And, by the way, if you have an accountant, you should check in more than once a year. It's not fair to them to dump stuff only during tax time. Also, I do have to do regular tests to make sure my medical knowledge is up to date.
You have to qualify your statement with "if you have an accountant" because I don't have to have an accountant, it is an optional service I can seek if I want. In my case, I do my own taxes, and if I don't get as big a tax return as I could've back, it hurts nobody but me.
The requirement for you to do regular tasks for the privilege of practicing your profession is forced upon you because the the consequences of any lapse in your knowledge are borne by others, not you. I too have professional requirements, but I can choose a different profession and be absolved of all of them.
A chronic condition is not a choice. Dealing with your pain is not a privilege, it is a right. The idea that people should be forced to forego their right based on the idea that some others will benefit (a dubious claim for which I can find no evidence supporting) is absurd.
We don't and we shouldn't require everyone to be nannied just because some people might benefit - they can seek those services on their own if they wish. Requiring someone else's permission to maintain your personal health would be considered just as absurd if it weren't the status quo.