PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

H.B. 857

8. REIMBURSEMENT OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES PAID TO A
THIRD PARTY AND INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH PROVIDING A TAXABLE
DETECTIVE SERVICE; OR

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1997.

May 22, 1997

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the Maryland Constitution, I have today
vetoed House Bill 857.

This bill alters the scope of practice for a licensed podiatrist by repealing practice
exclusions for triple arthrodesis, ankle fusions, and the surgical treatment of ankle
trauma, and by excluding surgical treatment of acute ankle fracture.

Senate Bill 485, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on April 29,
1997, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 857.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

House Bill No. 857

AN ACT concerning

Podiatrists - Scope of Practice

FOR the purpose of altering the scope of practice for a licensed podiatrist by repealing
practice exclusions for triple arthrodesis, ankle fusions, and the surgical treatment
of ankle trauma, but excluding the surgical treatment of acute ankle fracture; and
generally relating to the scope of practice for podiatry.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 16-101(f)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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