Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-04-29

land State Association Of Graduate
y Irses shall nominate for examination
twelve I'D 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 a Board OF
Examiners to be composed Of five 90
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 If office of the person or per-
sons so appointed. the Governor shall
appoint a successor TO each person or
persons to hold office for three years
from a list Of five 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 sGma manner from the list Of
Nominations furnished him or from a
list Of i've TO be furnished upon his re-
quest for additional na:ces.
Sec. 2-hnd be it farther enacted,
That the members Of this State Board
of Examiners shall is soon as organ
lied and annually thereafter in the
month of June elect from their mem
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 request Of any two members. The
said iard o. Examiners is authorized
to frame such bylaws as may be nee
essary to govern its proceeding. The
secretary shall be required TO keep n
record Cf all meetings If the bOaId
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, ana the
board shall Cause The prosecution Of
all persons violating any Of the UrOyis-
ions Of this Act and may incur necrs-
sary expenses on tnis 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 dfscharge of her official duties.
The other members of the board shall
receive five dollars (S5G0) 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 he
the duty of said Board Of Examiners
to meet not less frequently than once
every year, notice Of which meeting
shall be givon TO the puhlc press and
in one nursing journal one north pre-
vious to the meeting At this meeting
it shall be their duty to examine all lp-
plicants for registration under this
Act to determine their fitness and abll-
ity to give efficient care OF the sick.
Upon filing application for examna-
ton and registration, each applicant
shall deposit a fee Of five dollars
$500.
Sec. 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 a 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 a 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 II further enacted.
That all nurses graduating before June
LIST, 1906, possessing the above quail
hcatOns shall be permitted to register
without examination upon payment Of
registration fee Nurses who shall
show 10 the satisfaction OF the Board
OF Examiners that they are graduates
OF training schools connected with a
general hospital or sanitarium giving
two years training or prior TO the year
1877 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 10 the passage Of
this Act. also those who are in training
az the time OF the passage OF this Act
and shall graduate hereafter and pos
sess the above qualifications shall be
entitled 10 registration without ex-
animation; provided such application
be made before June LIST. 1906.
Graduates training schools In
connection with special hospitals Civ
ing 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: OF
said graduates shall be eligible for reg
istration prior 10 said date upon pass
ing special examination before IN
Board OF Examiners in subjects no
adequately taught in the trainini
schools from which they have beer
graduated.
And II shall be unlawful after tn,
expiration of that time for any per
son to practice professional nursinI
as registered nurse without Ger
uhCate IN this state a nurse who ha
received his or her certificate accord
ing to the provisions OF this Act shal
be styled and known as a "Registere