Legal Opinion
Zook v. State Board of Dentistry
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 8, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RODGERS, Senior Judge.
Christ Zook (Petitioner) petitions for review of an order of the State Board of Dentistry (Board), which ordered Petitioner to cease and desist from engaging in the practice of dentistry without a license and imposed a civil penalty of one thousand dollars.
Petitioner, a subsistence farmer with ten children, is a member of the Nebraska Amish. His religion forbids its members to have health insurance; in times of need, the Amish community collectively pays medical bills incurred by its members.
On May 5, 1993, the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs issued an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Bunch v. BD. OF AUCTIONEER EXAMINERSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Delker v. Pennsylvania State Harness Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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