Section 73-27-1 - Podiatry defined(1) The practice of podiatric medicine is that profession concerned with the prevention, examination, diagnosis and medical, surgical and adjuvant treatment of conditions of the human foot. For the purposes of this chapter, "foot" means that part of the human anatomy which consists of the tarsal bones, metatarsal bones and phalanges.(2) A podiatrist is a medical care provider who engages in the practice of podiatric medicine.(3) A podiatrist may prescribe and administer drugs and tests, excluding general and spinal anesthesia, that are essential to the practice of podiatric medicine when used for or in connection with treatment of disorders of the human foot.Codes, 1942, § 8894; Laws, 1938, ch. 189; Laws, 1997, ch. 338, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 491, § 1, eff. 4/27/2000.