The Delta independent., 1916-10-20

| tanned license as aforesaid it shall be UNI
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 a license to practice medicine. or
| for a 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| been revoked.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 6063 of the 1908
Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-enacted
| without change to read as follows:
i Section 9. Said board shall have author
| ity 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
| attachments and qualifications under the
provisions of this act. and the rules and
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. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
| treasurer under the direction of the board.
| personally or by deputy, to aid the several
| ment of this act and in the prosecution of all
persons charged with violating any OF its
provisions.
Section T. That Section COCA OF the 1908
| Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-enacted
without change to read follows:
Section I. There shall be paid to the
secretary-treasurer of the State Board Of
Medical Examiners by each applicant for a
| license a fee of twenty-five $3.50 dollars
which shall accompany the application. Two
| fifths of the fee shall be returned to the
applicant in case 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 fol-
therein. and pay the license fee herein
| 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 indie
| pendent investigation 1t shall see fit. Nc
| person shall be granted license upon his
credentials nor permitted to take an ex-
animation for license until the board IL
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 education
degrees received from educational institu-
practice and hospital experience. experience
rs teacher of medicine and any Other
matter tending to show his fitness to receive
license without examination. II the appli.
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 person who
possesses a good moral character and has
made application for a license upon tn,
form provided by the board and has pait
the fees herein specified shall be denied
the right to take the examination. How
ever. person who elects to take an ex
animation and fails therein shall thereafter
be licensed upon credentials which h,
possessed at the time Of the examination
shall who has baen NJ
upon credentials. be permitted to take al
examination. Every applicant for icens,
shall be designated by number instead o.
by name. SO that his identity shall not b.
disclosed to the members of the board unit
after the examination papers are graded
and every applicant whose examina
average shall be granted license. The sub
jects of examination shall be as follows
( anatomy. physiology. chemistry. sympto
, and obstetrics. but no question shall b
, asked OF any applicant concerning materi
:. medica. therapeutics or any manner mean
, or system of treatment or healing.
Section o. That Section 6066 OF 1870
Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-enacte
!. without change to read as follows:
b Section 8. Every person who shall receiv
i license from the State Board OF MedIca
n Examiners shall have II recorded in the OF
e flee OF the recorder of decds OF the count
y, IN which he resides. and shall iikewis
IT he shall subsequently remove for the pur
IS pose OF practicing medicine. The faiIur
X on the part OF the holder of n license
l. have II recorded. before he shall begin III
!. practice OF medicine in this state, sha
70 render It null and void.
n Section 10. That Section 60G7 OF III
;. 1908 Revised Statutes OF Colorado be r,
ii enacted without change to read as follows
T. Section 10. The recorder OF deeds {
y each county In this state shall keep ft
ID that purpose. a compete list and descriI
~ ton of the licenses recorded by him. Who
e any such license shall be presented to hi
m for record he shall stamp write upon n
le face thereof his signed memorandum OF ii
l. date when such license was presented Z,
record.
IS Section II. That Section 6o6s OF Il
I'd 1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be ament
ed :" read follows:
al Section H. The State Board of Medic
al Examiners may refuse to grant. or ma
81 revoke. license to practice medicine I'm tn
er state may cause licentiate's name
ID be removed from the record In the Off,
he OF any recorder of deeds in the state upo
~ employment OF fraud or deception In appI,
ID Ing Of securing license. or In passin
the examination provided for In this act
D. the practice of medicine under a false {
is assumed name. or impersonation of anoth.
ID physician OF this state or of my state terri
,r tory or foreign country. of like or di
te ferent name: the conviction OF n felony I
al of crime involving moral turpitude h,
,r bitual intemperance In the use OF arde,
Pr spirits. narcotics or stimulnnts the Or,
lie curing aiding nbetting in procuring I
Sc attempting to procure n criminal abortion
D grossly negligent or ignorant malpractice