147.73 - TITLES USED BY HOLDER OF DEGREE.
147.73 TITLES USED BY HOLDER OF DEGREE.
Nothing in section 147.72 shall be construed:
1. As authorizing any person licensed to practice a profession
under this subtitle to use or assume any degree or abbreviation of
the degree unless such degree has been conferred upon the person by
an institution of learning accredited by the appropriate board, or by
some recognized state or national accredited agency.
2. As prohibiting any holder of a degree conferred by an
institution of learning accredited by the appropriate board created
in this chapter, or by some recognized state or national accrediting
agency, from using the title which such degree authorizes the holder
to use, but the holder shall not use such degree or abbreviation in
any manner which might mislead the public as to the holder's
qualifications to treat human ailments. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2510; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
75, 77, 79, 81, § 147.73] Section History: Recent Form
94 Acts, ch 1132, §23; 96 Acts, ch 1036, § 20; 98 Acts, ch 1053,
§18; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §30