Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
Filed: 4/28/2009
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2331
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2331 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice | ||||||
5 | Act of 2004 is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 115/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 7011)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
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8 | Sec. 11. Practice pending licensure. Temporary permits . A | ||||||
9 | person holding the degree of Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine, or | ||||||
10 | its equivalent, from an accredited college of
veterinary | ||||||
11 | medicine,
and who has applied in writing to the Department for | ||||||
12 | a license to practice
veterinary medicine and surgery in any of | ||||||
13 | its branches, and who has fulfilled
the requirements of Section | ||||||
14 | 8 of this Act, with the exception of receipt of
notification of | ||||||
15 | his or her examination results, may receive, at the discretion
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16 | of the Department, a temporary permit to practice under the |
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1 | direct
supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in this | ||||||
2 | State,
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4 | the Department; or (2) the applicant has withdrawn his or her
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5 | application ; (3) the applicant has received a license from the | ||||||
6 | Department after successfully passing the examination | ||||||
7 | authorized by the Department; or (4) the applicant has been | ||||||
8 | notified by the Department to cease and desist from practicing .
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9 | A temporary permit may be issued by the Department to a | ||||||
10 | person who is a
veterinarian licensed under the laws of another | ||||||
11 | state, a territory of the
United States, or a foreign country, | ||||||
12 | upon application in writing to the
Department for a license | ||||||
13 | under this Act if he or she is qualified
to receive a
license | ||||||
14 | and until: (1) the expiration of 6 months after the filing of | ||||||
15 | the
written application, (2) the withdrawal of the application | ||||||
16 | or (3) the denial of
the application by the Department.
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17 | A temporary permit issued under this Section shall not be | ||||||
18 | extended
or renewed. The holder of a temporary permit The | ||||||
19 | applicant shall perform only those acts
that may be prescribed | ||||||
20 | by and incidental to his or her employment and those acts that | ||||||
21 | act
shall be performed under the direction of a supervising | ||||||
22 | veterinarian who is licensed in this State. The applicant | ||||||
23 | holder of the
temporary permit shall not be entitled to | ||||||
24 | otherwise engage in the
practice of
veterinary medicine until | ||||||
25 | fully licensed in this State.
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26 | The Upon the revocation of a temporary permit, the |
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1 | Department shall
immediately notify, by certified mail, the | ||||||
2 | supervising
veterinarian employing the applicant and the | ||||||
3 | applicant that the applicant shall immediately cease and desist | ||||||
4 | from practicing if the applicant (1) practices outside his or | ||||||
5 | her employment under a licensed veterinarian; (2) violates any | ||||||
6 | provision of this Act; or (3) becomes ineligible for licensure | ||||||
7 | under this Act. holder
of a temporary permit and the holder of | ||||||
8 | the permit. A temporary permit
shall be revoked by the | ||||||
9 | Department upon proof that the holder of the permit has
engaged | ||||||
10 | in the practice of veterinary medicine in this State outside | ||||||
11 | his or
her employment under a licensed veterinarian.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.".
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