(1) It is a misdemeanor for an individual, person, firm, association, or other entity, other than a licensed physician, licensed advanced practice nurse within his or her scope of practice, licensed osteopath, or licensed dentist to diagnose, treat, or prescribe for the treatment of cancer or to hold himself or herself out to any person as being able to cure, diagnose, treat, or prescribe for the treatment of the disease of cancer. A licensed chiropractor shall not treat cancer or prescribe for the treatment of cancer. A chiropractor may treat any person for human ailments within the scope of his or her license even though the person has or may have cancer at the time, but if a chiropractor knows or has reason to believe that any patient has or may have cancer, he or she must refer the patient to a medical doctor or an osteopath.
(2) It is a misdemeanor for any individual, person, firm, association, or other entity willfully and falsely to represent a device, substance, or treatment as being of a value in the treatment, alleviation, or cure of cancer. Nothing in this section shall abridge the existent rights of the press. Any person who is convicted of a third or any subsequent violation of this article 50 commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.
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