AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-27-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND TO AUTHORIZE TREATMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE AND THEIR GOVERNING AND RELATED STRUCTURES; TO PROVIDE THAT A PODIATRIST LICENSED IN MISSISSIPPI MAY PERFORM CONSERVATIVE AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS AFTER COMPLETING CERTAIN APPROVED TRAINING DETERMINED TO BE SUFFICIENT BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM SURGICAL TREATMENTS OF THE ANKLE ONLY IN AN ACCREDITED HOSPITAL LICENSED IN THE STATE; TO PROHIBIT TREATMENT AT OR ABOVE THE KNEE BY A PODIATRIST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.