The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-12
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forum, or special hospital applying there
for
Sec. 4. Every applicant for registration
shall pay fee of five dollars 600 upon
filing the application. Upon receiving Il
certificate of registration the person co
who it is issued shall cause copy thereof
to be filed with the county clerk of tile
county in which such person resided, &c
companied with an affidavit of his or her
identity as the person to whom the same
was issued, and his her place. of resi-
dence at the time of. examination and
registration. The nurse shall be prepared
whenever requested to show his her
certificate of registration The county
clerk shall charge fifty cents for register
ing such certificate
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the sec
rotary of said board to file with the sec
rotary of state on or before the first days
of the months of January, April, JuIS
and October in each year a list of all
certificates of registration issued by said
board during the preceding quarterly
period, with the names and residences OF
the persons to whom such certificate has
shall each receive the compensation or
five dollars 600 per day for each day
actually and necessarily engaged in trte
performance of the duties of their office,
which, together with all other legitimate
expenses incurred in the performance of
such duties shall be paid from fees re-
ceived by the board under the provisions
of this act and no part of the expenses of
said board shall at any time be paid out
of the state treasury. All moneys in e&-
cess of per diem allowance and other
penses shall be held by the secretary of
said board as a special fund for meet
ing the expenses of said board,
governor report of its proceed
ings, verified by the president and secFe-
tazy thereof, on or before the 18th day of
December of each year, together with
account of moneys received and disbursed
byS them in Pursuance of this act. The
secretary, shall receive extra compensa-
ton at the rate of one hundred dollars
$500. per annum. payable quarterly.
Sec g. a trained nurse within the
m q n aOX lie nnn rhO haS a
diploma from chartered training school
and who, under the terms of this act, is
entitled to receive certificate of regis
tration.
Sec. 7. Any person who shall have COM
piled with the provisions of this act and
received a certificate of registration shall
be styled and known a registered
nurse, and be entitled to append the let
ters r. M to his or her name. 1t shall
be, unlawful for any person who has not
compiled with the provisions of this act
to hold himself or herself out to the pub
lie as REGISTERED nurse, or to append
the letters "R, N to his or her name.
Sec. s. Any persons violating any of TIE
provisions of this act shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine of not less than fir.S
or more than two hundred dollars and 1T
shall be the duty of the respective prose
cutors of the counties of this state to
prosecute violations of the provisions OF
this act.
Sec, 9: Any person who shall swear
falsely in any AFFIDAVIT or oral testimony
made or given by virtue of the provisions
o. this act for the regulations of said
board of registration shall be deemed
Sec. 10. When any person shall append
the letters 'R- M or shall use any other
letter, figures. or sign to indicate that lie
or she is a registered nurse, it shall be
prirna facia evidence of practicing pro-
fessional nursing as a registered or
trained nurse within the meaning of this
act.
Sec. IL This act shall not apply to tha
gratuitous nursing of the sick by friends
or by members of the family. nor to any
person nursing the sick for hire who shat:
not in any way assume to be a registered
nurse trained nurse; nor shall it be
construed to interfere in any manner with
religious communities having charge OF
hospitals or caring for the sick in their
own homes.
Sec. r. Said board shall have the power
to revoke any certificate issued by said
board in accordance with the provisiots
OF THIS act and for the following causes:
Gross fncompetency, violations of the pro-
visions of this act or anything derogatory
to the morals or standing of the profess
sion of nursing as may be determined by
the board. Provided that such revocation
shall be made only upon the specific
charges in writing under oath, filed with
the secretary, and by majority vote OF
the whole board, certified copy of such
charges and thirty days notice of the
hearing of the same having been person
ally served upon the holder of such GER
tficate. Said board shall be authorized
to furnish list of the names and adj
dresses of those whose certificates have
of other states upon the written request
of such board
Sec. ID. This. act shall take effect ana
be in force from and after its publication
in the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
January %, 1913.
w. L. BROWN,
Speaker of the House.
GEO. E ROGERS
Chief Clerk of the House
Passed the Senate February g. 1913
L. P. KING,
Pres Pro Tenn of the Senate
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate
Approved Feb TO- 1913. -
GEO. H. HODGES.
Governor.
State of Kansas
Office of the Secretary of state
I, CHAS. H SESSIONS, Secretary oF
State of the State of Kansas, do herenv
certify that the above and foregoing Is a
correct copy of the original enrolled ffi1
now file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF T have
hereunto subscribed INV rama
ISeaL1 and affixed my official seal
this 18th day of February. 49,
CHAS. H. SESSIONS
Secretary of State
First published in The Topeka State
Journal Wednesday, Feb - 1912