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Position Statements

Medical Records
Position Statement Adopted Modifed
Access to medical records 9/27/2010
Medical record documentation 9/27/2010 11/16/2010
Retention of medical records 9/27/2010 11/16/2010
Potential Ethical Issues
Position Statement Adopted Modifed
Advertising and publicity 4/22/2010
Medical Testimony 4/22/2010
Professional obligation to report incompetence, impairment and unethical conduct* 4/22/2010
Referral Fees and Fee Splitting 1/12/2012
Sale of goods from podiatrist offices 4/22/2010
Self-treatment and treatment of family members and others with whom significant emotional relationships exist 4/22/2010
Podiatrist Patient Relations
Position Statement Adopted Modifed
Care of the patient undergoing surgical or other invasive procedure 1/15/2010
Guidelines for avoiding misunderstandings during physical examinations 1/15/2010
Sexual exploitation of patients 1/15/2010
The podiatrist-patient relationship 1/15/2010
Termination of/Re-Entrace to Practice
Position Statement Adopted Modifed
Competence and re-entry to the active practice of medicine 9/27/2010
Departures or closings of medical practices 9/27/2010
The retired podiatrist 9/27/2010
Prescriptions and Controlled Substances
Position Statement Adopted Modifed
Contact with patients before prescribing 2/23/2011
Policy for the use of controlled substances for the treatment of pain 2/23/2011
Writing of Prescriptions 2/23/2011
Supervision of Medical Office/Health Care Employees
Position Statement Adopted Modifed
Supervision of Medical Office/HEalth Care Employees 4/18/2011