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147.082(a)
Statute ID:
16719
Statute Function ID:
35104
Unlawful Practice of Medicine - Person not licensed may not use doctor title
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Gross Misdemeanor (GM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Health Care Regulation (910)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
147.082(a)
Enactment Date:
May 17, 2017
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2017
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Unlawful Practice of Medicine - Person not licensed may not use doctor title
Statute ID:
16719
Created:
Jul 19, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Jul 19, 2017 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Added
Legal Analyst Comment:
GM per 147.081.2
Summary Text:
Unlawful Practice of Medicine - Person not licensed may not use doctor title
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/147/082.html
Legislative Session:
2017 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Jul 19, 2017
(a) A person not licensed under this chapter is prohibited from using the title "doctor of medicine," "medical doctor," "doctor of osteopathic medicine," "osteopathic physician," "physician," "surgeon," "M.D.," or "D.O." in the conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining to the diagnosis of human disease or conditions. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a health care professional from using a title incorporating any of the words specified in paragraph (a), or from using a title or designation that is not specifically protected in paragraph (a), if the title or designation used is permitted under the health care professional's practice act.
