SB2059ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael J. Kelly

Filed: 4/25/2023

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2059

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2059 as follows:

on page 5, line 22, after "animal", by inserting "or group of animals"; and

on page 6, line 11, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine"; and

by deleting line 26 on page 7 through line 21 on page 9; and

on page 10, line 12, before "examination", by inserting "in-person"; and

on page 11, by replacing lines 16 through 18 with the following:

"Veterinary specialist" means a veterinarian: (1) who has been awarded and maintains certification from a veterinary specialty organization recognized by the American Board of Veterinary Specialties; (2) who has been awarded and maintains certification from a veterinary certifying organization whose standards have been found by the Board to be equivalent to or more stringent than those of American Board of Veterinary Specialties-recognized veterinary specialty organizations; or (3) who otherwise meets criteria that may be established by the Board to support a claim to be a veterinary specialist that a veterinarian is a diplomate within an AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organization."; and

on page 11, line 25, by replacing "writing prescriptions" with "prescribing writing prescriptions"; and

on page 15, line 14, by replacing "informed" with "informed"; and

on page 16, line 23, by replacing "prescription" with "prescribing prescription"; and

on page 17, line 7, by replacing "writing prescriptions" with "prescribing writing prescriptions"; and

on page 18, line 4, by replacing "Telehealth. Telehealth" with "Telemedicine. Telemedicine"; and

on page 18, line 6, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine"; and

on page 18, line 8, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine"; and

on page 18, line 9, by replacing "Telehealth" with "Telemedicine"; and

on page 18, line 11, by replacing "Telehealth" with "Telemedicine"; and

on page 18, line 13, by replacing "or" with "and"; and

on page 18, line 24, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine"; and

on page 19, line 3, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine"; and

on page 19, line 9, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine"; and

on page 19, line 12, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine"; and

on page 19, line 16, by replacing "telehealth" with "telemedicine".