Terms Used In Florida Statutes 461.002

  • Department: means the Department of Health. See Florida Statutes 461.003
  • Practice of podiatric medicine: means the diagnosis or medical, surgical, palliative, and mechanical treatment of ailments of the human foot and leg. See Florida Statutes 461.003

(1) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to other duly licensed health care practitioners acting within their authorized scope of practice.
(2) This chapter shall not prohibit the manufacture, advertisement, or sale of proprietary corrective shoes, foot appliances, or remedies.
(3) This chapter shall not apply to the practice of podiatric medicine by graduate podiatric physicians in the United States Army, Air Force, Space Force, Marines, Navy, Public Health Service, Coast Guard, or United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the discharge of their official duties.