Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-17
TO IOWA PHYSICIANS,
An Important Circular from the state
Board Of Health

oil Iowa physicians;
STATE BOARD or MEDICAL EXAMINERS
OFFICE OF TnE SECRETARY, DIS MoiNEs, May
%, lsS6,--The law regulating the practice of
medicine, surgery and obstetrics In the State
o. Iowa, enacted by the last legislature, goes
into effect July 3, 1855, 1t provides that all
persons practlc!ng medicine, surgery or OBJ.
stetrics, In any Of their branches, shall obtain
a certificate from the State Board Of Medical
Examiners Three kinds of certificates win be
Issued from this office;
(A) To those who have diplomas from repu
table Medical Collegcs--the Board to deter
mine the standing of the college
OBJ To those who have been In continuous
practice In the State of Iowa for five consec,i.
tive years, three years of which shall be In one
locality.
(C) To those passing n satisfactory OK.
animation before the Board.
This does not prohibit women "who at this
time, (April s, 1884, are engaged In the prac
tlec Of midwifery" nor Surgeons OF the
United States Army and Navy and Marine
hospital Service" nor "Students Of Medicine
surgery or Obstetrics, from prescribing under
the supervision Of preceptors or gratuitous
service In case OF emery ency,"
now TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES.
For the information OF those desiring either
OF the above certificates, the following course
OF procedure should be observed:
| /. Application for certificates Applcatlon
for either form OF certificate should DO made
TO the Secretary at Dcs Moincs Blank forms
for applications and for af,idavits may be had
Of the Secretary at Des Mones, or at the Office
| - Of th. I,t h., In, An.
time viii be supplied with them,
| A special form OF affidavit has been pre-
pared for those who have lost their diplomas
by fire or otherwise and may be had on applI-
cation as above.
| 3, Certificates Of Observation-Disclosures for
yerIhcation, and ailidavits properly filled out
and acknowledged, together with the necessary
/ letters Of recommendation and fees for certih-
Gates, should be sent to the Secretary.
For convenience, diplomas may be presented
| TO any member Of the Board for vorIhcation
| In such case, the affidavit should be endorsed
| diploma VERIFIED" with the signature OF the
member, aud date before being forwarded TO
| tho Secretary.
| The fec for certificate OF graduation 10 hI-
ed by law at two dollars.
! s. Certificates for Length Of Practice The
Board will issue certificates 10 all who have
been In practice In this state for Ave consecu-
| tive years, upon proper application being
made 10 the Secretary ut Des Moines, and the
filing OF the necessary affidavit. Blank forms
for application and ailidavits may be also had
Of the Secretary or the Clerk OF the District
Court. A fee Of two dollars must accompany
the application.
Exa In Ia
qulred by law that Nil persons practicng mcdI-
cine, surgery or obstetrics In this state, who
are not graduates IN medicine, shall be OK
amIned directly by the Board, who Is author
lied TO issue certificates for those passing tho
examination.
8. Application for Examination Candi.
dates for examination must MI out u blank
form, which may be obtained Of tho Secretary
or OF the Clerk Of the District court. This
must be sent TO the Office Of the Secretary, aud
II approved, the candidate will be notified when
and where TO appear for examination.
g. Character OF Examination, --Examination
will be made, In whole or In part, In writing
or orally and will be OF an elementary and
practical character, but sufficiently strict 10
test the qualifications Of the candidate as q
practitioner.
7. Examination 10 be made In person.
Candidates for examination must present
thcmselvesin person before the Board. No
examination papers will be sent out To indi-
viduals; aud no examinations win be limited
TO any one or two special topics, or branches
Of study or practice, The examinations will
be conducted by the entire board, and upon
all branches usually taught by the medical
schools.
8. Schools Of practice in examination -
Questions relating to special methods or forms
OF practice or therapeutics, will be referred
for examination TO the various individual mem
bers OF the board, as may be indicated.
o. Examinations In foreign language
Those desiring TO be examined In any other
but the English language may, In the dIscre-
ton OF the board, be examined through an In
terpreter furnished at their own expense aud
approved by the board.
TO- Fee for examination. for
examination are required 10 pay fec Of $40
In advance.
H. Evidence OF moral and professional
standing ALI applicants for certificates,
whether holding certificates or not, must fur
nish satisfactory evidence OF good moral
and professional standing; such evidence (lct
ters Of recommendation signed by not less
than two responsible persons, one OF whom
shall be practiclng physIclan), TO bc nled in
the office OF the Board as part OF the appli-
cant's professional record.
H. Certificates 10 be recorded.
are required to have recorded In the Office OF
the county recorder within sixty days after
date Of issue, the certificate received from the
state board OF examiners; and In case OF re.
moval TO another county In the state, TO have
the certificates recorded In that county ais.
49, Physicians must register In each county
In case physician practices In any other
county than that In which he resides (he hay
ing recorded his certificate In his own county
II is not required that he have his certificate
recorded In such other county or counties In
which he may practice. He must however,
register his name In the Office Of the clerk OF
the district court In the county In which his
practice extends, and make his returns Of
the births and deaths to the clerk OF the coun-
ty in which they occur In cases Of profes-
sional consultation only, with resident physi-
clans, such registration is not required.
IA. Nonresident Physicians. -PhysIcans,
residents OF adjoining states, who practice In
Souutits III thio obAtV thp WV Us
which they reside, are required TO procure GER
tlfcates In the same manner as residents OF
this state. They must register their names In
the Office Of the clerk OF ths courts, and make
return OF births and deaths In the same man.
ncr OF resident physicians, and in every res
poet conform to the law incumbent upon resi-.
dents OF this state.
ID. Change OF location.-When a change Of
location is made, It is important that 1t be
promptly reported TO this office, otherwise the
official register will necessarily be incorrect.
49, Penaltles--The law provides that any
person presenting fraudulent diploma, or
one that the holder is not In legal possession
Of, shall be deemed guilty Of the crime Of for
gerry. Also, that any person attempting to
practice medicine or surgery without having |
secured the proper certificate from the State
Board Of Medical Examiners. snail, on con- |
viction thereof, be fined not less than $50, nor
more than 500, or by Imprisonment in the |
county Jail not less than 10 days, nor more
than thirty days. The penalties apply on and |
after January /, 1887.
IL. Special mention-''Mcdical Students" |
"Women who were April 9th, 1885, engagedin
the practice OF Midwifery" and Surgeons of |