# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 40 — Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners

### Chapter 10 — General Provisions

#### Regulation .01 General.

*COMAR 10.40.10.01*

A. Unless licensed by the Board, an individual may not examine, diagnose, or surgically, medically, or mechanically treat:

  (1) The human foot or ankle;

  (2) The anatomical structures that attach to the human foot; or

  (3) The soft tissue below the mid-calf.

B. Only a licensed podiatrist may examine, diagnose, and determine the medical necessity to prescribe a foot appliance.

C. This subtitle does not:

  (1) Limit the right of an individual to practice a health occupation that the individual is authorized to practice under Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland; or

  (2) Affect the commercial sale or fitting of shoes or foot appliances.