Medical Act

Section 51


51   Nothing in this Act applies to or prevents
(a) a physician or surgeon entitled to practise medicine in any other province or country, from consulting in New Brunswick with a medical practitioner or osteopathic practitioner who holds a licence;

(b) the practise of medicine by a physician or surgeon employed by the Government of Canada in course of his employment by that Government;

(c) the domestic administration of family remedies;

(d) the furnishing of first aid or emergency assistance in the case of emergency, if such aid or assistance is given without hire, gain, or hope of reward;

(e) the manufacture, fitting or selling of artificial limbs, or similar appliances;

(f) the practice of optometry by a person who is licensed under the Optometry Act, 1978;

(g) the practice of nursing assistant by a person who is registered under the Registered Nursing Assistants Act;

(h) the practice of occupational therapy by a person who is licensed under the Occupational Therapy Act;

(i) the practice of dentistry or dental surgery by a person who is registered under the New Brunswick Dental Act 1985;

(j) the practice of dispensing optician by a person who is registered under an Act to Incorporate The New Brunswick Guild of Dispensing Opticians;

(k) the practice of denturology by a person who is licensed under the Denturists' Act;

(l) the practice of psychology by a person who is licensed under The College of Psychologists Act;

(m) the practice of chiropractic by a person who is registered under The Chiropractors Act, 1997;

(n) the practice of pharmacy by a person who is registered under The Pharmacy Act;

(o) the practice of radiological technology by a person registered under the Radiological Technicians Act 1958; or the Medical Radiation Technologists Act;

(p) the practice of dental technology by a person registered under The Dental Technicians Act, 1957;

(q) the practice of nursing by a person registered under the Nurses Act;

(r) the practice of physiotherapy by a person registered under the Physiotherapy Act 1985;

(s) the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology by a person authorized to practice speech-language pathology or audiology under the provisions of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Act; or,

(t) the practice of medical laboratory technology by a person registered under the Medical Laboratory Technology Act.