Agriculture & Conservation Committee

Filed: 3/10/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2331

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2331 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice
5 Act 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7     (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)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

 

 

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1 supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in this State,
2 until: (1) the applicant has been notified of his or her
3 failure to pass the results of the examination authorized by
4 the Department; or (2) the applicant has withdrawn his or her
5 application; or (3) the applicant has received a license from
6 the Department after successfully passing the examination
7 authorized by the Department.
8     A temporary permit may be issued by the Department to a
9 person who is a veterinarian licensed under the laws of another
10 state, a territory of the United States, or a foreign country,
11 upon application in writing to the Department for a license
12 under this Act if he or she is qualified to receive a license
13 and until: (1) the expiration of 6 months after the filing of
14 the written application, (2) the withdrawal of the application
15 or (3) the denial of the application by the Department.
16     A temporary permit issued under this Section shall not be
17 extended or renewed. The holder of a temporary permit shall
18 perform only those acts that may be prescribed by and
19 incidental to his or her employment and that act shall be
20 performed under the direction of a supervising veterinarian who
21 is licensed in this State. The holder of the temporary permit
22 shall not be entitled to otherwise engage in the practice of
23 veterinary medicine until fully licensed in this State.
24     Upon the revocation of a temporary permit, the Department
25 shall immediately notify, by certified mail, the supervising
26 veterinarian employing the holder of a temporary permit and the

 

 

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1 holder of the permit. A temporary permit shall be revoked by
2 the Department upon proof that the holder of the permit has
3 engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in this State
4 outside his or her employment under a licensed veterinarian.
5 (Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.".