Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Illegal Medical Practice, Ten Years in Jail, The Veteran’s Final Battle!
"Speechless, the Qing Dynasty is over, can we stop with the superstition? Boss Zhao’s brain hemorrhage didn’t start because Dr. Zhang arrived, nor was the traffic accident caused by him. Actually, he played a significant role here."
"Exactly, the village doctor’s fainting was mainly due to his excessive agitation, an emotional syncope. To put it simply, emotional excitement caused a sudden drop in blood pressure, leading to insufficient blood supply to the brain, and thus fainting."
"Initially, he thought that a prestigious university would guarantee to be strong, believing it was reasonable that his skills were inferior. Unexpectedly, it turned out the other person was a veterinarian, doing the same debridement and pharmaceutical treatment. They preferred the vet over him, and feeling distressed, fainting out of frustration is understandable!"
"Alas, I’m a veterinarian, I can’t compare! I’m fainting first!!"
"An Emergency Department junior doctor here, skillful techniques and experience can indeed alleviate the pain of debridement, but Dr. Zhang’s method where even children don’t feel much, I’m really curious about which expert he learned from. That’s incredible!"
"Similarly, with Emergency Department supplies, children have a low pain tolerance, yet he is able to work within their threshold. That skill is remarkable!"
"So, it’s still the boss lady with sharp vision!"
"Think about it, so skilled at operating on cows, how much worse could he be with humans? I’m curious why Ji Da provides such high-standard training for clinical veterinarians?!"
"I’ve already contacted the School of Veterinary Medicine at Ji Da, going to ask in a bit."
Of course.
Superstition didn’t last long.
Previously silent medical students started speaking in the live stream.
Clarifying for Zhang Lingchuan.
Meanwhile, they were also curious about how he performed human debridement so well, wondering how his alma mater trains their students.
Look, someone has already contacted the School of Veterinary Medicine.
On-site.
As friends in the live stream conversed.
"Ah Chuan, here’s five hundred yuan for you, today’s work was truly hard on you."
After everything was done, Zhang Lingchuan and others were ready to leave.
A dark-skinned man pulled out five hundred yuan from his pocket.
"Uncle Hu, I can’t accept this money."
Zhang Lingchuan shook his head.
"Why can’t you take it? You treated everyone’s wounds; I’m giving you a medical fee, which is quite reasonable!"
The dark-skinned man’s voice increased by several decibels.
"Lingchuan, just accept the money. Here’s a red envelope, too, as a fee for your visit for our Old Zhao’s case. We owe you a great thanks!"
Li Caihua, hearing Lingchuan and the others had finished their meal and were ready to leave, stuffed a thick red envelope into his hand.
In Lingnan, where they are, typically, issues involving people aren’t paid directly with cash but through a red envelope, which certainly contains no small amount.
"Ah Chuan, just take it, after all, it was a life-saving matter."
Zhao Liguo already knew about his son’s brain hemorrhage and was grateful to Zhang Lingchuan when he went to the hospital.
Honestly.
Such a handsome young man, competent and humble; it really wouldn’t be bad to have him as a grandson-in-law.
Too bad he doesn’t seem interested.
Looks like he’ll have to discuss with Zheng Hai later and see if there’s a breakthrough to be found.
After all, going up north is quite far, and it would take several hours for the old couple to get there, flying back and forth.
And Xia Po Village is much closer.
Driving from Xiaogou Village also takes just over thirty minutes.
Besides, his granddaughter doesn’t look bad either.
She graduated from college this year and got accepted into a good graduate school in Lingnan Province, preparing to study once school starts!
Zhao Liguo felt it was a good match.
"Uncle Zhao, boss lady, Uncle Hu, I can accept the veterinarian’s visitation fee, but truly can’t take money for treating wounds. Right now, I only have the veterinary license, not a medical doctor’s license, taking your money would be illegal."
Zhang Lingchuan explained his reasoning to them, he hadn’t planned on taking a single cent since arriving here, having an opportunity for practice was good enough.
Moreover, what he said about legality wasn’t exaggeration.
It’s specified in the national health and medical laws and regulations.
Occasional medical activities between informed, willing, and non-compensatory relatives and friends without profit motives are not considered illegal medical practice.
In simple terms, a veterinarian can only charge for veterinary-related work, helping treat human wounds was just to assist the overwhelmed village doctor and couldn’t result in compensation, doing so would be unlawful.
"Illegal??"
"So serious?"
"Yes! We voluntarily offered money, yet it’s illegal?"
Everyone looked at each other, evidently in disbelief.
"Young doctor, is this true?"
Zhao Liguo glanced towards the village doctor for confirmation, knowing as a doctor he’d recognize the truth.
"Yes, Brother Zhang is right. With only a veterinary license, one cannot treat humans unless it’s helping in a manner that doesn’t involve payment, which could otherwise violate illegal medical practice laws, leading to up to ten years in prison."
The village doctor, having recovered, felt a mysterious pain in his heart upon hearing this.
Someone with only a blue veterinarian certification performs debridement so well, alright, but also identified that Boss Zhao, who came seeking medication for morning headaches, had a brain hemorrhage.
He now suspects his big red physician certification might have been issued to the wrong person.
Wasn’t it said veterinarians are at the bottom of the disdain chain!
It seems now that it’s the village doctors who are!
"Really?"
Everyone gasped in disbelief.
"This..."
The dark-skinned man hesitated with the five hundred yuan suspended in mid-air, ultimately handing it to the village doctor.
But the village doctor returned four bills and supplemented some change.
As debridement and medication don’t require much of a medical fee.
As for labor costs.
He practically had no labor!!
"Then Lingchuan, take this red envelope, it contains your fee for the surgery on our cow."
Li Caihua cheerfully pushed the red envelope into Zhang Lingchuan’s hands.
"Boss lady, removing the iron wire from the cow is 80 yuan, the surgery on the second cow was a bit more complex, my dad’s rate was 200 yuan per operation, totaling 280 yuan, I can’t accept more."
Zhang Lingchuan directly unwrapped the red envelope.
Everyone saw it was a thick stack of red bills.
Conservative estimate would be about twenty notes.
"I’ll take three bills and return twenty to the boss lady."
Zhang Lingchuan took out 20 yuan in change and returned the remaining money to the boss lady.
The fee for visits or operations is exactly what it should be.
Treating people was a helping gesture and cannot be compensated.
Moreover, it’s legally prohibited, because according to law, accepting payment equates to illegal medical practice, which is unlawful.
"Hey! Why are you so stubborn!!"
Li Caihua saw Zhang Lingchuan open the red envelope, take only three bills, and even returned her twenty, getting anxious enough to stomp her foot.
Yet no one noticed.
Zhao Liguo’s dim old eyes flared with brilliance.
He’s handsome, capable, principled, and unmoved by money.
Isn’t that exactly the Zhao Family’s son-in-law material?
Looks like this old soldier still has one last battle to fight!!
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