Medical advice is the provision of a formal professional opinion regarding what a specific individual should or should not do to restore or preserve health.[1] Typically, medical advice involves giving a diagnosis and/or prescribing a treatment for medical condition.[2]
Medical advice can be distinguished from medical information, which is the relation of facts. Discussing facts and information is considered a fundamental free speech right and is not considered medical advice. Medical advice can also be distinguished from personal advice, even if the advice concerns medical care.
- ^ McWay, Dana (2014-12-31). Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management. Cengage Learning. pp. 164, 430. ISBN 9781305686328.
- ^ Florida state statute