§ 36-435 — Staff privileges for podiatrists

A. The governing board of each health care institution classified by the director as a hospital pursuant to section 36-405, subsection B shall provide for the use of the health care institution by, and staff privileges for, duly licensed podiatrists subject to nondiscriminatory rules and regulations governing the use or privileges established by the governing board and medical staff for persons licensed under title 32, chapter 7, 13 or 17.

B. This article does not prohibit any health care institution which is a teaching facility owned or operated by a university operating a school of medicine from requiring that any podiatrist have a faculty teaching appointment as a condition for eligibility for staff privileges at the health care institution.