Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-19
STATE MEDICAL
SOCIETY TO ASK
FOR LEGISLATION
Bill Has Been Drafted
Which Calls for Number
of Changes in the Present
Law.

The legislative committee OF the
Idaho State Medical association has is
sued u statement to legislative candi-
dates in Idaho setting forth legislation
which the association proposes to ask
at the coming session of the legislature.
A medical act has been drafted which
has for its object the creation of a
state board. the members of which will
represent all classes of the medical
profession. drugless practitioners and
others. This Is said to be fair alike to
the physician, surgeon, osteopath, Chi
ropath, neuropath and others. The
legislative committee Is composed of
the following physicians and surgeons:
DIR. II. Smith Woolley, Pocatello; DR..
]. c. Woodward, Payette; Dr. Charles
s. Moody, Standpoint; DR.. w. F. How
ard, Pocatello.
The proposed medical law will en-
body the following principles:
/. The retention of the present
board unless some satisfactory reason
for forming new board.
,. The representation on the board
Of drugless practitioners and the board
to guarantee by examination at least
q medium education from all who are
~ ~ aStASo hhJ lOilIl VI AhcolSlhcs Aiss
opens the way into Idaho for all classes
of practitioners who are qualified to
practice any method of treatment and
bars from the state those who are en-
tirely lacking in knowledge of the HUI
man body in health and disease. 1t
requires the Same examination from all
except theory and practice and matria
medical and therapeutics.
hoo oil nd
does away with the multiplicity Of
boards in the medical line. 1t is fair
alike to the physician, tho surgeon, the
osteopath, the chiropath, the neuro-
path, and any others.
4. 1t protects the public against the
worst doctors, the worst osteopaths.
the worst chiropractics, the worth neu-
ropaths and allows the best of these to
register and practice.
8. 1t provides for reciprocity for all
of these on a sound basis.
6. 1t provides its own revenue. Ev-
cry doctor, osteopath, midwife, neuro-
path etc, must pay an annual enroll
ment fee of SO, which with the pro-
seeds of the examination, all turned
into the state treasury will make a
fund sufficient to pay expenses and the
CDSl VI CIlOItluS iut law
WANT LAWS ENFORCED.
= 1t provides for its own enforce
ment by methods already passed on by
the supreme court and which will guar
tykee automatically the carrying out Of
Nc law.
8. 1t has sufficient penalty and
also makes invalid medical accounts of
persons not observing the law.
oil ,7-ho .Ix ~,
registered without any further formal
lily nor expense.
10. 1t exempts the druggist. dentist,
midwife, Christian Scientist and gov
eminent officials doing medical duty IN
Idaho and family and domestic RENE
dies and emergency treatment.
IL. 1t will keep out no doctor Of any
practice who can meet moderate re-
puirements. and keeps out of practice
everyone who cannot qualify.
Ia Nearly every physician and sur
keon viii approve this bill. The best
psteopaths, the best chiropractors. the
best neuropaths, and all the best drug
1ess practitioners will approve It be-
cause 1t admits tho best and keeps out
MI those who cannot qualify. Who
wants to consider tho objections Of the
worstf
Is. II gives the osteopath, the neuro-
path, the chiropractio, and all drugless
practitioners a legal standing; and pro-
tects the public against imposters In
these schools. The public will know
that every one of these practitioners is
educated to treat disease. Those Of
them who now know that they are not