The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-04-29
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1904.
REGISTRATION OF NURSES.
CHAPTER 172.

AN ACT to PROVIDE 1Or State heSia-
tration of Nurses.
Section BE it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That upon
the taking effect Of this Act the Mary
land State Association of Graduate
Nurses shall nominate for examination
twelve (12) of its members who have
had not less than five 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 Board of
Examiners to be composed OF i've 20
members; one OF the members of this
beard shall be designated by the Gov
ernor to hold Office one year, two for
two years, and two for three years;
and hereafter upon the expiration OF
the term Of office of the person or per-
sons so appointed the Governor shall
appoint successor to each person or
persons to hold Office for three years,
from a list of five nominations submit
ted to him by the Maryland State AS
sociatiOn of Graduate Nurses, annual
ly. All vacancies occurring on this
board shall be filed by the Governor
in the same manner from the list OF
nominations furnished him or from
list of FIVE to be furnished upon his re-
quest for additional naGes.
Sec. 2-End be it 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 quorum,
and special meetings of the board shall
be caIle;! by the secretary uron writ
ten request of any two members. The
said 8 ,ard Of Examiners is authorized
to frame such bylaws as may be nee
essary to govern it's proceeding. The
secretary shall be required TO keep
record Ct all meetings IF the 5oald
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-
ions of this Act and may incur neces-
sary expenses on this behalf The Sec
rotary shall receive a salary to be fixed
by the board not to exceed one hundred
dollars (s100.00) 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.G0) 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 it further enacted,
That after June 1st, 1876, it shall be
the duty of said Board of Examiners
to meet not less frequently than once
every year, notice of which E.eetlng
shall be given to the public press and
in one nursing journal one month pre-
vious to the meeting. At this meeting
it shall be their duty to examine all ap-
plicants for registration under this
Act to determine their fitness and abil-
ity to give efficient care of the sick.
Upon filing application for eXamina-
ton and registration, each applicant
shall deposit fee of five dollars
(s5.00).
Sec 4-And be it further enacted,
That the applicant shall furnish salts
factory evidence that he or she is
twenty-three (23) years Of age, is of
good moral character, has received the
equivalent of a high school education
and has graduated from training
school corrected with a general hospi-
tai where three years of training with
a systematic course of instruction is
given in the hospital, or has graduated
from a training school in connection
with hospital of good standing sun
plying a systematic three years train
ing corresponding to the above stand
ards, which training may be obtained
in two Or more hospitals.
Sec. 5-And be it further enacted,
That all nurses graduating before June
1st, 1906, possessing the above quail
fcations shall be permitted to register
without examination upon payment of
show to the satisfaction of the Board
of Examiners that they are graduates
of training schools connected with a
SCuSldl VI luu1 SolFlAS
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
at 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 1st, 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
istration prior to said date upon pass
ing special examination before the
Board of Examiners in subjects not
taught in the training
schools from which they have been
graduated.
And it shall be unlawful after the
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