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SB2199 • 2026

Practice of podiatric medicine; provide certain requirements to perform specific surgeries.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-27-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM SURGICAL TREATMENT OF THE ANKLE AND GOVERNING STRUCTURES AND TISSUE WHEN THE PODIATRIST HAS MET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM ANKLE SURGERY ONLY IN AN ACCREDITED HOSPITAL LICENSED IN THE STATE; TO SET CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE PROCEDURES THAT A PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
DeBar
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Podiatrists Can Perform Ankle Surgeries

This bill allows licensed podiatrists to perform ankle surgeries if they meet certain requirements and only in accredited hospitals within the state.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows licensed podiatrists to perform surgical treatment of the ankle when they have completed a specific residency program and are certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
  • Requires that any ankle surgery performed by a podiatrist must take place in an accredited hospital within Mississippi.
  • Limits the types of procedures podiatrists can perform on ankles to those listed by the Council of Podiatric Medical Education.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Licensed podiatrists who want to perform ankle surgeries
  • Patients seeking ankle surgery from a podiatrist

Terms To Know

Podiatrist
A medical care provider specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of foot conditions.
Accredited Hospital
A hospital that is licensed by the state's Department of Health as an acute care facility with surgical services available.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and therefore has no legal effect.
  • It does not specify what happens if a podiatrist fails to meet the requirements for performing ankle surgeries.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Official Summary Text

Practice of podiatric medicine; provide certain requirements to perform specific surgeries.

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 2199 *SS08/R340* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Public Health and
Welfare
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) DeBar

SENATE BILL NO. 2199

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-27-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM SURGICAL TREATMENT 2
OF THE ANKLE AND GOVERNING STRUCTURES AND TISSUE WHEN THE 3
PODIATRIST HAS MET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT A 4
LICENSED PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM ANKLE SURGERY ONLY IN AN 5
ACCREDITED HOSPITAL LICENSED IN THE STATE; TO SET CERTAIN 6
LIMITATIONS ON THE PROCEDURES THAT A PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM; AND 7
FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 9
SECTION 1. Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 10
amended as follows: 11
73-27-1. (1) The practice of podiatric medicine is that 12
profession concerned with the prevention, examination, diagnosis 13
and medical, surgical and adjuvant treatment of conditions of the 14
human foot. For the purposes of this chapter, "foot" means that 15
part of the human anatomy which consists of the tarsal bones, 16
metatarsal bones and phalanges. 17
(2) A podiatrist is a medical care provider who engages in 18
the practice of podiatric medicine. 19
(3) A podiatrist may prescribe and administer drugs and 20
tests, excluding general and spinal anesthesia, that are essential 21
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to the practice of podiatric medicine when used for or in 22
connection with treatment of disorders of the human foot. 23
(4) A podiatrist who is properly licensed in Mississippi may 24
perform surgical treatment of the ankle and governing structures 25
and tissue when that podiatrist meets the following requirements: 26
(a) The podiatrist has completed a postgraduate 27
surgical residency program of at least twenty-four (24) months in 28
length that has been approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical 29
Education and is currently eligible to become certified to perform 30
reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery by the American Board of 31
Foot and Ankle Surgery; and 32
(b) The podiatrist is certified by the American Board 33
of Foot and Ankle Surgery to perform reconstructive rearfoot and 34
ankle surgery. 35
(5) A licensed podiatrist may perform ankle surgery only in 36
an accredited hospital licensed in the state. The podiatrist 37
shall have received surgical privileges by the medical staff of 38
that facility to perform ankle surgery and other delineation of 39
privileges. 40
(6) A podiatrist's surgical treatment of the ankle is 41
limited to procedures listed by the Council of Podiatric Medical 42
Education (CPME) as found in CPME 320, and its successors, as 43
being required for graduation and certification in reconstructive 44
rearfoot and ankle surgery. 45
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ST: Practice of podiatric medicine; provide
certain requirements to perform specific
surgeries.
(7) For purposes of this section, an accredited hospital is 46
one that is actively licensed in the state by the Department of 47
Health as an acute care hospital with surgical services available. 48
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 49
and after July 1, 2026. 50