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Definition of The Practice of Medicine
From The AMA Board of Trustees Report 18-1-98

A State-by-State Survey

 

   AL Ala. Code § 34-24-50(1997)
* AK Alaska Stat. § 08.64.380 (Michie 1997)
* AZ Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 32-1401(1997)
* AR Ark. Code Ann. § 17-95-202 (Michie 1997)
* CA Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 2051, 2052,2054 (Deering 1997)
* CO Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-36-106 (1997), as amended by S. 36 and H.R. 1015, 61 Leg., 2d Reg. Sess. (enacted, 1998))
+* CT Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-9 (1997)
* DE Del. Code Ann. Tit. 24 § 1703 (1997)
DC D.C. Code Ann. § 2-33012 (1998)
FL Fla. Stat. Ch. 458.305 (1997)
* GA Ga. Code Ann.43-34-20 (1997)
Hi Haw. Rev. Stat. § 453-1 (1997)
* ID Idaho Code~54-1803(1997)
+* IL 225 Ill. Comp. Stat. 60/3,60/49,60/50 (West 1997)
* IN Ind. Code § 25-22.5-1-1.1 (1998)
* IA Iowa Code~l48.1 (1997)
+ KS Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-2802, 65-2837 (1997); (see also, Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-1005 (repealed 1957))
KY Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 311.550 (Michie 1996)
* LA La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 37:1262 (West 1998)
+ ME Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 32, § 3270 (West 1997)
MD Md. Code Ann., Health 0cc. § 14-101 (1997)
MA Mass. Regs. Code tit. 243, § 2.01 (1998) (administrative code)
MI Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.1700 1 (1997)
* MN Minn. Stat. § 147.081 (1997)
MS Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-3 3 (1997)
+ MO Mo. Rev. Stat § 334.010 (1997), as amended by H.R. 1601, 89th Leg., 2d Reg. Sess. (enacted, 1998); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.021 (1997)
* MT Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-102 (1997)
* NE Neb. Rev. Stat. §71-1,102(1997) <DIR>
* NV Nev. Rev. Stat. § 630.020 (1997)
* NH N.H. Rev. Stat Ann. § 329:1 (1997) </DIR>
NJ N.J. Rev. Stat. § 45:9-5.1 (1997)
NM N.M. Stat. Ann. § 61-6-6 (Michie 1998)
NY N.Y. Educ. Law § 6521 (Consol. 1998)
NC N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-18 (1997)
* ND N.D. Cent. Code § 43-17-01 (1997)
* OH Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4731.34 (Anderson 1998)
OK Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 492 (1997)
* OR Or. Rev. Stat. § 677.085 (1997)
+ PA 63 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 4222,422.10(1997)
* RI R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-37-1 (1997)
* SC S.C. Code Ann. § 404740 (Law. Co-op. 1997)
* SD S.D. Codified Laws § 36-4-9 (Michie 1998)
* TN Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-6-204 (1997)
TX Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. § 4495b (West 1998)
UT Utah Code Ann. § 58-67-102 (1998)
+* VT Vt. Stat. Ann.Tit. 26, §§ 1311, 1313 (1997)
VA Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2900 (Michie 1998)
WA Wash. Rev. Code§ 18.71.011 (1997)
WV W. Va. Code § 30-34 (1998)
WI Wis. Stat. § 448.0F(1997)
* WY Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 33-26-102 (Michie 1997)

 

+ means not an overt definition or defined in the negative
* means definition appears broad enough to include expert witness testimony