(a) No podiatrist may be or continue to be authorized who is employed by or associated with a purveyor of appliances, including shoes; except that employment of a podiatrist by an employer solely for the purpose of rendering podiatry care to the employer' s employees and their families shall not, of itself, prejudice the podiatrist in his or her application to be authorized or to continue to be authorized under the Workers' Compensation Law.

(b) All rules and procedures of the chair relating to advertising by a physician as set forth in section 325-1.16 of this Title are made applicable to podiatrists, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions of section 13-k of the Workers' Compensation Law, and the other provisions duly promulgated thereunder.