The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20

HOUSE BILL 20. 17S, LAWS OF
1918.
REFERRED TO TIE; PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO HS PETI-
1ION OF REL ElIr.N III VI.

N tIc o!i4tr 81 ihs Sc etretaty o. 80
on the Twelfth day Of April. 4 ID. isIs.
At -,Ul o.etack T. NJ. and referred to
The People OF the state Of ColoTado by
Petition OF Referendum, containing
vi signatures to-wit. 5S) OF the
Legal voters Of the state OF Colorado,
and fled In the uifire Of the secret arr
OF state on the Twenty sixth day OF
June. A, u, 1915. at 1850 o'clock a. d;
The authority for submitting such
Act is found in Section / Of Article
Of tn. Constitution Of the state OF
Colorado. providing for the initiative
and Referendum
HOUSE BILL 80. l7o.
BY Messrs Thompson and Crist.
An ACT RELATING TO THE PRAC-
TIcE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE
OF COLORADO.
Be IL Enacted by the General Assembly Of
the state of toiordao!
Section / That section 605S Of the
ls0s Revised statutes q Co4oF4ao DC
Amehutd to rgau as follows
Section !. y board 10 hereby eatao-
Lsnyd TO be known b. the name and
sty.s Of the stat, Board Of Medical "a
AmIAcrs. said board auA.l be composed
ii nine pTuDlt.4u- physicians OF iHt's 3
rty and 4LI-Ety, ~ no shan lie residents
Of, ana have been llCrhssd to pFAtl'r
medicine Ia thus state, and VINO sAd4i
iaye been graduated from medical
schools Of hIsn educational require
Hents and St-Aulus, ana have been en-
profession within luIa state, said board
shall perform such duties, and possess
M eAvr-!ae s4Cu p""oIs, relatl'e 10
The protection Of the pLO.Ie Ava4tA anu
ihc control afd regulation ot the ptL--
ticu OF medicine lu thIa state as shan
De In tnis act prescribed and conferred
Section 2 That section CO.'S of the
IEU5 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
ts-cnaeted without change to read as
section @ The governor shalI ap-
polAJ nine physicians, VINO shan possess
The q4a.llI- allous specified ia Sector
/ OF tHls act, To constitute the nom
Sers OF said hoard said members shall
DO SO classified Ny TIE governor thNt
the term OF office ot three shal s&-
pire Ia two, three and tour a"d thIee
And six years from The date OF appoint
HeHJ E!cuHlally thereafter tHe COVER
sor shall appoint tH;"r members who
shall possess the qlaitlIt atIors as
specified la Section ! of THIS act, each
10 serve ipF the term Of sis years, ana
he shall tlI vacancies lu the HuemOer-
ship OF said board as soon as practfe-
able
Section g. That Section 606O Of the
1905 Revised Statutes Of Colorado be
Arra uaud to read as follows.
Section g.. said board shall biennial
ly elprt "a president. Il vice president,
and se'r5taI -trsasurcr from thcif
membership. and shall adopt "A seal
who. shE4t be affixed to ali licenses
bsued by them. They shall, from time
10 time, adopt such rules and reguia-
performance OF thcar duties, and
schedule Of minimum educational re
9uirements which shaI' be without pre-
ndiCs, partiaHty or discrimination a.
TO schools or systems OF prdrtt" ol
medicine when an app tcaut Tor a
license offers to the board satisfactory
proof that he as compiled with such
educational requirements as are spcCl-
fled in said schedule, the board shall
accept such proof as sufficient evidence
Of the educational qualifications OF the
applicant to entitle him to Il license
without examination: Provided, how
ever, that any person who snail have
been lawfully engaged in the practice
o! the healing art In ne state ut Colo
rado, for not less than three muutus
Immediately prior to the date upon
which this act takes effect. ana - "A
graduate from an IHstttHttou chartered,
10 teach the healing arr by IN" state
wherein 1t was located which srhun.s
IN case the practitioner graduated
therefrom prior to January LIST. lSJh,
required such practitioner to be in
actual attendance iur two years of nine
months each of not less IMAM one
shousand hours OF instru ton work in
Zach of those years In order to grad
aAte, and which 81 hooi, IN case the
practitioner gradual ed therefrOm sub
sequent to January /, 1908. required the
practitioner to be IN actual Attendance
Tor three years Of nine months each OF
not less than one thousand hours Of in
structiou work In each of those years
IN order to graduate, shall he granted
license to practice medicine in the
State of Colorado by the state Board
Of Medical Examiners without exam
nation as to his skill or knowledge,
provided further that such practitioner
BhalI make application to the said
Board of Medical Examiners for such
license within ninety days after the
date upon which this law takes effect
upon such blank forms as said board
shall provide and shall pay the fees
herein prescribed and shall furnish
evidence satisfactory to the board that
he is person OF good moral character
and possesses the educationa qualif-
aations hereinahove specified.
Section That Section 6O6l OF the
rs0s Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section l. The state Board of Med
ical Examiners shall meet as a board
Of medical examiners In the city of
Denver the first Tuesday of jan
nary, April, July and October of each
year. and al such other times and
places as may be found necessary for
the performance of their duties.
Section 5. That Section 6062 of the
1908 Revised statutes OF Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
solIows:
Section 5. Any person wishing to
obtain the right to practice medicine
IN this state, who has not heretofore
been licensed so to do. shall before 1t
shall be lawful for him to practice
medicine in this state. make applica- :
tion to said state Board of Medical
E1aminers through the secretary
treasurer thereof. upon such form and
IN such manner, as shall be adopted
and prescribed by the Dpltt, al'i oD D-
tain from the board n license so TO do.
Unless such person shall have obtained
. license as aforesaid 1t shall be un-
lawful for him to practice medicine in
tails state: and II he shall practice med
1cine In this state. without first having
obtained such license he shall be
deemed to have violated the provisions
Of this act. All applicants for license
to practice medicine. or for renewal
of any such license which has been re-
voked shall furnish the board with
satisfactory evidence OF good moral
character.
Section g. That Section 6o63 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
rS-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section s. Said board shall have au-
shority to administer oaths, to sum
mon witnesses and to take testimony
h ALL matters relating to their duties
6aid board shall Issue licenses to prac.
tice medicine to all persons who shall
4,iHnlsh AafiafaciOrY evidence OF at