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Subject: Re: legal definition of practice of medicine
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> > > The unlicensed practice of medicine is a misdemeanor.
> > >                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^
 ...
> 	THE LEAST THEY COULD DO IS MAKE IT A FELONY.
> 
> 				Craig Werner

Hmmm, so if I told my Aunt Mabel that I thought a cup of herb tea
might make her feel less tired sore then I would be in a class with
someone who murdered and raped for a living?  1/2 :-)

Line eater must have eaten your smiley face ...

Why not certification rather than licensing?  Let the malpractice
claims sort out the poor practitioners.  (Certification would work
like it does for CPA's.  I can have anyone do my bookkeeping, but
if I want assurance that they know what they are doing, I get a CPA.)

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