The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-22
Medical Board . Criticized House Takes Away Kitty"

 Territorial Board of Medical exam iners seemed unwarranted,' Rep resentativc o. D. Cochran yesterday tackled an amendment on House Bill No. 13, whereby all fees hith- 'erto going directly into the boards coffers would hereafter go into the Territorial treasury and the board if it needs any little spending money would have to depend on. appropria- tions from the Legislature. That is, after it uses up the $3S3 surplus irsw on hand which is not taken away from it by the amendment.
 House Bill No. 13 started on it's journey through the legislative whirlpools several days ago, prob ably at the request of the Board of Medical Examiners, having for it's sole intent amending the existing law, as to licensing and regulating the practicing of medicine in Alas ka in one particular only-that of in creasing the cost of reciprocal practitioners license from S25 to $1O0. After emerging unmarked from the "Committee Eddy. marked for ac- ceptance, on being brought up on the floor of the House for further inspection, MT. Ross wondered just what in thunder was a reciprocal license for doctors and maybe why the Board wanted to place century mark value on it.
 MT. Murray, Dy nature obliging, eased along information to the ef- feet that under the laws of Alaska the Board of Medical Examiners is permitted to enter into agree ments with the States having simi- lar requirements as to qualifications for physicians whereby physicians holding licenses from such States may be permitted to practice medi cine in Alaska without standing an examination by merely paying li- cense fee, Alaska physicians having the same privilege in reciprocal states. As to the reason for the $10O fee, it was further explained that Alaska has an agreement for such proceedings with California and the Poppy State soaks Alaskan doc tors $1OO for license and Alaska desires to reciprocate.
 Still MT. Ross wondered and Mir. Murray having exhausted his stock of medical lore, it was decided to call on Dr. H. c. DeVighne for more data. The latter appeared yester- day afternoon and the House in Committee of the Whole proceeded to unlimber, MT. Cochran doing most of the "gunning" =s
 Dr. DeVighne went over the same ground as MT. Murray in explain ing reciprocal agreements and li- censes issued hereunder. He fur ther diagnosed Alaska licenses is- sued after the applicant had passed a medical examination before mem bers of the Board; temporary li- censes issued under certain circum- I stances and general duties of the Board The Board of Medical Ex- aminers, he stated, was an anomaly, one of those curious organizations CI III btlF ' or executive branches of government, in that it paid it's own way. It was true, he stated, that each Legsla- ture has appropriated $500 for the Board, but in no single instance has it been touched by the Board.
 MT. Cochran, reading from the bi- ennial report of the Board. ques- toned Dr. DeVighne as to some of the expenditures shown on the re- port He asked as to the need for q q filing case, which it was stated, had been purchased to preserve the Boards records; he questioned the need for an office and office fur niture Tn the end, the Boards s request for $100 for reciprocal IT, censes was granted, but it doesn't go to the Boards strong box because an amendment was inserted that it shall be paid into the Territorial Treasury and also all fees for IT, censes hereafter collected by the Board to be likewise paid into the Territorial Treasury
 In that form the bill passed it's sec ond reading in the House.