The Glenwood post., 1916-10-07

obtain the right to practice medicine
in this state, who has not heretofore
been licensed so to do, shall before it
shall be lawful for him to practice med
icine in this state, make application to
said State Board of Medical Examin
ers, through the secretary-treasurar
thereof, upon such form and in such
manner, as shall be adopted and pre-
scribed by the board, and obtain from
the board license so to do. Unless
such person shall have obtained IL
cense as aforesaid it shall be unlawful
for him to practice medicine in this
state: and if he shall practice medicine
in this state, without first having OBJ
tained such license he shall be deemed
to have violated the provisions of this
act. All applicants for a license to
practice medicine, or for renewal of
any such license which has been re-
voked, shall furnish the board with
satisfactory evidence of good moral
character.
Section 6. That Section 6063 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section g. Said board shall have
authority to administer oaths, to sum-
mon witnesses and to take testimony
in all matters relating to their duties.
Said board shall issue licenses to prac-
tice medicine to all persons who shall
furnish satisfactory evidence of at
tainments and qualifications under the
provisions of this act, and the rules
and regulations of the board. Such
licenses shall be signed by the presi-
dent and attested by the secretary
treasurer of the board under its adopt
ed seal, and they shall be absolute
authority to the persons to whom they
are issued to practice medicine in this
state. 1t shall be the duty of the Sec
retary-treasurer under the direction of
the board, personally or by deputy, to
aid the several district attorneys of
the state in the enforcement of this
act and in the prosecution of all per-
sons charged with violating any Of it.
provisions.
Section 7. That Section 6064 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
e-enacted without change to read as
| follows:
Section Z. There shall be paid to
| llt stCIeldI VI bht Sih''
Board of Medical Examiners by each
applicant for license fee of twenty
five (25) 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 licer:.
Section s. Every person who de-
sires to obtain license to practice
medicine in the State of Colorado shall
first make application for such license
upon such form as the State Board of
Medical Examiners shall provide, Civ
ing all information called for therein,
and pay the license fee herein 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 char
acter, education and experience of the
applicant. The burden of showing a
good moral character to the satisfac-
tion of the Board of Medical Examin-
ers shall be upon the applicant, but
the board shall make such Independent
investigation as it shall see fit. No
person shall be granted license upon
his credentials nor permitted to take
en- examination for license until the
board is satisfied that he possesses Il
good moral character. The board shall
, , next determine whether or not the ap
rlicant is entitled to a license upon his
credentials ard in determining this
question they shall consider his general
:rputation, preliminary education. IL"
e"aes received from educational ,nsti
tutions. licenses to practice in other
states, practice and hospital experience,
experience as teacher of medicine
and airy other matter tending to show
his fitness to receive license without
examination. If the applicant is not
granted license upon his credentials,
or if he prefers to be licensed by ex-
animation instead of upon his creder-
tials, he shall be permitted to take an
examination before the board and no
person who possesses good moral
character and has made application for
n license upon the form provided by
the board and has paid the fees herein
specified shall be denied the right t.
take the examination. However. no
person who elects to take an examina-
tion and fails therein shall thereafter
be licensed upon credentials which he
possessed at the time of the examina-
tion, nor shall any person who has
been licensed upon credentials, be per-
mitted to take an examination. Every
applicant for a license shall be desig-
mated by number instead of by name,
so that his identity shall not be dis
closed to the members of the board
until after the examination papers are
graded, and every applicant whose ex-
animation papers grade at least 1879
on the average shall be granted IL
cense. The subjects of examination
shall be as follows: Anatomy, physi-
ology, chemistry, symptomatology, tox.
Zoology, pathology. surgery and obstet-
RIGS, but no question shall be asked of
any applicant concerning materia med
lea, therapeutics or any manner, means
or system Of treatment or healing.
Section 9. That Section 6O88 Of the
1908 Revised Statutes Of Colorado be