The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-20

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| file complaint with the secretary
| treasurer Of the state Board of Medical
Examiners against any person who
under the laws Of this state. or who IL
| an applicant for such a license. with a
view to having the board revoke or
| Of the grounds herein set out when
such a complaint IL filed with the sec
thereof upon the person accused. to-
| gether with notice Of at least thirty
| 1907 days of the time when. and the
place where said board will conduct
\ a hearing thereon and that he may be
| present In person and by attorney II
he SO desires and may offer evidence
time and place fi.ed for hearing be
| fore the board as hereinabove specified
or at any time and place to which the
matter may be continued. the board
| shall receive evidence upon the sub
| iect under consideration and shall ac-
| cord the one against whom charges are
| preferred full and fair opportunity
| to be heard in his defense and shall
| adopt a resolution finding him guilty
or not guilty of the matters charged
and II he be found not guilty tho board
| shall dismiss the complaint, but II he
| be found guilty his license shall be
| revoked by the board The state Board
! after the refusal or revocation of a
| license aforesaid, grant or restore
| Any person TO whom such license is
| SO restored shall pay to the secretary
treasurer fee Of fifteen dollars
| tsI5.00D upon the restoration thereof
| The action OF the state Board of Medi
| cal Examiners in refusing to grant or
| in revoking a license to practice medi-
| cine may he reviewed by the District
| Court by the writ of certiorari under
the Code OF Civil Procedure
Section IL; That Section soss of the
| 1905 Revised Statutes OF Colorado be
| amended to read as follows:
Section II. The term practice of
| medicine" as used In this act, Is here
| nv defined lD!GiDtr
| self to the public being engaged
within this state in the business Of
| diagnosing or treating diseases, In
! juries or defects Of human beings
| whether by the use Of drugs, surgery.
] manipulation, electricity or any other
| physical or mechanical means whatso-
| ever, or the suggestion, recommended
| tIcn or prescribing OF any form of
treatment for the Intended paIliation,
| tul ailment or defect of any person
| with the intention OF receiving therefor
either directly or indirectly any fee
| glft or compensation whatsoever; or
| the maintenance Of an office for the
examination or treatment of persons
! afflicted with disease. injury or defect
| Of body or mind; or using the title II.
d, Doctor. Surgeon or any word or
| abbre Walton to Indicate or induce
| others to believe that one Is engaged
| in the treatment or diagnosis OF the
| Diseases injuries or defects of human
| beings; using any such title other than
| optiClau or Optometrist to Indicate that
| one is engaged in the business OF re-
| fractinE or fitting glasses to the human
eye. or performing any KIND of sur
| OF the practice Of midwifery; or at
| tending woman In childbirth with
| out the aid Of a licensed physician and
| surgeon or a licensed midwife. II any
person who does not possess and shall
| not have filed a license to practice
| medicine within this state, as herein
| h"reiuabove mentioned as constituting
the practice OF medicine he shall be
| deemed to be practlcing medicine with
| out complying with the provisions OF
| This act and in violation thereof
! Nothing in this act shall be construed
to prohibit gratuitous services in case
| OF emergency or to prohibit physi-
| clan lawfully practicing in another
| state or territory from attending
particular case In this state which ne
| is called to diagnose or treat; nor the
practice Of midwifery as hereinafter
| defined by duly licensed midwife. but
| the practice of midwifery by any per
| practice medicine or a license to prac-
tice midwifery issued by the state
deemed to be practicing medicine with
| out license in violation of this act; ;
nor the practice of chiropody as here,
matter defined by a duly licei sed
hiropodist but the practice OF chiTop,
| ody by any person who does not hold
! a license to practice medicine or
| license to practice chiropody issued by
| the state board OF medical examiners.
| shall be deemed and considered to he
| prartiCing medicine without ice Sc
| in violation of this act: nor to prob. bit
| the practice of Optometry under the
| conditions and limitations defined In
| Chapter lis of the Session laws of
| Colorado of 1913; nor to prohibit the
| practice of religious tenets or religious
rites or ceremonies as form Of re.
Christian Science with or without
compensation; or to prohibit commits
stoned surgeons OF the United states
Army. Navy, or Public Health and
| Marine Hospital Service, from per
forming their lawful duties in this
state, such officers.
| Section l3. That Section 500 Of the
| 1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
| follows:
Section 13. Any person practicins
| medicine in this state without comply
| ing with the provisions of this act. or
| provisions of this act shall be deemed
| guilty of misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof shall he punished b,
| a fine of not less than fifty 500 dol
lars. nor more than three hundred
| t300) dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than ten lp)
days nor more than thirty 500 days, or
by both. Any person presenting or
attempting to file as his own. the
diploma or certificate or credentials of
| or forged evidence of any kind To the
State Board of Medical Examiners, or
any member thereof, in connection with
an Application for a license to prac-
tice medicine, or who shall practice
| medicine under a false assumed
name. or who shall falsely personate
| another practitioner of like or diff
ferent name, shall be deemed guilty of
| "a felony. and upon conviction thereof
| shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the state penitentiary for term of
not less than one ~ nor more tha-
ten G0) years at hard labor.
| Section IA. That Section COL Of the
1908 Revised statutes of Colorado be
eenacted 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
| shall. at the end of each and every
month, deposit the same with the state
treasurer, and the said state treasurer
shall place said money so received in a
| special fund to be known the fund
| of the state Board of Medical Exam