Article 6. Revocation of Licenses. 71-601. Licenses, Revocation, Suspension, Causes, (1929)

Article 6. Revocation of Licenses. 71-601. Licenses, Revocation, Suspension, Causes, (1929)

This 1929 Nebraska law describes the provisions for revocation of a physician's license for "unprofessional conduct"--performing a non-therapeutic, illegal abortion.

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1929

Cecily Lawton

Article 6. Revocation of Licenses. 71-601. Licenses, Revocation, Suspension, Causes. Evidence found sufficient to revoke physician's license for performing abortion, constituting immoral, unprofessional and dishonorable conduct. State v. Lake, 121 N 331, 236 NW 762. 71-602. Same, "Unprofessional Conduct", Defined. For the purpose of the preceding section "unprofessional conduct" shall consist of any of the following acts: 1. Soliciation of professional patronage by agents or persons popularly known as "cappers" or "steerers", or by profiting by the acts of those representing themselves to be agents of the licensee. 2. Receipt of fees on the assurance that a manifestly incurable disease can be permanently cured. 3. Division of fees or agreeing to split or divide the fees received for professional services with any person for bringing or referring a patient or assisting in the care or treatment of a patient without the consent of said patient or his legal representative. 4. Advertisement of any medicine or means whereby the monthly period of women can be regulated, or the menses reestablished if suppressed. 5. Procurement of aiding or abetting in the procurement of a criminal abortion. 6. Willful betrayal of a professional secret. 7. Making use of any advertising statements of a character tending to deceive or mislead the public; advertising professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner; advertising prices for professional service; advertising by means of large display, glaring light signs, or containing as a part thereof the representation of a tooth, teeth, bridge work or any portion of the human head; employing or making use of advertising solicitors or free public press agents; or advertising any free dental work or free examination; offering discounts or inducements to prospective patients, by means of coupons or otherwise to perform dental services during a given period of time ro during any period of time for a lesser or more attractive price; or advertising to guarantee any dental service or to perform any dental operation painlessly; Provided, that the within subsection seven shall apply only to the dental profession. (1927 p.466; C.S. 1929, 71-602; 1935 p. 518.) Evidence held sufficient to revoke license of physician performing criminal abortion. State v. Lake, 121 N 331, 236 NW 762. 71-609. Same, Summary Proceedings, Order, Effect As to Licensee. Summary equity procedure upheld in revocation of physcian's license for performing criminal aborion. State v. Lake, 121 N 331, 236 NW 762.