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.