The Delta independent., 1916-10-27

| so to do. Unless such person shall have OBJ
| tanned licerSe as aforesaid 1t shall be I'M
lawful for him to practice medicine in this
state; and II he shall practice medicine in
this state, without first having obtained such
license he shall be deemed to have vio-
| lated the provisions of this act All appli-
cants for license to practice medicine, or
for renewal of any such license which has
been revoked, shall furnish the board with
satisfactory evidence of good moral char
acter.
Section 6. That Section 6O6s of the 1908
Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-enacted
without change to read as follows:
Section 6. Said board shall have author
ty to administer oaths. to summon witnesses
and to take testimony in all matters relat-
ing to their duties Said board shall issue
licenses to practice medicine to all persons
who shall furnish satisfactory evidence OF
attainments and qualifications under the
regulations OF the board. Such licenses
shall be signed by the president and attested
by the secretary treasurer of the board
under its adopted seal, and they shall be alb
| solute authority to the persons to whom
they are issued to practice medicine In this
| state. II shall be the duty of the secretary
personally or by deputy. to aid the several
! district attorneys of the state in the enforce
| ment of this act and in the prosecution of al
persons charged with violating any of its
provisions.
Section 7. That Section COCA of the 1903
Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-enacted
Without CnanRe TO TedQ as IOiIOWS.
Section T. There shall be paid to the
secretary-treasurer of the State Board of
Medical Examiners by each applicant for a
license fee OF twenty-five (25) dollars
which shall accompany the application. Two
| fifths of the fee shall be returned to the
applicant in the board shall refuse to
| grant him license.
| Section 8. Every person who desires to
| obtain a license to practice medicine In the
State of Colorado shall first make appIica-
| tion for such license upon such form as the
| State Board OF Medical Examiners shall
provide. giving all Information called for
| specified and shall furnish to the board
such evidence of good moral character as
| the board may demand. Thereupon the
board shall investigate the moral character.
education and experience of the applicant
The burden of showing a good moral char
acter to the satisfaction OF the Board of
Medical Examiners shall be upon the appli-
cant. but the board shall make such inde-
! pendent investigation 1t shall see fit No
credentials nor permitted to take ex-
animation for license until the board is
| satisfied that he possesses a good moral
| character. The board shall next determine
| whether or not the applicant Is entitled to a
| license upon his credentials and in determin-
ing this question they shall consider his
degrees received from educational institu-
lions, licenses to practice in other states
| practice and hospital experience. experiences
| as teacher of medicine and any other
matter tending to show his fitness to receive
a license without examination. II the appl!-
deutials. or II he prefers to be licensed b,
examination instead OF upon his credentials
| he shall be permitted to take an examina-
| tion before the board and no person who
| possesses good moral character and has
made application for license upon the
| form provided by the board and has paid
the fees herein specified shall be denied
the right to take the examination. How
ever. no person who elects to take cx-
animation and fails therein shall thereafter
be licensed upon credentials which he
possessed at the time of the examination
nor shall any person who has been licensed
upon credentials. be permitted to take an
| examination. Every applicant for license
shall be designated by number instead OF
by name. SO that his Identity shall not be
disclosed to the members OF the board until
after the examination papers are graded
and every applicant whose examina-
tion papers grade at least rs per cent on tn
average shall be granted a license. The sub
jects of examination shall be as follows
Anatomy. physiology. chemistry. sympto-
matolosy toxicology. pathology surgery
and obstetrics. but question shall be
asked OF any applicant concerning materia
medica. therapeutics or any manner. mean
or system OF treatment or healing.
Section o. That Section 60GG OF 1905
Revised Statutes OF Colorado be re-enactet
without change to read as follows:
Section .: Every person who shall receive
license from the State Board of Medica
} Examiners shall have II recorded in the Of
flee OF the recorder OF deeds OF the count,
in which he resides. and shall likewls.
: he shall subsequently remove for the pur
: pose OF practcing medicine The failur,
on the part of the holder of a license Il
have IL recorded. before he shall begin tn.
practice OF medicine in this state shall
render II null and void.
Section 10. That Section 6O67 OF tn.
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be re
enacted without change to read as follows.
Section 10. The recorder OF deeds o
, each county In this state shall keep fo
public inspection. In n book provided TO
that purpose. compete list and descrip
ton OF the licenses recorded by him. Whei
any such license shall be presented to hin
for record he shall stamp or write upon tn
face thereof his signed memorandum of tn
date when such license was presented 70
record.
Section IL. That Section GOGs of thu
1908 Revised Statutes OF Colorado be amend
ed :" read as follows:
t Section IL. The State Board OF nedIca
: Examiners may refuse to grant. or ma,
revoke. license to practice medicine in thi
state. or may cause 1icentiate's name Il
be removed from the record in tho offic
of any recorder OF deeds In the state uDoI
any of the following grounds. tO-wit: TIL
employment OF fraud deception In apply
Ing OF securing license. or In pnssinI
; the examination provided for in this net
the practice of medicine under a false o
assumed name. or tmpcrsonatIon Of anothe
physician OF this state or OF any state terri
tory or foreign country. Of like or dir
r ferent name: the conviction Of n felony o
of crime involving moral turpitude: ha
D spirits. narcotics or stimulants; the pro