Prohibition under Section 31A of the HCSA applies to all non-HCSA licensees, e.g., providers of TCM services, providers of chiropractic/ osteopathic services, providers of psychology/ podiatry/ physiotherapy services, etc.

HCSA-licensees such as licensed outpatient medical/ dental service providers and licensed acute hospital service providers are exempted.

Prohibition under Section 31A of HCSA applies only to advertisements. It does not apply to context outside of advertisements. For example, this prohibition does not apply to Institutes of Higher Learning that may teach psychology students that psychotherapy is a form of non-drug treatment for mental conditions as this is outside the context of health care advertisement.