State Board of Health v. Roy

Rogers, J.(1) This is a proceeding under Gen. Laws R. I. cap. 165, § 5, to revoke a certificate to practice medicine that had been granted to the defendant under section 3 of said chapter. The section referred to reads as follows :

“Seo. 5. The state board of health may refuse to issue the certificate provided for in section three of this chapter to any individual guilty of grossly unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public, and it may after due notice and hearing revoke such certificates for like cause. In all cases of refusal or revocation, the applicant…