Podiatry, as currently defined by the Virginia General Assembly includes the medical, mechanical and physical treatment of the foot and ankle. What it was noticeably lacking for some time is the inclusion of the "diagnosis" as part of the practice of podiatry. In other words, under VA code, doctors of Podiatric Medicine (DPMs/podiatrists) officially are not able conclusions make on what is causing a foot problem, they are easy to handle. What does that is meant, that a Podiatrist can testify before the Court that an injury was caused by one or the other, because that would be a diagnosis. The production of diagnosis has been reserved until now for MDs.

"So far" there VA General Assembly is finally ready to pass a law that changes the diagnosis include the definition of the Podiatry, podiatrists share a cause foot or ankle injury of witness. I suppose it makes sense that a DPM (a foot and ankle experts) now officially a diagnosis foot/ankle can make.

The law restricts orthopedists, however. Podiatrists are now unable to testify in cases against MD in medical malpractice. Basically, this means that only MDs can testify against MDs during MD and DPMs can testify both against podiatrists.

The recent Supreme Court of Virginia case Hollingsworth v. Norfolk Southern, is the standing of foot specialists and their testimony into question and brings attention to the General Assembly pending change.po

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