MINNESOTA

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. REVISED LAWS OF 1905.

$2295. Board of Medical Examiners.-The state board of medical examiners shall consist of nine qualified resident physicians, appointed by the governor each for the term of three years and until his successor qualifies. No members thereof shall serve for more than two successive terms, nor shall any instructor or person financially interested in a medical school be appointed thereto, and it shall at all times include three homeopathic physicians. Vacancies shall be filled by like appointment for the unexpired term. The board shall elect from among their number a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, and shall adopt a seal. It shall hold examinations at the seat of government on the first Tuesday in January, April, June and October of each year, and at such other times as it shall deem best. The secretary shall keep a record of all its proceedings, including a register of all applicants for license, giving their ages, a description of their education in medicine, and the result of their examination. Said books and register shall be prima facie evidence of all the matters therein recorded.

$2296. Examination and License.-A person not already authorized to practice medicine in the State, and desiring so to do, shall apply to the secretary of the board for examination, and pay a fee of ten dollars for the use of the board, which in no case shall be refunded. At a time appointed, or at the next regular examination, he shall prove that he has completed four entire sessions of twenty-six weeks each at a medical school recognized by the board, no two sessions having been held in one year; or, if such attendance was prior to the year 1899, three sessions shall suffice. He shall be examined in anatomy, chemistry, histology, obstetrics, pathology, physiology, preventive medicine, the diagnosis and treatment of medical and surgical diseases, and such other branches as the board shall deem advisable. After such examination the board, if seven members thereof consent, shall grant him a license to practice medicine. The examination shall be both scientific and practical, and shall thoroughly test the fitness of the candidate. All answers concerning the treatment peculiar to any school of medicine shall be examined, and their sufficiency passed upon, by the members of the board belonging to that school, and their recommendations thereof shall be final. The board may refuse to grant a license to, or may revoke the license of, any person guilty of immoral, dishonorable, or unprofessional conduct, but subject to the right of the applicant to appeal to the governor.

$2297. Physicians from Other states, How Licensed.-The board,either with or without examination, upon receipt of a fee of ten dollars, may grant a license to any physician licensed to practice by the similar board of another state.

$2298. Record of Licenses-Report to Secretary.-Before engaging in practice, the holder of a license shall file the same for record with the clerk of the district court in the county where he resides. Upon removal to another county, he shall there file his license in like manner before engaging in practice therein. Such clerk shall keep, in the record book of such licenses, an index thereof, showing the date and page of record, and in January of each year shall furnish to the secretary of the board a list of licenses so filed. Upon notice to the clerk of the death or removal of a license, or of the revocation of a license, he shall note the same upon the record of such license.

$2299. Exemptions.-This subdivision shall not apply to commissioned surgeons of the United States army or navy, to physicians from other states in actual consultation here, or to students practicing under the direct supervision of a preceptor while they are enrolled in and regularly attending a recognized medical school.

$2300. Practicing Without License.-Every person not heretofore authorized by law so to do who shall practice medicine in the state without having obtained the license herein provided for, and every person who shall so practice contrary to any provision of that subdivision, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, the minimum punishment. whereof shall be a fine of fifty dollars, or imprisonment for ten days. Any person shall be regarded as practicing within the meaning of this subdivision, who shall append the letters "M. D." or "M. B." to his name, or for a fee prescribe, direct or recommend for the use of any person any drug or medicine or other agency for the treatment or relief of any wound, fracture or bodily injury, infirmity or disease; provided that this section shall not apply to dentists.

LAWS 1905. CHAPTER 236.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING PHYSICIANS FROM OTHER STATES TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN MINNESOTA.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota:

$1. That the state medical examining board, either with or without examination, may grant a license to any physician licensed to practice by a similar board of another state, and who holds a certificate of registration showing that an examination has been made by the proper board of any state in which an average grade of not less than seventyfive percent was awarded the holder thereof, the said applicant and holder of such certificate having been at the time of said examination the legal possessor of a diploma from a medical college in good standing in this state, which said dipoma may be accepted in lieu of an examination, as evidence of qualification. In case of scope of said examination

was less than that prescribed by this state the applicant may be required to submit to an examination in such subjects as have not been covered. The fee for each examination shall be fifty ($50) dollars.

A certificate of registration or license issued by the proper board of any state may be accepted as evidence of qualification for registration. in this state, provided, the holder thereof was at the time of such registration the legal possessor of a diploma issued by a medical college in good standing in this state and that the date thereof was prior to the legal requirements of the examination test in this state.

