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> is it even "malpractice" when you're not a doctor? Also malpractice is a tort, not a crime. You can sue over it, but the state does not prosecute it. This ca
by 1-more 4y ago
> is it even "malpractice" when you're not a doctor?
Also malpractice is a tort, not a crime. You can sue over it, but the state does not prosecute it. This came up in the case of Christopher "Dr. Death" Duntsch [0]. He ended up being prosecuted for "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon" but it was maybe the first(?) time that assault had been used for medical malpractice.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Duntsch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Duntsch
- gumby 4y agoThanks! Upon reflection, I suppose it could be ordinary consumer fraud to promise one thing and provide another, but my understanding is they drew a cylinder of blood "for verifying the new technology" and then when the new thing didn't work (or wasn't even tried) they could send back the "reference" readings from ordinary instruments, therefore not actually defrauding (or harming) any patients.