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.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 24 - Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts.
Article 3 - Physicians and Osteopaths.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 34-24-50 - "Practice of Medicine or Osteopathy" Defined.
Section 34-24-50.1 - Definitions.
Section 34-24-51 - Practicing Medicine or Osteopathy Without License.
Section 34-24-52 - Proceedings to Restrain Unlawful Practice.
Section 34-24-53.1 - Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking Authority.
Section 34-24-55 - Domestic Remedies and Emergency Services Exempted From Chapter.
Section 34-24-58 - Decisions, Opinions, etc., of Utilization Review Committee Privileged.
Section 34-24-59 - Reporting of Physician Disciplinary Actions.
Section 34-24-60 - Confidentiality of Records, etc.; Authorized Release; Waiver.