Section 202.354 - 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.Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1144,Sec. 8.004, eff. 9/1/2019.