{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.354","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 202.354","heading":"DELEGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS.","body":"(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:\n(1) in the opinion of the delegating podiatrist, the medical act:\n(A) can be properly and safely performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated; and\n(B) is performed in a customary manner and not in violation of any other statute; and\n(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.\n(b) A delegating podiatrist is responsible for a podiatric medical act performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatrist delegates the act.\n(c) The department may determine whether:\n(1) an act constitutes the practice of podiatric medicine; and\n(2) a podiatric medical act may be properly or safely delegated by podiatrists.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 8.004, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 202. PODIATRISTS","SUBCHAPTER H. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.202.htm#202.354","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"9c789bc00bf337e846f6947240d263d7956fe1896bf0bfe65bb3ade662e1f63d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.353","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}