, 1899-02-25
SESSION LAWS, 1899.
Is.
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.
Senate File No. 10.

thirty-fow of the Revised Statutes of Wyoming OF 1887.
Be 1t Enacted by the Legislature Of the state of Wyomipg:
Section L. That the Governor by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate shall appoint three persons, who
shall be electors of this State, who shall constitute the State
Board of Medical Examiners. One of the persons so ap-
pointed shall hold his Office for four years, and the other two
for two years, and until their successors are appointed and
qualified: Provided, That the first Board shall be appointed
upon the passage of this Act. and shall consist of one mem.
Der Tor four years and twoEmembers for two years. and in
each succeeding legislative year there shall be appointed
one member for four years and one member for two years.
And provided further, That all vacancies occurring in the
Board of Medical Examiners, by death. resignation or re
lnoval from the State or otherwise shall be filled by appoint
ment by the Governor and the person so appointed to fill
any such vacancy shall hold his Office until the expiration
OF the term he was appointed to fill. No person shall be APP
pointed a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners
VINO is not eligible TO registry in accordance with this Act.
Sec. >. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall
organize within sixty days after their appointment by tax
ing and subscribing an oath to faithfully discharge the du-
ties of the Office, and by the election of a President. Secre-
tary and Treasurer. 1t shall provide itself with such blanks
and certificates as are necessary to comply with the provis-
ions OF this Act, and with an appropriate seal. which shall
be attached to all certificates and orders issued by the
Board. Said oath shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the State Board of Med
ical Examiners to pass upon the qualifications and deter
mine the fitness of all persons who may desire to practice
Medicine, Surgery or Obstetrics, or who may publicly pro-
fess to cure or treat disease, injury or deformity in any man
ner whatever in this State.
Sec. 4. Every person practicing Medicine in any of its
departments shall possess the qualifications required by
this Act. If a Graduate in Medicine, he shall present his
Diploma TO the State Board of Medical Examiners for veri.
fcahOn as to its genuineness. If the Diploma is found to
be genuine, and issued by a Medical College of recognized
merit, said College being a member of the American Asso-
citation of Medical Colleges, the Homeopathic Institutes or
the National Eclectic Medical Association, or any College of
similar standing in foreign countries, and if the person
named therein be the person claimed and presenting tbe
Diploma, the State Board of Medical examiners shall issue
its certificate to that effect, signed by the majority of all
the members thereof, with the Seal of the Board attached.
and such Diploma and certificate shall be conclusive as
to the right of the lawful holder of the same to practice
medicine in this State; Provided, no person holding Dt,
plomas, certificates or other credentials from schools or in
situations other than those of recognized merit, as spect-
fed in this Chapter, shall be permitted to practice in this
State until he has passed a satisfactory examination be
fore said Board. Said examination may be in whole or in
part in writing, and shall be of an elementary and practical
character, and shall be upon the subjects following: Anat>
omy, Physiology, Chemistry. Pathology, Matcria Medica
and Therapeutics, Hygiene, Theory and Practice of Medi-
cine, Surgery and Obstetrics, and sufficiently strict to test
the qualifications of the candidate as IA practitioner. For
the said examination a fee of twenty-five dollars shall be
paid by the candidate to the Treasurer of said Board.
Sec. 5. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall
receive through its Secretary applications for certificates
and examination. The President, or acting President. shall
have, the authority to administer oaths, and the Board may
take testimony in all matters relating to their duties: they
shall issue certificates to all who furnish satisfactory proof
of having received Diplomas as provided in Section four
of this Act. The Board shall prepare certificates for those
entitled thereto. Said Board shall hold annual meetings.
and in selecting places to hold their meetings they shall,
so far as it is reasonable, accommodate applicants residing
in different sections of the State, and due notice shall be
published of all their meetings.
Sec. 6. Said State Board of Medical Examiners shall
examine Diplomas as to their genuineness and character,
and if the Diploma shall be found genuine as represented
and of a character hereinafter provided, said Board shall
receive a fee of five dollars from each graduate, and no
further charge shall be made to the applicants except the
fee for recording the same, as hereinafter provided. In
case of application made by any person holding Il Diploma,
as required by Section five of this Chapter, fora certificate
to practice within the State, it shall be sufficient for the
applicant to present such Diploma and proofs to the Sec.
rotary of such Board, and if such Board be not then in
session, such Secretary shall inform the members of the
Board of such application, by writing or otherwise as will
be most practicable, of the facts upon which such appl-
cation is based, and t%hereupon such members shall in writ
ing, advise such Secretary as to whether such application
be allowed or rejected and, if allowed. the certificate shall
be issued as in other cases in this Chapter provided. The
verifcatiOn of the Diploma shall consist in the affidavit of
the holder and applicant that he is the lawful possessor
of the same, and that he is the person therein named.
to administer oaths, and the same shall be attested under
the hand and official seal of such officer. Graduates may
present their Diplomas and aGidavits as provided in this
Act, by letter or by proxy, and the State Board of Med
ical Examiners shall issue its certificate the same as if
the owner of the Diploma was present.
Sec. z. The Board shall be permitted to issue a GER
tifcate to any person who has not Il diploma from some
recognized college as contemplated in this Act. but who
has been actually engaged in the practice of medicine for
a period of ten years, the last five of which shall have been
in this State, upon the payment of five dollars, and max.
ing application as set forth in Sections four and six of
this Act, and filing proof by affidavit or otherwise, to the
satisfaction of such Board, setting forth the place Of res.
idence, time and places wherein such applicant has prac-
ticed, and showing such applicant to be a person of good
moral character and sobriety.
Sec. 8. Any person who shall make application to
such Board for admission to practice upon Diploma. and
such Diploma be found to be fraudulent, or not lawfully
owned by such person, such person shall be deemed guilty
in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or he SEN
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