The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-11-02
House Bill No. l7S.

Referendum
House Bill No. l7S.
BY Messrs. Thompson and Crist.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRAC-
TICE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE
OF COLORADO.
Be II Enacted by the General Assembly
OF the state of Colorado:
Section |. That Section 6o5s Of the
1905 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
amended TO read as follows:
Section !. A board is hereby estab,
lished TO be known by the name and
aminers. Said board shall be composed
of nine practicing physicians of integ-
Of. and have been licensed to practice
have been graduated from medical
schools of high educational REQUIRE
engaged in the active practice of
their profession within his state, Said
and possess and exercise such powers.
relative to the protection OF the
public health and the control and reg
this state as shall be in this act pre-
scribed and conferred upon 1t.
Section Tha, SECTION toiarado soss 81 the be
re-enacted without Change to read as
Section .. The governor shall ap-
point nine physicians. who shall pos
sess the qualifications specihed in Sec
tion / of this act. TO constitute the
members of said board said members members
that the term of office Of three shall
expire in two. three and four and three
and six years from the date OF az appoint ONT
ernor shall appoint three members.
who shall possess the qualifications as
specified in Section ! Of this act. each
to serve for the term Of six years, and
he shall fill vacancies in the member
ship of said board as soon as practi-
cable.
Section 3. That Section soso Of the
amended to read as follows: -
nially elect "a president. a vice-presi-
dent, and a secretary,;treasurer from
their membership, and shall adopt a
censes issued by them. They shall,
from time to time. adopt, such rules
and regulations as they deem neces-
ties, and a schedule of minimum edu-
cational requirements which shall be
without prejudice. partiality or dis
of practice of medicine. When an ap-
plicant for license offers to the board
satisfactory proof that he has complied
with such educational requirements as
are specified in said schedule. the board
shall accept such proof as SUFFICIENT
evidence Of the educational ,,ia GIaiihG;a h;n,
to license without examination; Pro-
vided, however. that any person wao
the practice of the healing art in the
State of Colorado, for not less than
three months Immediately prior to the
and is graduate from an institution
chartered. to teach the healing, art by
the state wherein it was located which
school, in case the practitioner grad
uated therefrom prior to January 1st
1908, required such practitioner to be
in actual attendance for two years OF
nine months each of not less than one
thousand hours of instruction work in
each of those years in order to grad
uate, and which school,, in case the
sequent to January l. 1908, required
the practitioner to be in actual attend
ance for three years OF nine months
hours of instruction work in each Of
those years in order to graduate, shall
be License o, to nv wed
State Board of Medical Examiners
without, examination as to his skin o., or
,ke na
the said Board Of Medical Examiners
for such license within, ninety days
takes effect upon such blank forms as
said board shall provide and shall pay
the fees herein prescribed and shall
board that he is person of good moral
character and possesses the educational
qualifications hereinabove specified.
Section 4. That Section 6061 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change 10 read as
follows:
ical Examiners shall meet board of
medical examiners in the City of Den
yer. on the first Tuesday of January,
April, July and October of each year,
and at such other times and places as
may be found necessary for the per-
~ section section S. That Section 6Os2 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section 8. Any person wishing to oh
tain the right 10 practice medicine in
this state. who has not heretofore been
licensed SC. to do. shall before it shall
In this state. make application to said
State Board of Medical Examiners,
of, upon such form and in such man.
ner. as shall be adopted and prescribed
by the board. and obtain from the
board license so to do. Unless such
person shall have obtained a license as
aforesaid it shall be unlawful for him
to practice, medicine in this state: and and
state. without first. having. obtained
such a license he shall be deemed to
All applicants for license to practice
medicine. or for a renewal of any such
license which has been revoked. shall
furnish the board with satisfactory evil
Section 6. That Section 6063 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado. be
follows:
Section 6. Said board shall have au-
thority to administer oaths, to summon
witnesses and to take testimony in all
matters relating to their duties. Said
board shall issue licenses to practice
medicine to all persons who shall fur
nish satisfactory evidence of attain
ments and qualifications under the pro:
visions Of this act; and the rules and
shall be signed by the president and
attested by the secretsry.tEeasu.er o.
they shall be absolute authority to- the
persons to whom. they are issued tS
practice medicine in this state. 1t shall
be the duty of the secretary treasurer
under the direction of the board. per.
sonally or by deputy. to aid the sew.
eral district attorneys of the state ir
the enforcement of this act and in the
prosecution of all persons charged with
violating any Of It's provisions.
Section Z. That Section 606i of the
1908 Revised Statutes Of Colorado bt
re-enacted without change to read n
follows:
Section Z. There shall be paid to tn.
secretary-tr treasurer Of the State Boart
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