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From: rentsch@unc.UUCP (Tim Rentsch)
Newsgroups: net.med,net.legal
Subject: Re: unlicensed practice of medicine
Message-ID: <332@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 20:30:47 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 16 20:30:47 1985
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Reply-To: rentsch@unc.UUCP (Tim Rentsch)
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Summary: 

In article <1950@aecom.UUCP> werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) writes:
>> > 
>> > 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??
>
>	It is not illegal to seek medical care from a non-licensed "healer".
>It is only illegal to offer to GIVE medical care without benefit of a license.
>
>	The question I have is 'Why would you even WANT to entrust your broken
>arm to an unlicensed practitioner?'  Without even being a board certified
>Orthopedist, I can think of at least a dozen complications of a broken arm
>that could cripple one for life or even kill. A license is just a form of
>consumer protection, nothing more.

Reminds me of a Q/A I heard (from a doctor, no less) the other day:

   Q: What's the best way to hide something from an orthopedist?
   A: Put it in a book.


You claim to know "at least a dozen complications...."  Some people
might think that makes YOU more qualified than a board certified
Orthopedist.   :-)


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