Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-2009

  • Board: means the state board of healing arts. See Kansas Statutes 65-2001
  • Podiatry: means the diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of all illnesses of the human foot, including the ankle and tendons which insert into the foot as well as the foot, subject to subsection (d) of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 65-2001
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

An action to enjoin or oust from the unlawful practice of podiatry may be brought and maintained in the name of the state of Kansas against any person who shall practice podiatry without being licensed to practice podiatry by the board. This authority shall be in addition to and not in lieu of authority to prosecute criminally any person unlawfully engaged in the practice of podiatry.