Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-28
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.
REGISTRATION or NURSES.
CHAPTER l72.
AN ACT to provide for State Regis
tration Of Nurses.

eral Assembly OF Maryland. Tnat upon
the taking effect Of tiais Act the Mary
land State Association Of Graduate
Nurses shall nominate TOR examination
twelve (12) Of its members who have
had not less than Ave years experience
in their profession. These nominations
shall be submitted to the Governor Of
the State who shall from said number
appoint within sixty days q Board Of
Examiners 20 be composed Of Eve CD
members; one Of the members Of this
beard shall be designated by the Gov
eFAor TO hold Office one year, two for
two years. and two for three years;
and hereafter upon the expiration of
the term If Office Of the person or per-
sons SO appointed. the Governor shall
sppoint a successor to each person or
persons to hold Office for three years,
from q list Of Ave nominations submit
ted to him by the Mary land State As
ISOLATION of Graduate Nurses, annual
ly. All vacancies occurring on this
board shall be filled by the Governor
in the same manner from the list of
nominations furnished him or from q
list of Eve to be furnished upon his re-
quest for additional nares.
Sec. e--And be Il further enacted,
That the members OF this State Board
Of Examiners shall as soon as organ
lied and annually thereafter In the
month Of June. elect from their men,
bers a president and a secretary who
shall be the treasurer. Three members
OF this board shall constitute a quorum.
and special meetings Of the board shall
be called ty the secretary upon writ
ten reduest Of any two members. The
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to frame och bylaws as may be nee
essary TO govern Its proceeding. The
secretary shall be required 10 keep
record cf all meetings II the board
including a register Of the names OF
all nurses duly registered under this
Act, which shall at all reasonable times
be open to public scrutiny. ami the
board shall cause the prosecution of
all persons violating any Of the provis-
iona of this Act and may incur nects-
sary expenses on this behalf. The Sec
rotary shall receive a salary to be fixed
by the board not to exceed one hundred
dollars ($10000) per annum, also trav-
cling and other expenses incurred In
the discharge of her official duties.
The other members of the board shall
receive FIVE dollars ($5. COZ for each day
actually engaged in this. service, and
all legitimate and necessary expenses,
said expenses and salaries shall be
paid from fees received by the board
under the provision Of this Act, and
no part OF salaries or other expenses
OF the board shan be paid out Of the
treasury. All money received In ex-
cess OF the said allowance and other
expenses provided for shall be held by
the treasurer for meeting the ex-
penses Of said board and the cost of
annual reports of the board.
Sec. 3-And be IL further enacted,
That after June 1st. 1876. IL shall be
the duty OF said Board OF Examiners
to meet not less frequently than once
every year, notice OF which meeting
shall be given to the puhl,c press and
In one nursing journal one month pre-
Vtous to the meeting. At thi; MEETING
II shall be their duty to examine all AZ
plicants for registration under this
Act to determine their fitness and abil-
ity 30 give efficient care OF the sick.
Upon filing application for examina-
tion and registration. each applicant
shall deposit a fee of FIVE dollars
(s5.Oe).
Sec. 4-And be II further enacted,
That the applicant shall furnish salts
factory evidence that he or she is
twenty-three (23) years Of age, L. of
good moral character. has received the
equivalent OF a high school education
and has graduated from a training
school connected with q general hospi-
TIL where three years of training with
q systematic course Of instruction ia
given In the hospital, or has graduated
from q training school In connection
with a hospital Of good standing sun
plying q systematic three years train
ing corresponding to the above stand
ards. which training may be obtained
In two or more hospitals.
Sec. Sand be 1t further enacted.
That all nurses graduating before June
LIST, 1906, possessing the above quail
ncations shall be permitted to register
without examination upon payment Of
registration fee. Nurses who shall
show to the satisfaction Of the Board
OF Examiners that they are graduates
or training schools connected with a
general hospital or sanitarium giving
two years training or prior to the year
1897 having given one years training
and who maintain In other respects
proper standards and are engaged In
professional nursing at the date of
the passage Of this Act or have been
engaged in nursing FIVE years after
graduation prior to the passage of
this Act, also those who are in training
ut the time OF the passage OF this Act,
and shall graduate hereafter and pos
sess the above qualifications. shall be
entitled to registration without ex-
animation; provided, such application
be made before June LIST, 1906.
Graduates training schools in
connection with special hospitals Civ
ing a two years course, who shall
obtain one years additional training
In an approved general hospital, shall
be eligible for registration without
examination before June LIST. 1906; or
said graduates shall be eligible for reg
tstration prior to said date upon pass
ing special examination before the
Board OF Examiners In subjects not
adequately taught in the training
schools from which they have been
graduated.
And 1t shall be unlawful after the
expiration OF that time for any per-
son to practice professional nursing
al registered nurse without q GER
uhcate In this State. A nurse who has
received his or her certificate accord
ING 70 the provisions OF this Act shall
De styled and known as a Registered