Bill > SB2358

This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, which relates to the practice of podiatry, by changing the defined scope of what a podiatrist can treat. Specifically, it modifies the description of the lower leg area that podiatrists are authorized to examine, diagnose, and treat, expanding it from "soft tissue structures extending no higher than the distal tibial metaphyseal flair" to "only the soft tissues of the lower leg distal to the tibial tuberosity." The "tibial tuberosity" is a bony bump on the shinbone, and the "distal tibial metaphyseal flair" refers to a specific area of the shinbone closer to the ankle. This change clarifies and potentially broadens the anatomical region of the lower leg that podiatrists can address in their practice.