The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

treasurer an examination fee of 8 and shall present himself or herself at such regular meeting for examination of applicants. Said board being satisfied that said applicant is of the age of l.21 years, of good moral character, has | received the equivalent of a grammar school education and has graduated from training school connected with l a general hospital or sanitarium, where
 not less than three years consecutive training with a systematic course of l instruction is given in the hospital or sanitarium. or has graduated from a training school in connection with a
 hospital of good standing supplying a systematic three years training corre- spending with the above standards which training may be obtained in one or two affiliated hospitals shall pro- ceed to examine said applicants in ele-
 mentary anatomy, physiology, bacteri- ology and materia medica, in medical surgical, obstetrical and practical nursing, in dietetics and hygiene Said board shall upon said applicant pass ing said examination to its satisfac- ton cause the name of the applicant to be entered upon the register kept for that purpose, and shall cause to be is- sued to said applicant a certificate Of registration authorizing him or her to ! practice the profession of nursing as a registered nurse Registered nurses from other states may be accepted | without examination, upon furnishing satisfactory evidence to the board Of | examiners that they possess the above qualifications embodied in this act and upon payment of registration fee. Pro vided, however. that all graduates of
 the Bryce Hospital Training School for Nurses. situated at Tuscaloosa, Ala, shall be entitled to examination and registration under the provisions of this act.
 Sec. s. That all nurses graduating before October 1, 1917. shall be per mitted to register without examina- ton upon payment of registration fee. Nurses who are graduates of training schools connected with a general hos- pital or sanitarium giving two years training and in which in other respects | proper standards are maintained and who are engaged in professional nurs- 1 ing at the date of the passage of this act or have been engaged in nursing g | five years after graduation prior to the passage of this act and also those who are in training at the time of the | passage of this act, and shall graduate | hereafter shall be entitled to regis l tration without examination provided such application be made before Octo- | Der l. 1916. Provided, also, that all | graduates of the Bryce Hospital Train ing School for Nurses, situated at Tus- caloosa, Ala, shall be entitled to reg | istration under the provisions of this section upon furnishing satisfactory proof of their graduation from said school.
 Sec. g. It shall be unlawful after Octo-
 Der 1, 1916 for any person to practice professions. nursing as a registered nurse without a certificate in this state A I nurse who has received his or her certi- ncate according to the provisions of this
 act shall be styled and known as Regis | tered nurse.' No other person shall as- sume the title Registered nurse' or any other letters or figures to indicate he or she is registered nurse Provided, that | the provisions of this section shall not apply to graduates of the Bryce Hospital Training School for Nurses situated at
 Tuscaloosa, Ala, who can furnish satis- | factory proof of graduation from said school.
 Sec. 10. That this act saall not be con strued to affect or apply to gratuitous
 nursing of the sick by friends or mem bers of the family, nor shall it apply to any person nursing the sick for hire, but who does not in any way assume the title of registered nurse" or "R. NJ Sec. Il. That the board of examiners shall have the power to revoke any cer- tifcate of registration for incompetency, dishonesty, intemperance, immortality or unprofessional conduct after full and fair investigation of the charges pre- ferred against the accused. Thirty days prior to such hearing a copy of the charges (which charges must be specified in writing and under oath, shall be fur
 nished to the accused, who shall at the same time be furnished with written mo- tice of the time and place where such charges will be heard and determined, At such hearing all witnesses shall be sworn either by the president or sec retary- treasurer and the accused shall be entitled to be heard and represented by counsel. No revocation shall be made
 except upon a majority vote of the full
 board and upon the revocation of any cer- tifcate the same shall be null and void and the secretary-treasurer of the board
 shall strike the name of the holder there of from the roll of registered nurses. Sec IF. That any person violating any of the provisions of this act or who shall
 wilfully make any false representation
 to the board of examiners in applying for
 a certificate shall be guilty of a misde-
 meanor and upon conviction be punished
 by fine of not less than $10 and not
 more than $500.
 Sec 13. That the words general hospi-
 tal' as used in this act shall mean a hos
 pital that maintains 20 or more beds for
 the sick and where general medicine, gen
 eral surgery and obstetrics is practiced.
 Sec. IA. That all laws or parts of laws
 in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed
 Sec. 15, That this act shall take effect
 60 days afteJ it's passage.
 Approved August g. 1915
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY.
 Secretary of State.