OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Dr. T. J. Crowe, Seoretary 

T8xas State Board ot Mediaal 

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'mar Dr.-Crqet 

“A rep&ble’mtwlio81 sQhOQt iBhS$% 

maintab a course coin iastruatfhi 

or net less than four terar'oi.eigbt : 

months eaoh; shall give ooarser of 

lnetma$ion ia the fuadamental subjeots named in asidols 4509 Of the: 

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Dr. T. J,. Orowe, May 10, 1939, Page 2 

Revised Civil Stetutes of 1925, ais 

amended by thie hot; and shall have 

the neoessary teaof.lng toroe, and 

possess and utilize laboystorles, 

squLpment and faollltles tar the 

proper instructions In all of said 

subjeots....." 

When the applioatlon is presented It will 

be.‘frout duty to determine if the diploma Is Srom a 

nputablo msbioal rdwol within the daflnitlon of 

tbr art1010 qu0toC above. As tb tbo *oqu$rement of 

60 80mst0r ~OUXS or 00ii0tp oriaft, W* ~0 not w0r- 

#tati the statute to requlm that t& oredft be a~- 

:. q0iX.d at the Unirorrity OS TOX~S, but thof nut. be 

'4uOh ~OXOdltn as would bo 4oo4pt4bl4 to 'the Unltersityoi~'hms fbr uredlt on a Baokolor of Art6 or 4 Baohe-z 

.'ZOti of Solenor.Degme,~ 

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~mi0l0 4601, mi4bd aid 8t4&4, ihi 

&ulps't$iet 6O,,hours orsdlt nest 'be or bavs been * 

"4ooeplmbl4 at:th6:tiiPb of.Oo8pl4tl4g 44~~4 to tlm 

.unirerajlty 0s Texas r0r omdit on oae of the .namad 

We ~40 not belleve tha statute requires that 

'~%%% orlldlt'be ioqulrea prior to tb aoqulslh&on 

'-6$'tba diploma tm a reputable medloel,qoll~~e.~.The j 

m&Nil oolle80 may, if It de*lns,~enla~gs tlm repuIrem6Ms~neoossary ~or.mtrlopl~tlon.“~th~ psoplo 

' 1~ of this date are protooted by the requirement that 

mob person take t& mdioal wamlnatlon, and he.a& 

peas an axami~atloa oi ths Board beiore he 1s entltlad . 

'to a lli34li44 to praotloe medio~m~ln this state, 

You also &kctd for &or oplnlon of the lamguag4 oft art1014 4500, Revised Glrll Statutes, 48 

aawnded, with referenoe to moipx~oal granting Of 

1104nsrs to phy4lolans OS other states. Th4 lImItatlon or this artlole Is that the Board of Madloa> 

Exu&ners in this state shall. Ljot grant a 1104404 t0 

praotloe msdlolne in this atate to ,4n applloant who 

doea not hold a lloenae issued ‘by another. state, t4rritory or dlstrlot of the United States, giving to 
him the snne right to preotloe medlolne in the &ate, 

territory or dlstrlot issuing said license, which a 

license to practice medlolne in this state glvee to 

a physloian of this state in Texas. In our oplnlon, 

if a person has a llmlted lloenee in another state, 

he would not be entitled to a general lloenae to praotloe medicine as la leaued by the Board OS thla State. 

Thg applicant for 4 lloense in this state must have 

a lioense in the state fromwhlch he came that would 

permit him to engage in the same type of praotlqe as 

in permitted by a Tuae lioonee. 

‘In 4nflw~l: to’~youx qestion 48 to whether 4 

oreed or 4n orgnniced group-may maintain- an-offl~o~ 

for the.auring of dineacres, .WO arq, of OOWSOi.'bOwld 

brthe expression of the Idgl~la~um.~ Art1010 4SC4 

al' our Rerlkmd Civil Stqtutes and arti 74C OS OtlT 

Penal Code both speoitloally stat4 that nothing +l 

this Aot shall be oonstrued m a," to .dlrrorlminate. -:, 1 

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Dr. T. J. Crowe, P&y 10, 1939, Page 4 

against any partloulor school or system of medloal 

praotioe, nor to effeot or llmlt in any w&y the applioatlon or use of the prlnolpal, tenets or teaohlnge 

of aliy ohuroh in the mlnlstratlone to the slok or 

euffering by prayer, wlthout the PBQ of any drug or 

material remedy. 

The above artlole does provlde, however 

that all of those 80 mlnleterlng or offering to Anistar to the olok or miiorlng by prayor shall xarraln 

iror mfa t4 fa O~OOS f.81l ~06 p t r 0r tb ppr g o,0r.. + 

uo ~~lsfntg h0 p h a o fp 4or b b o lfoor fsthe o humi g b 

of wilfoh they 4re boa4 tide rrrlbiru. This artiOl0~~: 

r&or8 to thaw pomoae, orgaafwtfons Or or806bthat 

-4ttempt to mfafster to the* mnb.Ts by pr4yu. wo _. 

the nothing. in $ho Aot th4t woula. oxtone the lfBft4-~- 

tlon to .dllow those permom to 4dopt ccl l *.of' 

thofr orwd p~slbal mafpulatfons aa that wou&l. t 

parrif thmto malataln a~. 0m00 tar the porpon.or:- 

praotlooing than mnafpulatfons,-.- Wo do not -th+nl.-th. ~1;. 

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atituta wo ulprowbit d the lttwpt ~bt any omedT:or -- .> _. 

rell@w igroup from attempt- to h+.by pxayar oo 

long an they did not attempt to mn any e or:~Ft4y I 

rm:fy+* ,.~ 

wwtnart that this ii!iswL * .&q&,::4s :. 

04 00astTilot10n of AoLot8 4soo,~~4so1, 4@og raQ ~48wort i 

cur Revbed Olvfl Statutm. 

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