Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-15
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE,
Law Upon that Subject Passed BY the
Last legislative Assembly.
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Ha 70 cuhcttu ny VIC N'N'NatiNt
Lrgislative Assembly Of tue territory
Of Utah:
section /. That. upon the fasssge Of
All. act. the GovurnOr Of this territory
nall by aud with the advice anu con
ssnt Of The Council, appcint bicnnllliy
= board Of seven medical examiner
Sr,,n The various recognized schools OF
,.rjirlne, who shall hold Office Tor tWo
ys,rs. or until their successors nfe ap.
Sointed. The examlucrs 70 appointed
sb,1 20 before a district OF county
tndge. and make oath That they are
graJuat,s Of legally chartered medical
,nllsvss In good standing, aod that
,b.y viii faithfully perform the duties
~ their office. All vacancicn caused
lac removal, death, resignation Or
nihervisr, shall be filled ny appoint
,nent Nv the Governor within one
tnonih from the lime that the vacancy
500 Soc 2, Said board shall organize I'm.
medinteiy after the passage OF thls act
Iv selecting from it, members presi'
don't. and secretary ani treasurer, nnd
snail have = seal anu attest IT. Official
acts under seal. The PRECEDENT OF said
hoard shall have authority 10 ndminls-
Ter osths, and the board shall iaio tcs-
timony In all matters relating to itn
Juties. Said board shall have the
pnwer TO iusue certificates 10 all who
furnish satisfactory proof 81 having
received degTeea or licenses from char.
tered medical colleges In good mud
legal standing, and pass u satisfactory
examination before said hoard. said
board shall prepare two forms OF cor.
tlfcales, one for persons examined and
favonbly passed upon by the board,
the other for poieot ~ provided for In
section II Of this act, and snail Furnish
10 the county recorder OF the several
COUNTIES a list Of all persons residing
IN enid county receiving certificates
from the board. Certificates shall be
signed by all the members Of the board
granting them, and shall Indicate the
medical society from which the board
has been appointed.
See. 3. The fee FOR the examination
and certificate ~ provided Tor Ia See.
ton VI this Act shall be twenty-five
dollar, which ranll be- paid To the
treasurer u the BOARD OF Examiners.
Sec. 1. Graduates OF respectable med
zeal colleges who are nj this time Ell.
pnacd Ia actual practice In this Terri.
cine under this Act upon presentation
Of their degree To said hoard and upon
produclng satisfactory evidence " tho
Identity Of said applicant. The Zee for
such license shall ne Ave dollars, to be
raid 10 the treasurer Of the Board Of
EXAMINER. The secretary Of the board
shall enter, without fee, upon the ~ yls-
ter 10 be kept by him, tho names OF all
per.ons to whom Licenses are Issued u.
physicians and surgeons.
Sec. .. Every person holding a cor.
tihcaic from said board shall have u
recorded IN the Office Of the recorder OF
tie county la which he resides, within
three months from i,s date, and the
date OF record shall he cn Ofaod there
on. Until such certificate is recorded
a. herein provided, the holder thereof
shall not exercise any Of the privileges
conferred therein 10 practice medicine.
Any person removing 10 another cOuu-
~ 10 practice medicine shnll record
the certificate in like manner In the
county to which no removes, and the
holder u the certificate shall pay tho
recorder the usual fees for recording
other papers,
Sec, q. Tie county recorder shall
keep In u book provided tor the purpose
COMPLETE let OF the certificates record
ed by him, with the date Of the issue
II the certificate; ami II the certificate
be baeed upoua degree aud eXamiua.
ton, he shall record tho name u the
medical college comforting the degree
aud the date thereof. The register Of
the county recorder shall he open to
public Inspection during business
hours.
Sec. 7. Examinations shall be made
wholly or partially In writing.
Sec. y, The Board OF Medical Tx
aminors may refuse TO issue the cert.
hcatos provided for In this net 10 In.
uividuala guilty oi upprOi,ssional or
dishOnoablo conduct, the nature Of
which shall be- stated IN writing and
II may revoke such Ceriiiieatea Tor like
causes, to be stated Ia writing.
Neo.S Any person shall be- regard
eias practlcing medicine within tho
meaning Of this act who shall treat,
operate upon or prescribe for any ply.
steal allmeut Of another for Zee, or
who shall hold him or herself out by
means Of signs, cards, advertisements
OF Otherwise, IA physician anu
hufgeoni but nothing In this act shall
be construed TO prohibit service In
case Of emergency, or the admlnistra-
tlou OF family remedies, ium this act
shall not apply 10 commissioned
surgeons Of the United States army in
tue discharge OF their official duties, or
TO visiting physlcians In actual consul.
taton.
Sec. no.. Any poTsou praetlcIng
medicine or surgery within tho Terri.
Tory without hrst having obtained u
certificate as herein provided for, or
CONTRARY to the provisions Of this act,
shall DO deemed guilty Of mlsde.
m,anOr.
Sec. IL. All persons not graduates
OF medical colleges who have practiced
medicine ten years continually In this
territory, prior 10 the taking effect OF
TN. act, shall, upon proper application,
anu payment Of the fee for eXgmina.
tlon as provided Tor In section . ofthls
= act, accompanied by "A petition signed
~ twenty-five legal vOtefB, living ia
Tue city or precinct where such appli.
cant practices, he admitted to examine.
iloh before the Board Of Medical
Examiners, and, II satisfactory,
shall receive such certificate, uu.
less 1t shall be- nscerlaintd aud
determined by the Board Of Medical
Examiners that thepoIson NJ applying
ior certificate is OF immoral charac.
YER or guilty u unpfofessiOnal or dis.
honorable conduct, in which ease said
noetd may reject such application.
anu provided that such duplication
Tor certificate shall be made Within
TX months after the taking effect OF
tnlH act. and nil ngrs,n. laI,il,,..- =. -. =