96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2331

 

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. William B. Black

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 115/11   from Ch. 111, par. 7011

    Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that a person holding the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or its equivalent, from an accredited college of veterinary medicine, and who has applied in writing to the Department for a license to practice veterinary medicine and surgery in any of its branches, and who has fulfilled the qualification requirements of the Act, with the exception of receipt of notification of his or her examination results, may practice under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in the State, until: (1) the applicant has been notified of the results of the examination authorized by the Department; or (2) the applicant has withdrawn his or her application (now, such person may receive, at the discretion of the Department, a temporary permit to practice under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in the State). Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act
5 of 2004 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
 
6     (225 ILCS 115/11)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7011)
7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
8     Sec. 11. Temporary permits. A person holding the degree of
9 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or its equivalent, from an
10 accredited college of veterinary medicine, and who has applied
11 in writing to the Department for a license to practice
12 veterinary medicine and surgery in any of its branches, and who
13 has fulfilled the requirements of Section 8 of this Act, with
14 the exception of receipt of notification of his or her
15 examination results, may receive, at the discretion of the
16 Department, a temporary permit to practice under the direct
17 supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in this State,
18 until: (1) the applicant has been notified of the results of
19 the examination authorized by the Department; or (2) the
20 applicant has withdrawn his or her application.
21     A temporary permit may be issued by the Department to a
22 person who is a veterinarian licensed under the laws of another
23 state, a territory of the United States, or a foreign country,

 

 

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1 upon application in writing to the Department for a license
2 under this Act if he or she is qualified to receive a license
3 and until: (1) the expiration of 6 months after the filing of
4 the written application, (2) the withdrawal of the application
5 or (3) the denial of the application by the Department.
6     A temporary permit issued under this Section shall not be
7 extended or renewed. The holder of a temporary permit shall
8 perform only those acts that may be prescribed by and
9 incidental to his or her employment and that act shall be
10 performed under the direction of a supervising veterinarian who
11 is licensed in this State. The holder of the temporary permit
12 shall not be entitled to otherwise engage in the practice of
13 veterinary medicine until fully licensed in this State.
14     Upon the revocation of a temporary permit, the Department
15 shall immediately notify, by certified mail, the supervising
16 veterinarian employing the holder of a temporary permit and the
17 holder of the permit. A temporary permit shall be revoked by
18 the Department upon proof that the holder of the permit has
19 engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in this State
20 outside his or her employment under a licensed veterinarian.
21 (Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.