2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,102 — Practice of medicine and surgery, defined.

Section 71-1,102
Practice of medicine and surgery, defined.

For the purpose of the Uniform Licensing Law, and except as provided in section 71-1,103 or as otherwise provided by law, the following classes of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery: (1) Persons who publicly profess to be physicians, surgeons, or obstetricians or publicly profess to assume the duties incident to the practice of medicine, surgery, or obstetrics, or any of their branches; (2) persons who prescribe and furnish medicine for some illness, disease, ailment, injury, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition, or treat the same by surgery; (3) persons holding themselves out to the public as being qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, ailments, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition, or injuries of human beings; (4) persons who suggest, recommend, or prescribe any form of treatment for the intended palliation, relief, or cure of any physical or mental ailment of any person; (5) persons who maintain an office for the examination or treatment of persons afflicted with ailments, diseases, injuries, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition of human beings; (6) persons who attach to their name the title of M.D., surgeon, physician, physician and surgeon, or any word or abbreviation indicating that they are engaged in the treatment or diagnosis of ailments, diseases, injuries, pain, deformity, infirmity, or any physical or mental condition of human beings; and (7) persons who are physically located in another state but who, through the use of any medium, including an electronic medium, perform for compensation any service which constitutes the healing arts that would affect the diagnosis or treatment of an individual located in this state.

Cross References:

Alcoholic liquor, possession and use in practice, see

section 53-168.06.Physician's lien for services, see section 52-401 et seq.

Source:

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 100, p. 482

C.S.1929, § 71-1401

Laws 1943, c. 150, § 18, p. 546

R.S.1943, § 71-1,102

Laws 1969, c. 563, § 1, p. 2291

Laws 1997, LB 452, § 1

Laws 2006, LB 833, § 2.

~ Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2006