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2015 SESSION
HB 1813 Veterinary medicine; practice.
Introduced by: Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Practice of veterinary medicine. Eliminates the exception to licensure requirements for veterinarians licensed in other states who are called to attend a case in the Commonwealth and who do not open an office or appoint a place to practice within the Commonwealth. The bill allows the Board of Veterinary Medicine (Board) to grant or renew a license or registration to an applicant who has had a license to practice veterinary medicine, a license to practice as a veterinary technician, or registration to practice as an equine dental technician revoked or suspended due to nonrenewal. The bill also repeals (i) provisions allowing the Board to issue temporary licenses to certain applicants and (ii) provisions related to penalties for violations of statutes governing the practice of veterinary medicine.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102505D
- 01/13/15 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/27/15 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/15 House: Read first time
- 01/29/15 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/30/15 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 1-N)
- 01/30/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/16/15 Senate: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/15 Senate: Rereferred to Education and Health
- 02/18/15 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/24/15 Senate: Left in Education and Health