Title 20, Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-54. Qualifications for general practice, medical and nonsurgical treatment of the ankle and surgical treatment of the ankle. Licensure. Exception for surgery under the direct supervision of a physician or surgeon. Effect of license on hospital privileges. (a) No person ot…

Sec. 20-54a. Convening of panel to establish protocol for permitting certain licensed podiatrists to perform total ankle replacement surgery. Report. (a) The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public hea…

Sec. 20-55. Examinations. Fees. The Department of Public Health shall hold examinations under the supervision of the board at least once each year and on such other days and at such time and place as the department may designate. Candidates shall be examined in the following subj…

Sec. 20-56. List of practitioners to be filed. The board shall file with the department a list of the practitioners of podiatry, which list said department shall keep on file until replaced by a new list established by the board. (1949 Rev., S. 4564; P.A. 77-614, S. 378, 610; P.A…

Sec. 20-57. Licensure without examination. The Department of Public Health may accept a certificate issued by the National Board of Podiatry Examiners or the license of any state board of podiatry examiners or duly authorized licensing agency of any state in the United States or …

Sec. 20-58. Transmittal of certificate to Department of Health Services. License. Section 20-58 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4563; 1959, P.A. 616, S. 19; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-58a. Professional liability insurance required, when. Amount of insurance. Reporting requirements. (a) Each person licensed to practice podiatric medicine under the provisions of section 20-54 or 20-57 who provides direct patient care services shall maintain professional …

Sec. 20-59. Disciplinary action by board; grounds. The board may take any of the actions set forth in section 19a-17 for any of the following reasons: (1) Procurement of a license by fraud or material deception; (2) conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, either within o…

Secs. 20-60 to 20-62. Jurisdiction of charges against practitioner; hearing; revocation or suspension of license. Appeal. Restoration of right to practice upon reversal of conviction. Sections 20-60 to 20-62, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4560–4562; 1971, P.A. 101; 870,…

Sec. 20-63. Title “Doctor” not to be used. No person granted a certificate under this chapter shall display or use the title “Doctor” or its synonym without the designation “Podiatrist” or “Podiatric Medicine” and shall not mislead the public as to the limited professional scope …

Sec. 20-64. Ownership or operation of office. Section 20-64 is repealed. (1949, Rev., S. 4566; P.A. 80-484, S. 175, 176.)

Sec. 20-65. Penalty. Any person, except a licensed podiatrist, a licensed naturopathic physician or a physician or surgeon licensed under the provisions of chapter 370, who practices or attempts to practice podiatry, or any person who buys, sells or fraudulently obtains any diplo…