The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13

an application Tor a license to practice med
icine or who shall practice medicine under
a false assumed name. or who shall
falsely personate another practitioner of a
like or different name. shall be deemed gull
ty of felony, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by Imprisonment In the
state pententiary for term of not less
than one "a nor more than ten 90, years.
Section IA. That Section 6O71 of the
1905 Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-
enacted without change to read as follows :
Section IA. All fees received by the State
Board of Medical Examiners and all fines
collected by any officer of the law under
this act. shall be paid to the secretary
treasurer of said board Who shal., ,he
end of each and every month. deposit the
same with the state treasurer. and the said
state treasurer shall place said money SO
the fund of the State Board of Medical Ex
aminers. and shall pay the same out on
warrants drawn by the auditor of the state
therefor. upon vouchers issued and signed
by the president and secretary treasurer of
said board. Said moneys received and
placed in said fund may be used by the
State Board Of Medical Examiners in de-
fraying their expenses in carrying out the
provisions of this act: At the end of every
biennial period. II there shall remain in
said fund any balance. said balance shall
be transferred to the general revenue fund
of the state. The secretary treasurer OF
said board shall keep a true and accurate
account of all funds received and all vouch-
ers issued by the board and on the first
day OF December of each year he shall file
with the governor of the state n report of
all receipts and disbursements for said board
for the preceding fiscal year.
Members of said board shall receive per
diem for the time during which they shall
be actually engaged in the discharge OF their
duties; and the secretary-treasurer shall
receive a salary said per diem and salary
shall be fixed by the board.
Section Is. 1t is hereby declared to be
unlawful for any person who does not hold
a license to practice medicine within this
state. to hold himself out engaged in the
business of diagnosing or treating any dis
ease. diseased condition. injury defect OF
human beings. either in person by or
thru a partner. agent or employe. or to main
tain an office for the purpose of diagnosing
or treating any disease. diseased condition.
injury or defect of human beings by or thru
a partner. agent or employee II Is also de-
clared to be unlawful for any person not
holding a license to practice medicine within
this state to examine for the purpose OF
diagnosing or to diagnose to treat any
person suffering from any disease. diseased
condition. injury defect either in person.
or by or thru a partner. agent or employe.
IL shall be no defense to any person prose-
cuted under this section that the partner.
agent employee by whom the person was
examined or treated. held a license to prac-
tiee medicine within this state at the time
OF such examination or treatment
Section 1s Il Is hereby declared to be
unlawful for any person to examine for the
purpose of diagnosing, or to diagnose or
treat any person suffering from any dis
ease. diseased condition, injury or defect as
the partner agent or employe OF any person
who does not hold a license 20 practice medi-
cine within this state. or the emplOye OF
any corporation. and Il shall be no defense
10 any person prosecuted under this section
that he held a license 10 practice medicine
In this state at the time OF such examination
or treatment However. this section shall
not be construed to forbid any licensed phys
ician from accepting employment from any
person. partnership. association or corpora
ton to examine and treat the employees OF
such person. partnership. association or cor
poration.
Section II. II any person holding
license to practice medicine within this state
shall examine for the purpose OF diagnosing
or shall diagnose or treat any person suffer
Ing from any disease. Injury or defect as
the partner. agent empioye of any person
who does not hold license to practice med
fcine within this state. the employc of
corporation except when he IL employed
to treat the regular employees of such per
son. partnership. association or corporation
his license shall be revoked therefor by the
State Board of Medical Examiners upon a
hearing conducted bereinabove prescribed
for the revoking OF licenses upon any other
ground.
Section IS The State Board Of Medical
Examiners may grant and revoke licenses
TO practice chiropody within tn. state OF
Colorado. and IT is hereby declared to be un-
lawful for any person to practice ehiropody
as hereinafter defined within the state OF
Colorado. who does not hold license TO
practice medicine or a license to practice
chiropody issued by the state Board Of Med
teal Examiners.
Section 10. The term chlropody as used
in this act is hereby defined TO the
surgical treatment OF abnormal nails. corns.
warts and caliosites of the feet and the sup
CRITICAL treatment of bunions.
Section 20. Before receiving a license to
practice chiropody. the applicant shall be
required to make application upon such form
the board of medical examiners may
require. and to pay the fee hereinabovc re-
quircd OF an applicant for license to prae-
tice medicine and to pass an examination
given by the board In those subjects con-
corning which the board deems II necessary
for practitioner of chiropody to have
special knowledge.
Section 81. The license to practice cbiro-
pody as hereinabove defined shall confer
upon the licentiate. tie right to give surgical
cailosites OF the feet and the superficial
treatment OF bunions.- and the right to use
local anaestheticn upon the feet Incidental
to such treatment. but no right to give any
other anaesthetics or to make any incision
involving structure below the level OF the
true skin.
Section %. Any person not holding a
license to practice medicine or a license to
practice chiropody. who shall practice chiro-
pody as hercinabove defined. and any person
holding a license to practice chiropody who
shall practice medicine otherwise than Is
included in the practice of ehiropody shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished
provided In section thirteen fi3l OF this
act.
Section 2s. The state board of medical
examiners may revoke the license to prac-
tice chiropody OF any person who. while hold
ing such license. obtains n fee or a prom
ise obligation to pay fee by fraud. or
is guilty OF grossly negligent. or ignorant
malpractice In the practice of chiropody.
violates any provisions of this act. or is
guilty of any immoral or dishonorabIe con
duct. The procedure for denying or revok-
ing n license to practice chiropody. shall be
the same that for denying reyoking
n license to practice medicine.
Section "a The state board OF medical
examiners may grant and revoke licenses
to practice midwifery within the State OF
Colorado. and II IN hereby declared to be