(225 ILCS 115/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7003)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-309 and 103-505)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)

Sec. 3. Definitions.

The
following terms have the meanings indicated, unless the context requires
otherwise:

"Accredited college of veterinary medicine" means a veterinary college,
school, or division of a university or college that offers the degree of Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine or its equivalent and that is accredited by the Council
on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

"Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit. It is the duty of the applicant or licensee to inform the Department of any change of address, and those changes must be made either through the Department's website or by contacting the Department.

"Accredited program in veterinary technology" means any post-secondary educational program that is accredited by the AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities or any veterinary technician program that is recognized as its equivalent by the AVMA's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities.

"Animal" means any animal, vertebrate or invertebrate, other than a human.

"Board" means the Veterinary Licensing and Disciplinary Board.

"Certified veterinary technician" means a person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary technology in this State.

"Client" means an entity, person, group, or corporation that has entered into
an agreement with a veterinarian for the purposes of obtaining veterinary
medical services.

"Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies" means a heterogeneous group of diagnostic and therapeutic philosophies and practices, which at the time they are performed may differ from current scientific knowledge, or whose theoretical basis and techniques may diverge from veterinary medicine routinely taught in accredited veterinary medical colleges, or both. "Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies" include, but are not limited to, veterinary acupuncture, acutherapy, and acupressure; veterinary homeopathy; veterinary manual or manipulative therapy or therapy based on techniques practiced in osteopathy, chiropractic medicine, or physical medicine and therapy; veterinary nutraceutical therapy; veterinary phytotherapy; and other therapies as defined by rule.

"Consultation" means when a veterinarian receives advice in person,
telephonically, electronically, or by any other method of communication from a
veterinarian licensed in this or any other state or other person whose
expertise, in the opinion of the veterinarian, would benefit a patient.  Under
any circumstance, the responsibility for the welfare of the patient remains
with the veterinarian receiving consultation.

"Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Direct supervision" means the supervising veterinarian is readily available on the premises
where the animal is being treated.

"Immediate supervision" means the supervising veterinarian is in the immediate area, within audible and visual range of the animal patient and the person treating the patient.

"Impaired veterinarian" means a veterinarian who is unable to practice
veterinary medicine with reasonable skill and safety because of a physical or
mental disability as evidenced by a written determination or written consent
based on clinical evidence, including deterioration through the aging process,
loss of motor skills, or abuse of drugs or alcohol of sufficient degree to
diminish a person's ability to deliver competent patient care.

"Indirect supervision" means the supervising veterinarian need not be on the
premises, but has given either written or oral instructions for the treatment
of the animal and is available by telephone or other form of communication.

"Licensed veterinarian" means a person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this State.

"Patient" means an animal that is examined or treated by a veterinarian.

"Person" means an individual, firm, partnership (general, limited, or limited
liability), association, joint venture, cooperative, corporation, limited
liability company, or any other group or combination acting in concert, whether
or not acting as a principal, partner, member, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or
any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in
interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any
other representative of such person.

"Practice of veterinary medicine" means to diagnose, prognose, treat, correct, change, alleviate, or prevent animal disease, illness, pain, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical, dental, or mental conditions by any method or mode; including the performance of one or more of the
following:

(1) Prescribing, dispensing, administering, applying, or ordering the administration of

any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance, or medical or surgical technique.

(2) (Blank).

(3) Performing upon an animal a surgical or dental operation.

(3.5) Performing upon an animal complementary, alternative, or integrative therapy.
(4) Performing upon an animal any manual or mechanical procedure for reproductive

management, including the diagnosis or treatment of pregnancy, sterility, or infertility.

(4.5) The rendering of advice or recommendation by any means, including telephonic and

other electronic communications, with regard to the performing upon an animal any manual or mechanical procedure for reproductive management, including the diagnosis or treatment of pregnancy, sterility, or infertility.

(5) Determining the health and fitness of an animal.

(6) Representing oneself, directly or indirectly, as engaging in the practice of

veterinary medicine.

(7) Using any word, letters, or title under such circumstances as to induce the belief

that the person using them is qualified to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine or any of its branches.  Such use shall be prima facie evidence of the intention to represent oneself as engaging in the practice of veterinary medicine.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Supervising veterinarian" means a veterinarian who assumes responsibility
for the professional care given to an animal by a person working under his or
her direction in either an immediate, direct, or indirect supervision arrangement.  The supervising veterinarian must have examined the animal at
such time as acceptable veterinary medical practices requires, consistent with
the particular delegated animal health care task.

    "Therapeutic" means the treatment, control, and prevention of disease.
    "Veterinarian" means a person who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this State.
    "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" means that all of the following conditions have been met:

(1) The veterinarian has assumed the responsibility for making clinical judgments

regarding the health of an animal and the need for medical treatment and the client, owner, or other caretaker has agreed to follow the instructions of the veterinarian;

(2) There is sufficient knowledge of an animal by the veterinarian to initiate at least

a general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal.  This means that the veterinarian has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal by virtue of an examination of the animal or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept, or the veterinarian has access to the animal patient's records and has been designated by the veterinarian with the prior relationship to provide reasonable and appropriate medical care if he or she is unavailable; and

(3) The practicing veterinarian is readily available for follow-up in case of adverse

reactions or failure of the treatment regimen or, if unavailable, has designated another available veterinarian who has access to the animal patient's records to provide reasonable and appropriate medical care.

"Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" does not mean a relationship solely based on telephonic or other electronic communications.

"Veterinary medicine" means all branches and specialties included within the practice of veterinary medicine.

"Veterinary premises" means any premises or facility where the practice of veterinary medicine occurs, including, but not limited to, a mobile clinic, outpatient clinic, satellite clinic, or veterinary hospital or clinic.  "Veterinary premises" does not mean the premises of a veterinary client, research facility, a federal military base, or an accredited college of veterinary medicine.

"Veterinary prescription drugs" means those drugs restricted to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian in accordance with Section 503(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353).

"Veterinary specialist" means that a veterinarian is a diplomate within an AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organization.

"Veterinary technology" means the performance of services within the field of
veterinary medicine by a person who, for compensation or personal profit, is
employed by a licensed veterinarian to perform duties that require an
understanding of veterinary medicine necessary to carry out the orders of
the veterinarian.  Those services, however, shall not include diagnosing,
prognosing, writing prescriptions, or surgery.

(Source: P.A. 98-339, eff. 12-31-13.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-309 and 103-505)