Does the Podiatric Medicine Practice Act apply to established retail dealers or their regular salesmen, not holding themselves out to the public as podiatric physicians?

• A. No
• B. Yes
• C. Only if they advertise foot care
• D. Only if they operate under a podiatrist's license

Answer: (A)

The important idea is that the Podiatric Medicine Practice Act regulates who can practice podiatry—that is, diagnosing, treating, or preventing foot and ankle conditions—through licensure. If someone is an established retail dealer or their regular salespeople who do not present themselves as podiatric physicians, they are not engaging in the practice of podiatry. Therefore, they aren’t subject to the practice act under these conditions. The act would come into play only if they actually diagnosed, treated, or claimed to be podiatrists, or otherwise practiced podiatry or held themselves out as such.