
A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
The board is authorized to issue an inactive license to any
licensee who makes written application for such license on a form
provided by the board and remits the fee for an inactive license
established by the board. An inactive license may be issued only to a
person who has previously been issued a license to practice podiatry in
the state of Missouri, who is no longer regularly engaged in such
practice and who does not hold himself or herself out to the public as
being professionally engaged in such practice in the state of Missouri.
Each inactive license shall be subject to all provisions of this chapter,
except as otherwise specifically provided. Each inactive license may be
renewed by the board subject to all provisions of this section and all
other provisions of this chapter. The inactive licensee shall not be
required to submit evidence of completion of continuing education as
required by this chapter. An inactive licensee may apply for a license to
regularly engage in the practice of podiatry upon filing a written
application with the board, submitting evidence of satisfactory
completion of the applicable continuing education requirements
established by the board and submitting the license fee established by
the board. (L. 1999 H.B. 265)
There is hereby created and established a "State Board of
Podiatric Medicine" for the purpose of licensing all practitioners of
podiatric medicine in this state, which board shall have such other
powers and duties as are provided by this chapter. The board shall meet
annually and at such other times and places as a majority of the board
shall designate. (L. 1945 p. 635 § 1, A. 1949 H.B. 2070, A.L. 1981 S.B.
16, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
1. The board shall be composed of five members including one
voting public member, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and
consent of the senate. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in like
manner. The term of office of each member shall be four years. Each
member of the board shall receive as compensation an amount set by the
board not to exceed seventy dollars for each day devoted to the affairs
of the board, and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the member's
expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of the member's official
duties. All members of the board, except the public member, shall be
doctors of surgical podiatric medicine duly registered and licensed
pursuant to the laws of this state, shall be United States citizens,
shall have been residents of this state for at least one year next
preceding their appointment and shall have been engaged in the lawful and
ethical practice of podiatric medicine for a period of not less than five
years. Not more than two of the podiatrists shall belong to the same
political party. Members of the board shall not be directly or indirectly
interested in any podiatric medical college or the podiatric medical
department of any institution of higher learning or in any podiatric
medical supply or shoe business. The president of the Missouri Podiatric
Medical Association in office at the time shall, at least ninety days
prior to the expiration of the term of a board member, other than the
public member, or as soon as feasible after a vacancy on the board
otherwise occurs, submit to the director of the division of professional
registration a list of five doctors of surgical podiatric medicine
qualified and willing to fill the vacancy in question, with the request
and recommendation that the governor appoint one of the five persons so
listed, and with the list so submitted, the president of the Missouri
Podiatric Medical Association shall include in his or her letter of
transmittal a description of the method by which the names were chosen by
that association.
2. The public member shall be at the time of the member's appointment a
citizen of the United States; a resident of this state for a period of
one year and a registered voter; a person who is not and never was a
member of any profession licensed or regulated pursuant to this chapter
or the spouse of such person; and a person who does not have and never
has had a material, financial interest in either the providing of the
professional services regulated by this chapter, or an activity or
organization directly related to any profession licensed or regulated
pursuant to this chapter. All members, including public members, shall be
chosen from lists submitted by the director of the division of
professional registration. The duties of the public member shall not
include the determination of the technical requirements to be met for
licensure or whether any person meets such technical requirements or of
the technical competence or technical judgment of a licensee or a
candidate for licensure. (L. 1945 p. 635 § 2, A.L. 1965 p. 520, A.L. 1980
H.B. 1266, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1573, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et
al., A.L. 1999 H.B. 343, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
CROSS REFERENCE: Public member, additional duties, RSMo 620.132
At all meetings of the board three members shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (L. 1945 p. 635 § 4)
1. The board shall elect one of its members president, one vice
president, and one secretary. The board shall have the power to
promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer and enforce the
provisions of this chapter and to adopt and use a common seal. The board
shall create no expenses exceeding the sum received from time to time as
fees provided by law.
2. The board shall set the amount of the fees which this chapter
authorizes and requires by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to
section 536.021, RSMo. The fees shall be set at a level to produce
revenue which shall not substantially exceed the cost and expense of
administering this chapter.
3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section
536.010, RSMo, that is promulgated under the authority of this chapter,
shall become effective only if the agency has fully complied with all of
the requirements of chapter 536, RSMo, including but not limited to,
section 536.028, RSMo, if applicable, after August 28, 1998. All
rulemaking authority delegated prior to August 28, 1998, is of no force
and effect and repealed as of August 28, 1998, however nothing in this
act* shall be interpreted to repeal or affect the validity of any rule
adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998. If the provisions of
section 536.028, RSMo, apply, the provisions of this section are
nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly
pursuant to section 536.028, RSMo, to review, to delay the effective
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule are held
unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority
and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall
be invalid and void, except that nothing in this act* shall affect the
validity of any rule adopted and promulgated prior to August 28, 1998.
