§ 7006. Special provision. 1. No corporation, except a hospital
corporation authorized under article forty-three of the insurance law or
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of New
York which, on or before the first day of March, nineteen hundred
forty-two, was legally incorporated to practice podiatry, shall practice
podiatry, and then only through licensed podiatrists and shall conform
to board of regents rules. No corporation organized to practice podiatry
shall change its name or sell its franchise or transfer its corporate
rights directly or indirectly, by transfer of capital stock control or
otherwise, to any person or to another corporation without permission
from the department and any corporation so changing its name or so
transferring its franchise or corporate rights without such permission
or found guilty of violating a board of regents rule shall be deemed to
have forfeited its right to exist and shall be dissolved by a proceeding
brought by the attorney general.

2. Any manufacturer or merchant may sell, advertise, fit, or adjust
proprietary foot remedies, arch supports, corrective foot appliances or
shoes.

3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any general, special
or local law, any licensed podiatrist who voluntarily and without the
expectation of monetary compensation renders first aid or emergency
treatment at the scene of an accident or other emergency, outside of a
hospital or any other place having proper and necessary medical
equipment, to a person who is unconscious, ill or injured shall not be
liable for damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by such
person or for damages for the death of such person alleged to have
occurred by reason of an act or omission in the rendering of such first
aid or emergency treatment unless it is established that such injuries
were or such death was caused by gross negligence on the part of such
podiatrist. Nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed or construed to
relieve a licensed podiatrist from liability for damages for injuries or
death caused by an act or omission on the part of a podiatrist while
rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course of
practice.

4. An unlicensed person may provide supportive services to a
podiatrist incidental to and concurrent with such podiatrist personally
performing a service or procedure. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to allow an unlicensed person to provide any service which
constitutes the practice of podiatry as defined in this article. An
unlicensed person providing supportive services to a podiatrist may
operate radiographic equipment under direct supervision for the sole
purpose of foot radiography provided that such person completes a course
of study acceptable to the department in consultation with the
department of health.