$2.-If by the laws of any state or the rulings or decisions of the appropriate officers on boards thereof in any burden, obligation, requirement, disqualification or disability is put upon physicians registered in this state or holding diplomas from medical colleges in this state which are in good standing therein, affecting the right of said physicians to be registered or admitted to practice in said state, then the same or like burdens, obligations, requirements, disqualifications or disability shall be put upon the registration in this state of physicians registered in said state or holding diplomas from medical colleges situated therein. Approved April 18, 1905.

MISSISSIPPI

THE LAW REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. CODE OF 1906, CHAPTER 110.

3681. Duty to Obtain License.-Every person who desires to prac tice medicine must first obtain a license to do so from the State Board of Health; but this section shall not apply to physicians now holding permanent license, the same having been recorded as required by law. (For penalty see 1334: If any person shall practice as a physician or surgeon, without having first been examined and obtained a license as required by law, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding thirty days.)

3682. How License Obtained.-Every person who desires to obtain a license to practice medicine must apply therefor, in writing, to the State Board of Health, and must be examined by said board touching his learning in the following branches of medicine only, viz.: Anatomy, chemistry, obstetrics, materia medica, physiology, pathology, surgery and hygiene; and, if the applicant be found by the board, upon examination, to possess sufficient learning in said branches and be of good moral character, the board shall at once issue to him a license to practice medicine, which shall be signed by each member who approves of its issuance.

3683. Application for License; What to Contain.-The application for license must state: (1) The applicant's name in full; (2) his place of residence and post office address; (3) his nativity and age; (4) the time spent by him in medical studies; (5) the name and post office address of the preceptor under whom medical studies were pursued; (6) courses of medical lectures attended; (7) name of medical school attended; (8) if a graduate of a medical college, name thereof; (9) time spent in a hospital; (10) time spent in the practice of medicine, if any; (11) school or system of practice chosen, and (12) references as to his personal character.

3684. Examinations, When, Where and How Conducted.-The State Board of Health shall meet at the Capitol twice in each year, at such time as may be designated by the board, for the purpose of examining applicants for license to practice medicine, and shall continue in session until all applicants are examined and the examinations are approved or disapproved. All applications as to applicant's learning shall be upon written questions and answers, and distinction shall not be made between applicants because of the different systems or schools of practice that may be chosen.

3685. Fees for Examination.-Every person who shall apply for license to practice medicine, shall, before he will be entitled to be examined, pay a fee of ten dollars and twenty-five cents, of which ten dollars are to be divided equally between those members of the Board who attend and conduct the examination of the applicant, and twentyfive cents to be paid to the Secretary of the board for filing and preserving the application for license.

3686. Form of License.-A license to practice medicine may be of such form as the State Board of Health may prescribe, but it shall contain a statement showing the place of residence, post office address, and qualifications of the applicant, both as to learning and moral character.

3687. License Must Be Recorded; Effect of Failure.-Every person who receives a license to practice medicine must file it in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in which he resides within sixty days from the date of its issuance; otherwise it shall become void. When the license is filed the Clerk shall record the same, with his certificate of the filing thereto attached, in a suitable book to be kept in his office for that purpose, upon the payment by the licensee of the fee provided by law, and when recorded he shall deliver the original, on demand to the licensee. Whenever, the licensee shall change the county of his residence and of usual practice, he must, under like penalty, file the original or a certified copy of the license, or of the record thereof, in the office of said Clerk, in the county into which he shall move and practice, within sixty days of the time of such removal, to be there recorded in like manner and under like penalty.

3688. Lost License May Be Supplied. If a license to practice medicine be issued and be lost, the State Board of Health may issue a duplicate license in lieu of the one lost.

3689. Temporary License.-The Secretary of the State Board of Health may issue under his signature a temporary license to any one to practice medicine, which shall be valid until the next succeeding meeting of the board for examining applicants; and such license will show the date of its issuance, otherwise it shall be void. Only one temporary license shall ever be issued to the same person, and it shall always be made to an individual, and not to a partnership. The Secretary shall be entitled to twenty-five cents for such license, and the same shall be recorded as a permanent license is required to be, under like penalty for . failure.

3690. Females Practicing Midwifery.-.

3691. Practice of Medicine Defined. The practice of medicine shall mean to suggest, recommend, prescribe, or direct for the use of any person, any drug, medicine, appliance or other agency, whether material or not material, for the cure, relief, or palliation of any ailment or disease of the mind or body, or for the cure or relief of any wound or fracture or other bodily injury or deformity, or the practice of obstetrics or midwifery, after having received, or with the intent of receiving therefor,