Section 17-6899. DEFINITIONS

 

6899.1As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed:

 

Applicant - a person applying for a license to practice podiatry under this chapter.

 

Board - the Board of Podiatry established by § 210 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1202.10 (2001).

 

Health care record – a document, except for a birth or death record, a record of admission to or discharge from a hospital or other health-care facility, or medical image, such as an x-ray, that pertain to the history, diagnosis, or health condition of a patient and is generated and maintained in the process of providing health-care treatment, regardless of whether the document, record of admission, or medical image originated with or was previously in the possession of another health-care provider.

 

Podiatrist - a person licensed to practice podiatry under the Act.

 

6899.2The definitions in § 4099 of chapter 40 of this title are incorporated by reference into and are applicable to this chapter.

 

authority

The Director of the Department of Health, pursuant to the authority set forth in § 302(14) of the District of Columbia Health Occupations Revision Act of 1985, effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-99; D.C. Official Code § 3-1203.02(14) (2007 Repl.)), and Mayor’s Order 98-140, dated August 20, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 955, 961 (February 12, 1988); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 54 DCR 8072 (August 17, 2007); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 8578, 8582 (October 7, 2011).