Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
NU. DO, A, Tp,,Ilj.,
CRATER 52S, LAWS n1 =, 1909

,,1o"i1,, inclusive OF the st",Hi--l@ 10
state of Wiscogssiee OF midwifery IN reg tS
Inc people of the State Of ~.
resented IN Senate and Aswsa'[Sry1odnSln, rep.
act as follows: assembly, do en-.
ntes ' thinte No. there are added to ,,0 49,.
ton 1425f-12 All nSrSn nS 70 read: Sec
mencmg the practice of hereafter com
OF It's branches, in this go" '1eFy, in any
20 me state board OF medic,1 Suail apply
a. oSe tine ana place desiaparaSS WINNERS
for n oo,..;&' any regular meetng tSsalu
10 0Gi 'Iucate OF registration 90 +,usfeol,
Sice, ana snail present to soiT bs ~ 10 prac-
Ioua ron a reputable COLLEGE o'tG dQ-
midwifery and submit sariSfSc VI school Of
OF go0d moral and professlnno1 , evidence
~ eui5ese or school OF midviforr" ' de'eF
deemed reputable by said hoHr5 Wy To he
training school for nIidrriEo,ruL snail be
with a reputable hospital or connected
giving course OF at leaSt tu.i AtSflum,
IL the science and practice of ,,1a Mouths
in af laaSt tS Sttueh's practical experience
All az !east twenty cases of cop6erS,SSa.LLtu'e
section 143Jf-13. Am en,5 tt-,a.'CA'ent.
cefthcate OF registration under tGo Ior a
slpuS u section l4&5f--lo Of this n+ PtpFi,
SNpnllC TO written eXamInoti,,"" ~ I snail
I roi,; tNs branches; Anatomy of the faro.i
peINlS' anatomy and physiology ng Ielnale
ganS contained in the female Hal ~ Tue or
TOMS diagnosis, physiology and rnn, %inp-
llohs OF pregnancy; diagnosis oo,,rrp wv
management OF labor and care ~ n,,. %pu
Sh1 e9ild Tor the first ten DAYS SucceS5insr
child birth, Such examination SboiI y2eeulng
pared and conducted Inv a SU"lt oe pre-.
the president "PPoi"'ea oS
Section 1435f-l4 After exom;,o+,r
Is ueLe 1peiore provided, the board Sboii'
If 1t find the applicant uuaiifoS Gr, Su'il
certlhcate Of registration 10 said onTT Mi,
which certificate shall be granted nniy ",
the consent OF at least six members ~ so ~
board and which, after the payment af ' 1hd
ices hereinafter provided shall be signed
by the president, and secretary tbeSnoF
and attested by ths seal thereof '"''''''
Section l4@5f-l5. This act shall NOR
pc construed TO affect duly licensed or roc
lstered physicians, surgeons. or ostsonetGs
nor shall it prohibit the rendering of ser,s
ICE III cases where licensed physician
surgeon or registered midwife cannot 10 sa'
cured in time for delivery gratuitons Sary,.
ice in cases of emergency, nor to afrecr s,,,
person who has been engaged in tho -,
putaole practice of midwifery in this stote
Iol ~ ieast one year prior to the passage
ana publication OF this act and who shall
obtain from the state board of medical py
amlners certificate of registration as
hereinafter provided.
Section 1435f-16. Every person prar.
ticing or claiming to practice midwifery
within this state shall within six months
after the passage and publication of This
act make written application to the state
board of medical examiners for rogistra
ton, such application to be made upon
blanks prepared and furnished by said
board. Every person so applying shall fur
nish evidence of good moral and profas.
stonal character, such good moral and pro.
fessional character TO be attested by the
oath of two reputable licensed physicians
or surgeons and one responsible layman.
preferably clergyman. No certificate of
registration shall be issued unless the ey
dence of good moral and profess onal char
acter OF the applicant is satisfactory to the
board, and unless at least six members of
said board consent to the issuance of such
certificate.
