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

"ppli, alton. Two-ffths OF the Zee
shall be returned to the applicant IN
case the board shall refuse to grant
him license
section 5. Every person who desires
to obtain a license to practice medicine
In the state Of Colorado shall first
make application for such license upon
such form as the state Board OF Med
icaI Examiners shall provide, giving all
Information called for therein, and pay
the license fee herein specified and
shall furnish to the board such evil
dence OF good moral character as the
board may demand. Thereupon the
board shall Investigate the moral char
acter. education and experience of the
applicant Tho burden OF showing
good moral character to the satisfac-
tion Of the Board of Medical Examiners
snail be upon the applicant, but the
board shall make such independent in
vestigation as IL shall see fit. No per-
son shah be granted license upon his
credentials nor permitted to take an
cSarnInation for license until the
board II satisfied that he possesses
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 general reputation. preliminary ed
Hcation. degrees received from educa-
tionaI inst titltions. licenses 10 practice
In other states, practice and hospital
experience experience as a teacher OF
medicine end any other matter tending
10 show his fitness to receive license
without examination. II the applicant
l. not granted nee nSe upon ms Gre
dentisls. ~ 10 he prefers TO be -en5ed
by sN4iui nation Instead of upon MS
credentials, he shall be permitted TO
take an examination before the board
and no person who possesses a good
moral character and has made appi-
cation for a license upon the form pro-
ytGed by the board and has paid the
fees herein specified shall be denied
the right to take the examination
IiOV ever, no person VINO elect 10 take
an examination and falls therein shal
O. l4g d
which be possessed at the time Of the
examination. nor shall any person VINO
has been licensed upon credentials, be
permitted to take an examination
Every applicant for a license shall be
GCsl gnateu by number Instead Of by
name, 50 that his Identity shall not be
uutii after the examination papers are
graded, and every applicant " hose ca
amination papera grade at least fSss
on the average shall be granted
license. The subjects Of examination
shall be as follows: Anatomy, physi-
D4ogy, chemistry, symptumatpIogy. toN-
Zoology, pathology. surgery and uhstet-
rlCs, but no question shall be asked
Of any applicant concerning mateFlsl
medIca. therapeutics or any manner
means or system Of treatment or heal
Ing.
Section .. That Section 6o66 OF the
1905 Revised Statutes Of Colorado he
re-suaCtcd without change to read as
follows
SECTION . Every person who shall
Ett.lAt H. trSe from llc state iibdIh
Of Medical EAanIuers shall have 1t re
corded in the off + Of the recorder OF
deeds OF The county in which he re
sides and shall likewise have il re
corded ia the counties to " whirh he
shall subsequently remove for the
purpose Of pra. ticlng medicine The
failure on ia" part Of the holder of a
license to have 1t recorded. before n"
shall begin the practice Ut medicine in
this state, shall render IL nun and
void
section 10. That Section COST of the
1905 Revised statutes of Colorado be
re-euactcd without change to read as
follows
Section 10. The recorder of deeds of
each county in this state shall keep for
public Inspection. in book provided
Tor that purpose a complete Iist ana
description Of the licenses recorded by
him. when any such license shall be
presented to him for record he shall
stamp or write upon the face thereof
his signed memorandum OF the date
when such license was presented for
record
Section IL. That Section s0ss of the
1905 Revised Statutes Of Colorado be
amended TO read as follows:
Section n I he state Board of Med
tCaI Examiners may refuse to grant. or
may revoke, Il license to practice med
iClne in this state, or may cause "A
i eut4ates name TO be removed from
the record in the office OF any recorder
Of deeds in the state upon any OF the
following grounds. to-wlt: The EN-
p'OymeuL Of fraud or deception in ap-
plying for or securing a license or in
passing the examination provided for
In this act; the practice Of medicine
under a false assumed name. or I'M
personatiun OF another physician Of
this state or of any state. territory or
foreign country, of Ike or diitereti.
name. the conviction of a felony or OF
crime involving moral turpItude. !.
habitual iEtcmperance in the use OF
ardent spirits. narcotics or stimuiantS. :.
the procuring or aiding or abetting in
procuring, or attempting to procure a
criminal abortion; grossly Negligent or
ignorant malpractice, the obtaining OF
Il fee, either directly or Indirectly
either in money or in the form of any
thing of value or in the form of finan-
| tiaI profit, either as personal compeu-
| sation or as compensation. charge, pro-
| fit or gain for an employer, or any
| other person or persons, on the repre-
| sentation that a manliestly lncurable.
| sick diseased or injured condition OF
| any person can be permanently cured ;
| causing the publication, circulation
Vertisement. notice or Information OF
| any medicine means whereby the
| monthly periods of women can be reg
| ulated. or the menses. II suppressed, can
| be re-established, or whereby an ahor-
| tion can be accomplished: causing the
| publication. circulation, exhibition OF
| display publicly of an advert isemen
| relative to any disease of the sexual
| organs or relative to the treatment, al
deviation, palliation cure or prevention
| of any disease. weakness or condition
| OF the sexual organs such as preJudi
ciaily to affect public morals, the OBJ
| tanning of a fee or the promise or obli-
| cation to pay "A fee by fraud. immoral
| unprofessiunal or dishonorable conduct
| the violation of any provision of TINS
act. Said board, in determining whether
| any applicant for license to practice
| medicine Is morally, educationally and
| otherwise qualified to receive such a
| license. shall upon their own initiative
| make diligent inquiry and investiSa-
| tion whether such applicant possesses
| the qualifications required by this act
| and those adopted by the board under
| the authority of this act and whether
| such applicant has at any time done
| any of tho acts herein made ground
| for refusing or revoking license and
| they may refuse to grant a license tc
| practice medicine to any person VINO
after such inquiry and investigation
| they SHAH find does not possess the
| moral. educat ionaI and other qualifi-
| cations herein required or adopted by
| the board under authority of this &C,
| or who has done any of said acts. Bul
y Js.al Il haa Oh o.