The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-10-26
House Bill No. 17S..

House Bill No. 17S.
BY Messrs. Thompson and Crist.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRAC-
TICE OF MEDICINE IN TIE 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
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
medicine in this state. and who shall
have been graduated from medical
schools of high educational REQUIRE
engaged in the active practice of
their profession within his state. Said
board shall perform such duties,
relative TO the protection of the
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 it.
Section 2. That Section 6O59 OF the
1908 Revised Statutes OF COLORADO De
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section 2. The governor shall APP
point nine physicians. who shall pos
sess the qualifications specified in Sec
tion of this act. to constitute the
members of said board. Said members
shall De so claSSlneu Dy tne 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
ship of said board as soon as pracu-
cable.
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado De
Section 3 Said board shall ,ali 6ieH-
dent, and Il secretary y-treasurer from
their membership. and shall adopt a
seal which shall be affixed rhs, to al I'LL H
from time to time. adopt, such rules
and regulations as they deem neces-
sary for the performance of their du-
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 a 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 qualihca-
to a license without examination; Pro-
vided, however. that any person VINO
shall have been lawfully engaged in
the practice of the healing art in the
State of Colorado, for not less than
three months Immediately prior to the
date upon which this act takes effect.
and is a graduate from an institution
chartered, to teach the healing. art by
the state wherein 1t was located which
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
1,,ny yn1 thn frn m q n.
sequent to January /, 1908. required
the practitioner to be in actual attend
ance for three years of nine months
each of not less than one thousand
hours of instruction work in each Of
those years in order to graduate, shall
be granted ed license o, to practice h medi he
State Board of Medical Examiners
without, examination as TO- his skin or or
m,ka ur'nep ,a
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
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado he
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
ical Examiners shall meet as a 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 S, That Section 6O62 of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re.enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section S. Any rerson wishing to OBJ
tain 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 medicine
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
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 obtai ned
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
dence of good moral character
Section 6. That Section 6063 Of the
1903 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section 6. Said board shall have au-
th0rity to administer OatnS, 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
visions of this act. and the rules and
regulations of the board. Such licenses.
shall be signed by the president and
atteeted by the secretary treasurer Of
the board under its adopted 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 secretary treasurer
under the direction of the board, per-
erai district attorneys OF the state in
the enforcement Of this act and in the
violating any Of Its provisions
Section T. That Section S0s4 Of the
re.enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section 7. There shall be paid to the
secretary-treasurer of the State Board
Of Medical Examiners by: each appli-
(7Sl dollars which shall accompany the