HB2331ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Agriculture & Conservation Committee

Filed: 3/10/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2331

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2331 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:

(225 ILCS 115/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 7011)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)

Sec. 11. Temporary permits. 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 requirements of Section 8 of this Act, with the exception of receipt of notification of his or her examination results, may receive, at the discretion of the Department, a temporary permit to practice under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in this State, until: (1) the applicant has been notified of his or her failure to pass the results of the examination authorized by the Department; or (2) the applicant has withdrawn his or her application; or (3) the applicant has received a license from the Department after successfully passing the examination authorized by the Department.

A temporary permit may be issued by the Department to a person who is a veterinarian licensed under the laws of another state, a territory of the United States, or a foreign country, upon application in writing to the Department for a license under this Act if he or she is qualified to receive a license and until: (1) the expiration of 6 months after the filing of the written application, (2) the withdrawal of the application or (3) the denial of the application by the Department.

A temporary permit issued under this Section shall not be extended or renewed. The holder of a temporary permit shall perform only those acts that may be prescribed by and incidental to his or her employment and that act shall be performed under the direction of a supervising veterinarian who is licensed in this State. The holder of the temporary permit shall not be entitled to otherwise engage in the practice of veterinary medicine until fully licensed in this State.

Upon the revocation of a temporary permit, the Department shall immediately notify, by certified mail, the supervising veterinarian employing the holder of a temporary permit and the holder of the permit. A temporary permit shall be revoked by the Department upon proof that the holder of the permit has engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in this State outside his or her employment under a licensed veterinarian.

(Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".