NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 929

HOUSE BILL 1274

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE ONE OF CHAPTER 90 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 90-9, as rewritten by Chapter 612 of the Session Laws of 1969, is hereby amended as follows: by striking out the words "approved by the American Medical Association at the time of his graduation" appearing after the word "medical college" in the third sentence of said Section.

Sec. 2.  G.S. 90-10, as rewritten by Chapter 612 of the Session Laws of 1969, is hereby amended as follows: by striking out the words "approved by the American Medical Association" appearing after the words "medical school" in the first sentence of said Section, and by striking out the words "It shall be the duty of the State Board of Medical Examiners to examine" appearing at the beginning of the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the words "The State Board of Medical Examiners may examine".

Sec. 3.  Chapter 612 of the Session Laws of 1969 is hereby amended by striking out Section 5 of said chapter, and subparagraph (9) of G.S. 90-18 is hereby reenacted and shall continue in full force and effect.

Sec. 4.  G.S. 90-15 as the same appears in the Replacement of 1965, is hereby amended as follows: by striking out the words and figures "fifty dollars ($50.00) appearing in line four and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "one hundred dollars ($100.00)";

Sec. 5.  G.S. 90-15.1, as the same appears in Replacement of 1965, is hereby amended as follows: by striking out the words and figures "five dollars ($5.00)" appearing at the end of the first sentence in line 7 and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "ten dollars ($10.00)", and by rewriting the last sentence to read as follows: "Upon payment of all fees and penalties which may be due, not to exceed a total of one hundred ($100.00) dollars of accumulated fees and penalties, the license of any such physician shall be reinstated."

Sec. 6.  G.S. 90-14 is hereby amended by rewriting the last sentence to read as follows: "The Board of Medical Examiners may, in its discretion, and upon such terms and conditions and for such period of time as it may prescribe, restore a license so revoked and rescinded."

Sec. 7.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 8.  This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of June, 1969.