Section 19: Unprofessional conduct; definition; regulation by board
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Section 19. ''Unprofessional conduct'', as used in section eighteen, shall include:
(a)the wilful betrayal of a professional secret;
(b)lending the use of one's name to an unregistered podiatrist, or having professional connection with such a person or with anyone convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude;
(c)the selling or giving of any substance or compound containing alcohol or narcotic drugs for other than legal purposes;
(d)written or printed statements of a character tending to claim professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner;
(e)the inclusion of any fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statement in any form of advertising; and
(f)any violation of any rule or regulation under section seventeen A.
The board may, by regulation, in a manner consistent with the foregoing, further regulate advertising by persons subject to its jurisdiction.