New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PODIATRISTS REGULATION 1995 - REG 21

21 Basic foot care

(1) For the purposes of section 4 (2) (b) of the Act, the provision of basic foot care in any appropriate manner by:

(a) persons who have completed a course of training recognised by the Board for the purposes of this clause, or

(b) persons who have, in the opinion of the Board, demonstrated skills in identifying basic symptomology or abnormality in the foot that requires referral to a medical practitioner or health care professional, or

(c) persons who are employed by a hospital, nursing home or community health centre and provide the service as part of their normal duties in that employment,

is prescribed.

(2) Without affecting section 4 (2) (b) of the Act, in this clause "basic foot care" means the fundamental attention given to normal toe nails and skin surfaces of the foot, including the cutting of toe nails, the removal of superficial dead skin material interdigitally and the application to the skin of emollients or rehydrating agents, when indicated.

Clause 21 does not prevent the provision of basic foot care to another person by:

(a) a registered podiatrist, or

(b) a medical practitioner.