DELEGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS.

(a) A podiatrist may delegate to a qualified and properly trained podiatric medical assistant acting under the podiatrist's supervision any podiatric medical act that a reasonable and prudent podiatrist would find within the scope of sound medical judgment to delegate if:

(1) in the opinion of the delegating podiatrist, the medical act:

(A) can be properly and safely performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated; and

(B) is performed in a customary manner and not in violation of any other statute; and

(2) the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated does not represent to the public that the medical assistant is authorized to practice podiatry.

(b) A delegating podiatrist is responsible for a podiatric medical act performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatrist delegates the act.

(c) The department may determine whether:

(1) an act constitutes the practice of podiatric medicine; and

(2) a podiatric medical act may be properly or safely delegated by podiatrists.