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From: bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert)
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Subject: Re: legal definition of practice of medicine --SO WHAT??--
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Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 12:14:44 EDT
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> Section 2052, California Business and Professional code
> defines the practice of medicine as:
> 
> "Any person who practices or attempts to practice or who
> advertises or holds himself or herself out as practicing
> any system or mode of treating the sick or afflicted in
> this state or who diagnoses, treats, operates, for or
> prescribes for any ailment, blemish, deformity, disease,
> disfigurement, disorder injury or other physical or
> mental condition of any person."
> 
> The unlicensed practice of medicine is a misdemeanor.
>
When I was still in college (turn of the century, I think |-) ) my
law prof. brought up a topic for discussion and I want to do it
here if you'all don't mind.

Why do you -as a patient- have to be required to seek services from
a doctor who had to get licensed by the state.

Think about it---

If I wanted to entrust my broken arm to you, and you were willing
to accept the job of fixing it but didn't have a piece of paper,
so what? If I have faith in you why can't I let you do it? If you
screw it up its my fault for going to you and not a licensed doctor
but why don't I have the liberty to pick whomever I wish??