Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS AUSTIN
Dr. T. J. Crowe, Seoretary
T8xas State Board ot Mediaal
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“A rep&ble’mtwlio81 sQhOQt iBhS$% maintab a course coin iastruatfhi or net less than four terar'oi.eigbt : months eaoh; shall give ooarser of lnetma$ion ia the fuadamental sub- jeots named in asidols 4509 Of the: *2 Dr. T. J,. Orowe, May 10, 1939, Page 2
Revised Civil Stetutes of 1925, ais amended by thie hot; and shall have the neoessary teaof.lng toroe, and possess and utilize laboystorles, squLpment and faollltles tar the proper instructions In all of said subjeots....."
When the applioatlon is presented It will be.‘frout duty to determine if the diploma Is Srom a nputablo msbioal rdwol within the daflnitlon of tbr art1010 qu0toC above. As tb tbo *oqu$rement of 80mst0r ~OUXS or 00ii0tp oriaft, W* ~0 not w0r- #tati the statute to requlm that t& oredft be a~- :. q0iX.d at the Unirorrity OS TOX~S, but thof nut. be
'4uOh ~OXOdltn as would bo 4oo4pt4bl4 to 'the Unltersity- oi~'hms fbr uredlt on a Baokolor of Art6 or 4 Baohe-z .'ZOti of Solenor.Degme,~
.1 ~mi0l0 4601, mi4bd aid 8t4&4, ihi 6O,,hours orsdlt nest 'be or bavs been &ulps't$iet "4ooeplmbl4 at:th6:tiiPb of.Oo8pl4tl4g 44~~4 to tlm .unirerajlty 0s Texas r0r omdit on oae of .namad
We ~40 not belleve tha statute requires that
'~%%% orlldlt'be ioqulrea prior to tb aoqulslh&on '-6$'tba diploma tm a reputable medloel,qoll~~e.~.The j
m&Nil oolle80 may, if It de*lns,~enla~gs tlm re- puIrem6Ms~neoossary ~or.mtrlopl~tlon.“~th~ psoplo ' 1~ of this date are protooted by requirement that
mob person take t& mdioal wamlnatlon, and he.a& peas an axami~atloa oi ths Board beiore he 1s entltlad . 'to a lli34li44 to praotloe medio~m~ln this state,
You also &kctd for &or oplnlon of the lam-
guag4 oft art1014 4500, Revised Glrll Statutes, [48] aawnded, with referenoe to moipx~oal granting Of 1104nsrs to phy4lolans OS other states. Th4 lImIta- artlole Is that the Board of Madloa> Exu&ners in this state shall. Ljot grant a 1104404 t0 praotloe msdlolne in this atate to ,4n applloant who doea not hold a lloenae issued ‘by another. state, t4r- ritory or dlstrlot of the United States, giving to
him the snne right to preotloe medlolne in the &ate, territory or dlstrlot issuing said license, which a license to practice medlolne in this state glvee to a physloian of this state in Texas. In our oplnlon, if a person has a llmlted lloenee in another state, he would not be entitled to a general lloenae to prao- tloe medicine as la leaued by the Board OS thla State. Thg applicant for lloense in this state must have a lioense in the state fromwhlch he came that would permit him to engage in the same type of praotlqe as in permitted by a Tuae lioonee.
‘In 4nflw~l: to’~youx question 48 to whether 4 oreed or 4n orgnniced group-may maintain- an-offl~o~ for the.auring of dineacres, .WO arq, of OOWSOi.'bOwld brthe expression of the Idgl~la~um.~ Art1010 4SC4 al' our Rerlkmd Civil Stqtutes and arti 74C OS OtlT Penal Code both speoitloally stat4 that nothing +l Aot shall be oonstrued m a," to .dlrrorlminate. -:, 1 . *4 Dr. T. J. Crowe, P&y 10, 1939, Page 4
against any partloulor school or system of medloal praotioe, nor to effeot or llmlt in any w&y the ap- plioatlon or use of the prlnolpal, tenets teaohlnge of aliy ohuroh in the mlnlstratlone to the slok or euffering by prayer, wlthout the PBQ of any drug or material remedy.
The above artlole does provlde, however that all of those 80 mlnleterlng or offering to Anis- tar to olok or miiorlng by prayor shall xarraln ir o r mfat4faf.816 O~OOS l ~0pt r0r tb p p rgo+ ,0r..
uo~~lsfng th0 phaofp 4b or b olfofs o r oh u mgb i of wilfoh they 4re boa4 tide rrrlbiru. This artiOl0~~: r&or8 to thaw pomoae, orgaafwtfons Or or806bthat -4ttempt to mfafster to the* mnb.Ts by pr4yu. wo _.
the nothing. in $ho Aot th4t woula. oxtone the lfBft4-~- to .dllow those permom to 4dopt ccl l *.of' thofr orwd p~slbal mafpulatfons aa that wou&l. t <. thmto malataln a~. 0m00 tar the porpon.or:- parrif praotlooing than mnafpulatfons,-.- Wo do not -th+nl.-th. ~1;. . . . . . atituta would prowbit th e l ttwpt ~bt any omedT:or -- .> _.
rell@w igroup from attempt- to h+.by pxayar oo long an they did not attempt to mn any e or:~Ft4y I ,.~ rm:fy+* :.
wwtnart that this ii!iswL * .&q&,::4s 04 00astTilot10n of AoLot8 4soo,~~4so1, 4@og raQ ~48wort cur Revbed Olvfl Statutm.
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