KRS 311.380: Definitions for KRS 311.380 to 311.500.

As used in KRS 311.380 to 311.500:

(1) "Board" means the State Board of Podiatry;

(2) "Physician assistant" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.840;

(3) "Podiatric assistant" means a person licensed by the board to assist licensed

podiatrists with specific duties and tasks related to the practic e of podiatry as

permitted by administrative regulations promulgated by the board;

(4) "Podiatric residency" means a program of supervised postgraduate clinical training

approved by the board for a licensed podiatric resident;

(5) "Podiatric resident" mean s a person licensed by the board and participating in a

podiatric residency;

(6) "Podiatric supervision" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.840;

(7) "Podiatrist" is a physician and surgeon who has graduated from a college of

podiatric medicine accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the

American Podiatric Medical Association or approved by state licensing boards;

(8) "Podiatry" is that profession of the health sciences which deals with the

examination, diagnosis, treatment, and preventio n of diseases, conditions, and

malfunctions affecting the human foot and its related or governing structures by

employment of medical, surgical, or other means; and

(9) "Supervising podiatrist" has the same meaning as in KRS 311.840.