(L. 1945 p. 635 § 5, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B.
3, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
*"This act" (H.B. 1601, et al., 1998) contains numerous sections. Consult
Disposition of Sections table for definitive listing.
1. All fees provided for in this chapter shall be payable to the
director of the division of professional registration who shall keep a
record of the account showing the total payments received and shall
immediately transmit same to the department of revenue for deposit in the
state treasury to the credit of a fund to be known as the "State Board of
Podiatric Medicine Fund". All the salaries and expenses for the operation
of the board shall be appropriated and paid from such fund; provided,
however, the board shall create no expense exceeding the sum received
from time to time as fees as provided by law. Any funds remaining in the
state board of podiatry fund on August 28, 1995, shall be transferred to
the state board of podiatric medicine fund.
2. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, to the contrary
notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed
to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end
of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from
the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year or, if the board
requires, by rule, permit renewal less frequently than yearly, then three
times the appropriation from the board's funds for the preceding fiscal
year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in
the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriation from
the board's funds for the preceding fiscal year. (L. 1945 p. 965 § 9798e,
A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1985 S.B. 99, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al.)
1. The board may refuse to issue any certificate of registration
or authority, permit or license required pursuant to this chapter for one
or any combination of causes stated in subsection 2 of this section. The
board shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the
refusal and shall advise the applicant of the applicant's right to file a
complaint with the administrative hearing commission as provided by
chapter 621, RSMo.
2. The board may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative
hearing commission as provided by chapter 621, RSMo, against any holder
of any certificate of registration or authority, permit or license
required by this chapter or any person who has failed to renew or has
surrendered his or her certificate of registration or authority, permit
or license required by this chapter or any person who has failed to renew
or has surrendered his or her certificate of registration or authority,
permit or license for any one or any combination of the following causes:
(1) Use of any controlled substance, as defined in chapter 195, RSMo, or
alcoholic beverage to an extent that such use impairs a person's ability
to perform the work of any profession licensed or regulated by this
chapter;
(2) The person has been finally adjudicated and found guilty, or entered
a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, in a criminal prosecution under the
laws of any state or of the United States, for any offense reasonably
related to the qualifications, functions or duties of any profession
licensed or regulated pursuant to this chapter, for any offense an
essential element of which is fraud, dishonesty or an act of violence, or
for any offense involving moral turpitude, whether or not sentence is
imposed;
(3) Use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation or bribery in securing any
certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued
pursuant to this chapter or in obtaining permission to take any
examination given or required pursuant to this chapter;
(4) Obtaining or attempting to obtain any fee, charge, tuition or other
compensation by fraud, deception or misrepresentation;
(5) Incompetency, misconduct, repeated negligence, gross negligence,
fraud, misrepresentation or dishonesty in the performance of the
functions or duties of any profession licensed or regulated by this
chapter;
(6) Violation of, or assisting or enabling any person to violate, any
provision of this chapter, or of any lawful rule or regulation adopted
pursuant to this chapter;
(7) Impersonation of any person holding a certificate of registration or
authority, permit or license or allowing any person to use his or her
certificate of registration or authority, permit, license or diploma from
any school;
(8) Disciplinary action against the holder of a license or other right to
practice any profession regulated by this chapter granted by another
state, territory, federal agency or country upon grounds for which
revocation or suspension is authorized in this state;
(9) A person is finally adjudged insane or incompetent by a court of
competent jurisdiction;
(10) Assisting or enabling any person to practice or offer to practice
any profession licensed or regulated by this chapter who is not
registered and currently eligible to practice pursuant to this chapter;
(11) Issuance of a certificate of registration or authority, permit or
license based upon a material mistake of fact;
(12) Failure to display a valid certificate or license if so required by
this chapter or any rule promulgated hereunder;
(13) Violation of any professional trust or confidence;
(14) Use of any advertisement or solicitation which is false, misleading
or deceptive to the general public or persons to whom the advertisement
or solicitation is primarily directed. False, misleading or deceptive
advertisements or solicitations shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Promises of cure, relief from pain or other physical or mental
condition, or improved physical or mental health;
(b) Any self-laudatory statement;
(c) Any misleading or deceptive statement offering or promising a free
service. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to make it unlawful
to offer a service for no charge if the offer is announced as part of a
full disclosure of routine fees including consultation fees;
(d) Any misleading or deceptive claims of patient cure, relief or
improved condition; superiority in service, treatment or materials; new
or improved service, treatment or material; or reduced costs or greater
savings. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to make it unlawful
to use any such claim if it is readily verifiable by existing
documentation, data or other substantial evidence. Any claim which
exceeds or exaggerates the scope of its supporting documentation, data or
evidence is misleading or deceptive;
(15) Violation of the drug laws or rules and regulations of this state,
any other state or the federal government;
(16) Failure or refusal to properly guard against contagious, infectious
or communicable diseases or the spread thereof.
