OAR 847-080-0001: Definitions

(1) "Ankle" means the tibial plafond and its posterolateral border or posterior malleolus, the medial malleolus, the distal fibula or lateral malleolus, and the talus. (2) "Board" means the Oregon Medical Board of the State of Oregon. (3) "Podiatric physician and surgeon" has the meaning given in ORS 677.010, a physician licensed under ORS 677.805 to 677.840 to practice podiatry. (4) “Podiatry” has the meaning given in ORS 677.010: (a) The diagnosis or the medical, physical or surgical treatment of ailments of the human foot, ankle and tendons directly attached to and governing the function of the foot and ankle, and treatment involving the use of a general or spinal anesthetic if that treatment is performed in a hospital licensed under ORS 441.025 or in an ambulatory surgical center licensed by the Oregon Health Authority and is under the supervision of or in collaboration with a podiatric physician and surgeon; (b) Assisting in the performance of surgery, as provided in ORS 677.814; and (c) The treatment of skin, skin-related structures and subcutaneous masses, and wounds involving skin, skin-related structures and subcutaneous masses, on the human leg no further proximal than the tibial tubercle.