Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-30

CHAPTER 1888.
AN ACT Entitled AN Act Regulating the Prao'
tice OF Medicine"
II is enacted by tho General Assembly as fol.
lows:
SECTION I. It shall be the duty of each town
and city clerk to purchase a book Of suitable
size, to be known as the "Medical Register"
of each city or town and to set apart one full
page for the registration of each physician !;
and when any physician shall die or remove
from the city or town, said clerk shall make
note OF the same at the bottom of the page: :
and shall on the first day of January in each
year, transmit to the office of the state board
OF said city or town registered under this
law, together with such other information as
Is hereinafter required, and perform such
other duties as are required by this law; and
such clerk shall receive the sum Of fifty cents
from each physician so registered, which shall
be his full compensation for all the duties re-
Quired under this law.
SEC. q IL shall be unlawful for any person
to practice medicine or surgery in any Of it's
branches, within the limits Of this state, who
has not exhibited and registered in the city
or town clerks office Of the city or town in
which he or she resides, his or her authority
for so practicing medicine as herein prescrib-
cd, together with his or her age, address,
place Of birth and the school or system of
medicine to which he or she proposes to be-
long; and the person 30 registering shall sub
scribe and verify by oath before such clerk,
an affidavit ntaining such facts, which IL
wilfully false, shall subject the aff1ant to con-
viction and punishment for perjury
SEC g. Authority to practice medicine un-
der this law shall be certificate from the
state board Of health, and said board shall
upon application issue q certificate to any
reputable physician who is practioing. or who
desires to begin the practice Of medicine or
surgery in this state, who possesses any Of the
following qualifications:
FIRST. diploma from q reputable and le-
gally chartered medical college. endorsed as
such by the state board Of health.
SECOND. Satisfactory evidence from the per-
son claiming the same that such person was
reputably and honorably engaged In the prac-
tice Of medicine or surgery In this state prior
to January hrst, one thousand eight hundred
and hinety.two. Any person not qualified as
hereinbefore provided, before practicing med.
icine or surgery in this state shall present
himself before said state board Of health and
submit himself to such examination as sale
board may require. Said board shall examine
any person presenting himself and II the ex.
animation Is satisfactory shall issue it, GER
tihcate as hereinbefore provided: Provided,
any person so presenting himself shall pay to
the board the sum Of ten dollars for each ex.
animation and said fee shall in no case Be re-
turned and shall be applied to pay the ex-
penses Of the board Of health. Applicants may
present their credentials by mail or by proxy,
and the board shall issue its certificates to
such applicants as are entitled thereto as
though the applicant were present. All the
certificates shall be signed by the president and
secrets ary, and attested by seal OF the board,
- and not more than two dollars shall be charg.
ed for any certificate.
Sec. 4. Nothing in this law shall be 30 con-
strued as to authorize any itinerant doctor to
register or to practice medicine In any part
Of this state.
SEC. 8. The state board of health may re.
fuse to issue the certificate provided for in
section three of this article, to any individual
guilty OF grossly unprofessional conduct OF q
character likely to deceive or defraud the
public, and IL may after due notice and hear.
Ing revoke such certificates for like cause In
all cases Of refusal or revocation, the appli.
cant may appeal to the appellate division Of
the supreme court. who may affirm or over.
rule the decision OF the board, and It's decision
shall be final.
SEC. o. Nothing in this law shall be 30 con.
strued as TO discriminate against any partic.
ular school or system Of medicine, or to pro.
hibit women from practicing midwifery, or
TO prohibit gratuitous services in case OF
emergency; nor shall this law apply 20 com.
missioned surgeons OF the United States army
navy or marine.hospital service, or TO legally
qualified physicians Of another state, called Co
see q particular case. but who do not open an
office or appoint any place In this State where
they may meet patients or receive calls.
SEC. z. IL shall be the duty Of the state board
OF health TO bring 20 the attention OF the
courts any violation Of the provisions Of the
law within th cir respective Jurisdictions.
SDc. g. Any person living In this state, or
any person coming into this state who shall
practice medicine or surgery. or attempt 20
practice medicine or surgery In any Of les
branches, or who shall perform or attempt 10
perform any surgical operation for or upon
any person within the limits Of this state for
reward OF compensation. In violation OF the
provisions Of this law. shall. upon conviction
thereof, be fined fifty donsrs md upon each
and every subsequen voonvi shall 10 nned