3. After the filing of such complaint, the proceedings shall be conducted
in accordance with the provisions of chapter 621, RSMo. Upon a finding by
the administrative hearing commission that the grounds, provided in
subsection 2, for disciplinary action are met, the board may, singly or
in combination, censure or place the person named in the complaint on
probation on such terms and conditions as the board deems appropriate for
a period not to exceed five years, or may suspend, for a period not to
exceed three years, or revoke the certificate of registration or
authority, permit, or license.
4. In any order of revocation, the board may provide that the person may
not apply for reinstatement of the person's certificate of registration
or authority, permit, or license for a period of time ranging from two to
seven years following the date of the order of revocation. All stay
orders shall toll this time period.
5. Before restoring to good standing a certificate of registration or
authority, permit, or license that has been revoked, suspended, or
inactive for any cause more than two years, the board may require the
applicant to attend such continuing medical education courses and pass
such examinations as the board may direct. (RSMo 1939 §§ 9802, 9803, A.L.
1951 p. 730, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1999 H.B. 265, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402
merged with S.B. 178)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 9081, 9082; 1919 §§ 5837, 5838
This chapter shall not apply to the commissioned surgical
officers of the United States Army, Navy or Marine hospital service when
in the actual performance of their official duties, nor to any physician
duly registered, nor to any legally registered podiatrist of another
state, taking charge of the practice of a legally registered podiatrist
of this state temporarily during the latter's absence therefrom upon the
written request to the board of said registered podiatrist of this state.
This chapter shall further not apply to manufacturers of and dealers in
shoes or corrective appliances for deformed feet; provided, however, that
such manufacturers and dealers shall not be entitled to practice
podiatric medicine, as in this chapter defined, unless duly licensed so
to do as herein provided. (RSMo 1939 § 9809, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2005
H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9088; 1919 § 5844
The board shall investigate all complaints of violations of the
provisions of this chapter as provided in subdivision (6) of subsection
16 of section 620.010, RSMo, and shall report any such violations to the
proper prosecuting officers or other public officials charged with the
enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The board may employ such
board personnel, as defined in subdivision (4) of subsection 16 of
section 620.010, RSMo, as it deems necessary within appropriations
therefor. (RSMo 1939 § 9805, A.L. 1951 p. 730, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9084; 1919 § 5840
1. Upon application by the board, and the necessary burden
having been met, a court of general jurisdiction may grant an injunction,
restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person
from:
(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or
practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or
license is required by this chapter upon a showing that such acts or
practices were performed or offered to be performed without a certificate
of registration or authority, permit or license; or
(2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of
registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to this
chapter upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability
of serious danger to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of the
state or client or patient of the licensee.
2. Any such action shall be commenced either in the county in which such
conduct occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.
3. Any such action brought under this section shall be in addition to and
not in lieu of any penalty provided by this chapter and may be brought
concurrently with other actions to enforce this chapter. (L. 1993 H.B.
100 merged with S.B. 27)
It shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the practice of
podiatric medicine, or of holding oneself out as a practitioner within
the meaning of this chapter, for any person to treat in any manner the
human foot by medical, mechanical, or surgical methods, or to use the
title "podiatrist" or "registered podiatrist", or any other words, or
letters, which designate, or tend to designate, to the public that the
person so treating or holding himself or herself out to treat, is a
podiatrist. (RSMo 1939 § 9801, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402
merged with S.B. 178)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9080; 1919 § 5836
Any person who shall unlawfully obtain licensure under this
chapter, whether by false or untrue statements contained in his or her
application to the board by presenting to said board a fraudulent
diploma, certificate, or license, or one fraudulently obtained shall be
deemed guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and any person not being lawfully
authorized to practice podiatric medicine in this state and licensed as
aforesaid, who shall advertise as a podiatrist, in any form, or hold
himself out to the public as a podiatrist or who shall practice as a
podiatrist shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (RSMo 1939 § 9800,
A. 1949 H.B. 2070, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B.
178)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9079; 1919 § 5835
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