State v. Rich

Appellee was convicted of violating R. C. 4731.41.1 Therefore, the threshold question in this appeal is whether the use of acupuncture in the treatment of a patient by a licensed chiropractor constitutes the practice of medicine within the meaning of R. C. 4731.34.

As applicable to the facts herein, R. C. 4731.34 provides, in part:

“A person shall be regarded as practicing medicine * * * within the meaning of Sections 4731.01 to 4731.60, inclusive, of the Revised Code, * * * who * * # administers * * * for compensation of any kind, direct or indirect, [an] * * * application, operation, or…