The “practice of medicine or osteopathy” means:
(1) To diagnose, treat, correct, advise, or prescribe for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain, or other condition, physical or mental, real or imaginary, by any means or instrumentality;
(2) To maintain an office or place of business for the purpose of doing acts described in subdivision (1), whether for compensation or not;
(3) To use, in the conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining to the diagnosis or treatment of human disease or conditions, the designation “doctor,” “doctor of medicine,” “doctor of osteopathy,” “physician,” “surgeon,” “physician and surgeon,” “Dr.,” “M.D.,” or any combination thereof unless such a designation additionally contains the description of another branch of the healing arts for which a person has a license.
(Code 1876, §4244; Code 1886, §4078; Code 1896, §5333; Code 1907, §7564; Acts 1915, No. 623, p. 661; Code 1923, §5191; Code 1940, T. 46, §262; Acts 1959, No. 109, p. 620, §3; Acts 1973, No. 1120, p. 1882, §1; Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 161, p. 405, §2.)
Notes of Decisions
Lennon v. Petersen, 624 So. 2d 171 (Ala. 1993).
· cites it 3× “Lennon's contention that, according to Alabama Code 1975, § 34-24-50 (defining "practice of medicine"), Lee practiced medicine, and because she did not have a license to do so she exceeded her authority, is without merit.”
Bell v. Hart, 516 So. 2d 562 (Ala. 1987).
“Code 1975, § 34-24-50. Appellant also cites Police & Firemen's Ins.”
Nelson v. Elba Gen. Hosp. & Nursing Home, Inc., 828 So. 2d 301 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000).
“” § 34-24-50(1), Ala.Code 1975. A registered nurse in the practice of professional nursing can perform “any act in the care and counselling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes…”
Williams v. State ex rel. Med. Licensure Comm'n, 453 So. 2d 1051 (Ala. Civ. App. 1984).
· cites it 4× “The practice of medicine or osteopathy is defined in section 34-24-50, Code 1975. This section provides: “The ‘practice of medicine or osteopathy’ means: “(1) To diagnose, treat, correct, advise or prescribe for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain or…”
Tucker v. State Dep't of Pub. Health, 650 So. 2d 910 (Ala. Civ. App. 1994).
“These are the provisions contained in §§ 34-24-50 through -84, and §§ 34-24-310 through -406, Code 1975.”
Boyles ex rel. Boyles v. Dougherty, 143 So. 3d 682 (Ala. 2013).
“’ *689 “ § 34-24-50(1), Ala.Code 1975. A registered nurse in the practice of professional nursing can perform “ ‘any act in the care and counselling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which…”
— Ala. Code § 34-24-50(1) — 2 cases
Nelson v. Elba Gen. Hosp. & Nursing Home, Inc., 828 So. 2d 301 (Ala. Civ. App. 2000).
“” § 34-24-50(1), Ala.Code 1975. A registered nurse in the practice of professional nursing can perform “any act in the care and counselling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which includes…”
Boyles ex rel. Boyles v. Dougherty, 143 So. 3d 682 (Ala. 2013).
“’ *689 “ § 34-24-50(1), Ala.Code 1975. A registered nurse in the practice of professional nursing can perform “ ‘any act in the care and counselling of persons or in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness and injury based upon the nursing process which…”
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