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Act No. 310 Section 9

Section 9

SEC. 9. Any person shall be regarded as practicing medicine within the meaning of this Act who shall treat, operate upon, prescribe, or advise for any physical ailment of another for a fee, or who shall represent himself by means of signs, cards, advertisements, or otherwise as a physician or surgeon; but nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the rendering of services in cases of emergency or the administration of family remedies, or to apply to medical officers of the United States Army, the United States Navy, or the United States Marine-Hospital Services, or to physicians and surgeons from other countries, provinces, or cities called in consultation, or to actual medical students practicing medicine under the direct supervision of a preceptor who is a registered doctor of medicine.

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CitationAct No. 310 Section 9 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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