Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-02-08
D0EPP MEDICAL
BILL T|CHTENS
UP PRESENT LAW
Measure Framed by Eddy
County Senator Lays Down
Stringent Rules for New
Mexico Physicians.

tor from Eddy county, must be read
in connection with the present law,
to which il is an amendment. 10 be
fully Understood. The bin follows
BE II enacted by the legislature Of
the state Of New Mexico.
sec. /. That section of said
act be amended as follows.
Sec. .. Within sixty days after
their appointment, the members Of
said board shall meet Ia the capitol
building In the city of Santa Fe, n.
NJ. and organize by electing one OF
their number as president, one as
lyice president, one az secretary and
one as treasurer. And thereafter reg
ular meetings of said board shall be
held IN the said capitol building on
I the second Mondays OF january and
duly in each year. and there shall be
not less than two days session at each
meeting Special meetings may be
held at any time upon call OF the
/ president by written notice TO all OF
/ the members of the board, In which
notice the object OF the meeting shall
| be fully stated. majority of the
members shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction OF business. bu, q
less number may meet ana adjourn
4to some fixed date.
"Sec. 2. That section be amend
cd to read as follows;
"'Sec. ;. Every person desiring tt
practice medicine In New Mexico, al
defined in this act, must first secure
u certificate Of license from the
New Mexico Board of Health ant
Medical Examiners, as hereinafter
provided He shall file with the sale
board written application, undel
oath, on the form prescribed by sale
board. Said application must be ac
lcompanied by a diploma from bon'
nde reputable medical school and al
affidavit stating that the applicant !
the identical person to whom said di
ploma was granted; that he Is IN
lawful holder thereof; and that sat
! diploma has n0ver been revoked. 4
such affidavit must he attached
photograph of the applicant, take
| not more than two years precedin
THE application. which photograp
ishalI bear a certificate of the office
: taking the affidavit that It is the pho
! tograph OF the applicant. Any appli
cant who fails TO meet the foregoinl
. requirements must be rejected.
Each person making application
! as above required must be PERSONAL!
( examined by said board as to hi
, qualifications to practice medicine ~
: defined in Section z of the act en-
titled An act 10 regulate the prac
tice of medicine in New Mexico, ant
, to establish a board Of health ans
medical examiners. being Chapter
IA of the Laws of 1907, approved
March l6, 1907. The eSamlnatol
shall be conducted in writing, ant
shall include the following subjects
to-wit. Anatomy and Histology, Ply
siology. Chemistry and Toxlcology
Etiology and Hygiene, Pathology and
Bacteriology, surgery, Obstetrics ana
Gyneeology, Physical Diagnosis, Prae.
lice of Medicine, Materia Medica ano
Therapeutics.
Rigid Examination.
1.-The examination in each suoJeel
shall consist OF not less than tel
questions. answers TO which shall be
credited upon scale OF zero 10 ten
Each applicant shall be required y
make a general average of not less
than rs per cent unless he shall nave
formerly been in actual CONTINUOUS
practice IN which case credit OF 2
per cent on the general AVERAGE re-
onirements may be given for eaen
ten years or major fractloh ihe'so'
Of such actual continuous praetle'
rhe applicant seeking such cfeoits
: nhalI be required to furnish satlsihc-
tory evidence by affidavit as TO the
lenatb of lime he has legally prac-
ticea medicine before making his ap-
nIication In no Instance, however,
lehnlI The general average OF any ap-
4 plicant be less than 60 per cent Al
lenst Two members Of the board are
raouired To examine and mark the
answers to each question, and tne
laverage of marks made by al mem
hers TO each answer shall be the Vaiue
piven 10 that answer ia computing 'he
result All examinations shaii pe
nracueaI in character. and SHAH De
4 desienated 10 discover the applicant
atness to practice medicine and sur
! gerry. An applicant who has been a
practitioner Of system of praotlee
NOT represented on the board may re-
ouest the board TO invite pracullon-
or of that system. legally licensed N
this or another state 10 assist IN sus,,
examination. and the boara spa''
thereupon be empowered SO 70 40
Ian examination papers shall pc.
como records Of the board, ana shap
be- Kept on file by the secretary tqf
n least one year after eNamihall'''''
IN all examinations the applicant
shall be known and designateh Py
number only, and The name a"achs''
To the number shall be keM seerse
~ The secretary of the board unt'i
latter The nnai vote is taken on tne
application. The secretary shab no'
participate az examiner in any exam I
nation. nor shah he vote upon Vp'
Question Of granting Of any cert'll'aae
ie practice medicine or surgery eN-
cent in case Of = tic, when ne shall
cast inc deciding vote. No certificate
shan be granted except on a vote OF a
majority Of the board voting as ahoNe
\ provided.
Two Chances Given.
should an applicant fail - his
! first examiaatioD, he may be re+esom-