Section 1435f--17 The fee for the ex-
animation provided herein shall be ten dol
lars in each case, with five dollars add,
uonal for the certificate issued and the
fee for registration because of the ore
years practice at the time Of the passage
and publication of this act shall be five
dollars. The fee in each case shall accom-
pany the application and shall be paid TO
the treasurer of the board, and may be
applied toward defraying the necessary eN
penseS of the board.
Section 1435f--1S. The state board Of
medical examiners shall have the power 10
make such rules and regulations govern
ing the examination and registration here
in required, as it may be necessary in or
der to ascertain the true character and
qualification of an applicant for certil-
cate OF registration.
Section 1435f-l9 Every person re.
ceiving the certificate herein provided shall
forthwith register the same with the regis
ter of deeds Of the county in which said
person resides, or practices, except mid
wives who reside or practice In cities IL
the first class In such cities the mldwVeS
shall register the certificate with the regis
trar of vital statistics in cities Of the first
class, and pay to such register Of deeds.
or registrar of vital statistics IN cities or
the first class a fee of fifty cents for re-
cording the same and said register OF deed3
or registrar of vital statistics in cities oil .
the first class, shall enter memoranuum
thereof giving the date Of said certhcalt'
the name and residence OF the person 10
whom 1t was issued and the date Of suth
recording, in book TO he provided ana
kept for that purpose. Any person VINO
shall fail to record his or her certificate as
herein provided shall not exercise any OF
the rights and privileges granted by such
certificate.
Section 1435f-20. Persons securing the
certificates Of registration herein provided
shall be permitted to practice MIDWIFERY
within this state, but such practice does
not include at any childbirth the use u
any instrument, except instruments nt'yn
sary to sever the umbilical cora, nor sIl7
assisting of childbirth by any artlhclat'
forcible or mechanical means, nor the per,
Torrance of any version nor the removal
of adherent placenta, nor the acnlinlsVgh
ing, prescribing, advising or employing ,, aa
childbirth Of any drug, herb, or ll G.on NV
other than disinfectant ana efgot alt'l -
delivery of the placenta. .,t, an.
Section 1435f-21. Nothing in TINS acl
shall be construed as conterrlhs on az
midwife the authority to practice Heuicine
or surgery OF osteopathy, OF 10 assume uDt
title or designation tending TO snow lnGS
he or she is practitioner or heulclhiss, oror
by law recognized as medical pEatt''i ~.
or that he or she is authorized 10 s.anss
any medical certificate or any cefuhe"' "
death. ~, ,o,ohr made
tho dutv of the state board OF medlca e@
aminers to refuse TO grant a Ger "a any
registration to practice InldWls az i.Syt,n0rnhla
person guilty OF immoral VI Sha circuit
or unprofesslonal conduct. nv Ind rfti,r.
courts of this state are hereby VeSleu VIC
inriediction and power to annuI Cue 80 w. ~
ce+e of any person to practice uIu"i5 5IaiSon
fhis state who is guilty OF lnl1oIa' W. ygbn
orable, or unprofesslonal conduct eo,,iS "
has procured such certificate VI Les' sorinrv
by fraud or misrepresentation W through
or where the same was oDl4Instt t., uyrIt.
~ T1non verified complaint IN WIZ
inc made bv any person to the dls, , noreon
+oTnav of anv county charging any snIJ
boldi1g such certificate with haFIus 1i.bon
comfy. been guilty OF any IluILIo' os dc.
orahle. or nnprofessioDal conuur' rrocnrpd
fined in this act, or with naE snnS5,d mr. mis-.
o,roh CERTIFICATE or license by ffauu y. NI ar
SUI Lo un, Ion or perjury, or through en
ror said district attorney shalL III, conrt
~ nrnSecute an action In the clLCu.C cnm
&c said comfy against the person ~ ouch
claimed AGAINST, to revoke ana anN''
certificate Of such person ,orood and
9 Such action shall be con tie nome Of
prosecuted as a civil action IN t II and
tbe state of Wisconsin as piai ntainst as