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§ 422.49. Applicability of act

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed)

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 12. Medical Practice Act of 1985 (Refs & Annos)
63 P.S. § 422.49
§ 422.49. Applicability of act
(a) General rule.--The provisions of this act shall not apply either directly or indirectly, by intent or purpose, to affect the practice of:
(1) Chiropractic, as authorized by the act of August 10, 1951 (P.L. 1182, No. 264),1 known as the Chiropractic Registration Act of 1951.
(2) Dentistry, as authorized by the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L. 216, No. 76),2 known as The Dental Law.
(3) Optometry, as authorized by the act of June 6, 1980 (P.L. 197, No. 57),3 known as the Optometric Practice and Licensure Act.
(4) Osteopathy, as authorized by the act of October 5, 1978 (P.L. 1109, No. 261),4 known as the Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
(5) Pharmacy, as authorized by the acts of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 233, No. 64),5 known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, and September 27, 1961 (P.L. 1700, No. 699),6 known as the Pharmacy Act.
(6) Physical Therapy, as authorized by the act of October 10, 1975 (P.L. 383, No. 110),7 known as the Physical Therapy Practice Act.
(7) Podiatry, as authorized by the act of March 2, 1956 (1955 P.L. 1206, No. 375),8 known as the Podiatry Act of 1956.
(8) Professional Nursing, as authorized by the act of May 22, 1951 (P.L. 317, No. 69),9 known as The Professional Nursing Law.
(9) Psychologists, as authorized by the act of March 23, 1972 (P.L. 136, No. 52),10 referred to as the Psychologists License Act.
(b) Exemption.--This act shall not be construed so as to give the State Board of Medicine any jurisdiction over any of the schools or colleges of the methods exempted in this section.
(c) No application to practice of hypnosis.--The provisions of this act shall not apply either directly or indirectly, by intent or purpose, to the practice of hypnosis.

Credits

1985, Dec. 20, P.L. 457, No. 112, § 49, effective Jan. 1, 1986.

Footnotes

63 P.S. §§ 601 et seq. (repealed); see 63 P.S. § 625.101 et seq.
63 P.S. § 120 et seq.
63 P.S. § 244.1 et seq.
63 P.S. § 271.1 et seq.
35 P.S. § 780-101 et seq.
63 P.S. § 390-1 et seq.
63 P.S. § 1301 et seq.
63 P.S. § 42.1 et seq.
63 P.S. § 211 et seq.
63 P.S. § 1201 et seq.
63 P.S. § 422.49, PA ST 63 P.S. § 422.49
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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