The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-10-12
IIouse Bill No. LIS.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRAC-
TICE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE
OF COLORADO.
Be 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Colorado:
Section /. That Section 605s of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
amended to read as follows:
lished to be known by the name and
style of the State Board of Medical EA-
aminers. Said board shall be composed
OF nine practicing physicians of integ-
rity and ability. who shall be residents
OF. and have been licensed to practice
have been graduated from medical
schools of high educational require
ments and standing, and have been
engaged in the active practice Of
their profession within his state. Said
board shall perform such duties.
public health and the control and reg
ulation of the practice of medicine in
this state as shall be in this act pre-
scribed and conferred upon 4;
Section .. That Section 6O59 OF The
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
Section .. The governor shall ap-
point nine physicians, who shall pos
members of said board. Said members
shall be SO classified by the. governor
that the term of office of three shall
expire in two. three and four and three
and six years from the date of appoint
ment. Biennially thereafter the gov
who shall possess the qualifications as
specified In Section l of this act, each
to serve for the term OF six years, and
he shall fill vacancies in the member
cable.
Section 3. That Section 6O6O of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Said board shall bien-
nially elect president. a vice-presi-
dent and a secretary treasurer, from
their membership, and shall adopt a
seal which shall be Am affixed irhsv to al h,,i II
from time to time. adopt. such rules
and regulations as they deem neces-
sary for the performance of their du-
cational requirements which shall be
without prejudice. Partially or dis
elimination as to schools or systems
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 qualifca-
tions of the applicant to entitie bin him
shall have been lawfully engaged in
the practice of the healing art in the
three months Immediately prior to the
date upon which this act takes effect.
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 LIST,
1908, required such practitioner to be
in actual attendance for two years Of
nine months each of not less than one
each of those years in order to grad
uate. and which school, in case the
practitioner graduated therefrom hers sub,
sequent TO January !; 1908. required
the practitioner to be In actual attend
ance for three years of nine months
each of not less than no, one thouSand oaS 40
those years in order to graduate, shall
be granted license to practice medio o
sns stafe in BOARD eas safe %edea NJ fFaH
without examination as to his, skill or
knowledge: provided further. that such
the said :tii! hoard T of Medical Examiners
for such license within ninety days
after the date upon which this law
said board shall provide and shall pay
the fees herein prescribed and shall
furnish evidence satisfactory to the
character and possesses the educational
qualifications hereinabove specified.
Section 4. That Section Soel Of the he
re-enacted without change to read as
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,
may be found necessary for the per-
formance of their duties.
Section 5. That Section 6O62 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section 5. Any person wishing to OBJ
tain the right to practice medicine in
this state. who has not heretofore been
lice rsed SO to do. shall before it shall
hn lnyx fI,1 n h n
In this state, make application to said
State Board of Medical Examiners,
fr1uGn of mpon sue such form and e in such man
ner, as shall be adopted and prescribed
by the board, and obtain from the
person shall have obtained a license as
aforesaid it shall be unlawful for him
to practice medicine in this state; and
state, without first having obtained
such license he shall be deemed to
have violated the provisions of this act.
medicine, or for a renewal of any such
license which has been revoked. shall
furnish the board with satisfactory evil
dence of good moral character.
Section G.. That Section 6o63 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado. be
re-enacted without change to read as
Section 6. Said board shall have au-
thority to administer oaths. to summon
matters relating to their duties Said
board shall issue licenses to practice
medicine to all persons who shall fur
ments and aualitlcations under the pro;
regulatio Of the board. Such licenses
shall be signed by the president and n,
the board under Its adopted seal. and
they shall be absolute authority to the
Prac medicine in this state; It shal!
be the duty Of the secretary Y treasurer s
sonaily or by deputy. to aid the sew.
eral district attorneys Of the state ir
prosecution Of all persons charged witt
violating any Of its provisions.
Section Z. That Section 6064 of the
1905 Revised Statutes Of Colorado bt
re-enacted without change to read n,
Section 7. There shall be paid to tn.
secretary-treasurer of the State Boart
of Medical Examiners by each appll.
(2Sl dollars which shall accompany tn.
application. Two.hfths Of the fee shall
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