Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-10
STATE MEDICAL BOARD.
Proposed Enactment for the Regu-
lation of Medical Practice.

Among this Points are n state Bonrd of
Medical ESaminers--All Medical Prac-
titionors TO Have Certlfloation--M edicai
Fee S25--Surses Must be nualliled--A
Heavy Elmo Otherwise.
The following Is the full text of ian
act to regulate the practice of medicine
and surgery in the State of Delaware
which it is intended to introduce for
passage Ut the present session OF the
Legislature
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State of Della
ware, in General Assembly met:
Sec. /. The Governor of the State Of
Delaware, shall appoint within two weeks
after the passage of this net and on the
first day Of January eacli year following,
three physicians from the Regular or
Allopathc and three physicians from the
homeopathic School of Medicine, who,
with the president OF the state Board OF
Health, shall constitute a State Board of
Medical Examiners.
Within five ~ days after their appoint
ment the said board shall meet and organ
lie by the election of president, treasurer
and secretary.
The secretary may or may not, be chosen
| from the board.
Sec. .. Tho said board shall be sustained
and supported by the revenue derived
| from the fee paid by each candidate Tor
his examination MS hereinafter described.
| Sec. 8. The officers and members of said
board shall receive such compensation rs
| they may deem advisable to grant from
their own treasury, provided such amount
| does not exceed ten tl0) dollars per day
| and mileage.
Sec. L. The said board shall meet during
the first week OF January, April, July and
| October, alternating in the counties.
| The eliu hpurl slull nNunNina all pnn6i.
dates who come before them to practice
medicine or its specialtes, provided such
| candidate presents "a diploma or certificate
OF graduation from some recognized medi-
cal school. They shall also examine all
candidates in nursing and its specinltirs.
Sec 8. A candidate must be examined
only by the physician OF his school in the
State Board of Medical Examiners and the
decision of such section of the board
shall be equal to the decision of the whole
| Of the board.
Sec. 6. The said board shall have power
to enact laws for their own government
not conflicting with the general law of
this act
Sec. Z. The said board shall levy and col
lect twenty-five (25) dollars for each ex-
animation i'll medicine or its speclalties
from the candidate applying for the same.
The said board shall levy and collect ten
10) dollars for each examination in nurs.
lug from the candidate applying for the
| same.
Sec. 8. The examination in medicine or
its specialties shall be in anatomy, phys-
| Ology, obstetrics, materia medIca, pre-
scriptiOn writing. practice surgery, chem
istry and such other branches as the said
board may deem it advisable to add from
time to time.
midwifery, general practical nursing,
asepsiS, anliseptiCs and such other branches
as the said board may deem advisable to
add from time to time.
All persons nursing in public inSttu-
tons snail be exempt from this law.
Sec. 8. The said board shall grant each
successful candidate in the respective ex-
aminRtiuns n certificate showing he or she
has passed the same.
All persons desiring to nurse for COM
pensation, having certificate of gradua-
ton from some recognized school, shall be
granted certificate by the said board.
Sec 10 All persons desiring to practice
medicine or its specialties in the State of
Delaware, and all persons desiring to
nurse for compensation, must register
mis- or her name with the clerk OF the peace
in the county in which he desires to prac.
tice.
Sec. II. It shall be the duty of the clerk
OF the peace 10 register all persons present
ing certificate from the State Hoard of
-hCuICNl lAAhlhlHtIS, SHOWlllS luuJ tHeV
passed the examination set forth in sec
tiJns and 0 Of this act.
No person shall be registered without
such certificate.
Sec. Il. Any person prescribing or al,
tempting 20 practice medicine or It's
, branches that has not been duly qualified
as per this act will be subject 10 Il fine OF
not less than one hundred Q0O) dollars OF
greater than one thousand QOOl dollars
Tor each and every offence and in default
Of payment Of same, shall be subject Il
imprisonment not less than thirty 90
days nor more than ninety t9O) days
Any person nursing or attempting tc
, nurse for compensation in the State .
Delaware that has not been duly qualified
as per this act shall be subject TO Il fine o.
, ten (lO) dollars Tor each and every Offence
aud in default Of payment shall be subjeC
to imprisonment to not less than THIRTY
600 days and no more than sixty (GU) days
said fine to be divided as follows One
( half To the inforncr; one-fourth to tn
state Board of Medical Examiners an,
one-iourth TO the school fund of the State
G Sec. -. All physicians practicing medi
n cine or its specalties in the State Of Della
ware previous 10 January LIST. 1895, are Gx
empt from the provisions of this act.
I Sec. IA. All acts or parts OF acts incon
I sistent with the provisions OF this act ar
: hereby repealed.