Bill Text: FL S0228 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Veterinary Practice
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Budget [S0228 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S0228-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2012 SB 228
By Senator Latvala
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to veterinary practice; amending s.
3 474.202, F.S.; defining the term “limited service
4 veterinary vaccination clinic” as it relates to
5 veterinary medical practice; amending s. 474.215,
6 F.S.; revising terminology; requiring that the Board
7 of Veterinary Medicine establish minimum standards for
8 limited service veterinary vaccination clinics rather
9 than limited service veterinary medical practices;
10 amending ss. 455.2185 and 456.023, F.S.; deleting
11 provisions that limit the practice privileges of out
12 of-state or foreign veterinarians who are in this
13 state for a specific sporting event; providing an
14 effective date.
15
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
17
18 Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 474.202, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 474.202 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
21 (6) “Limited-service veterinary vaccination clinic medical
22 practice” means a veterinary practice at which a veterinarian
23 performs vaccinations or immunizations on multiple animals at a
24 temporary location and operates for a limited time offering or
25 providing veterinary services at any location that has a primary
26 purpose other than that of providing veterinary medical service
27 at a permanent or mobile establishment permitted by the board;
28 provides veterinary medical services for privately owned animals
29 that do not reside at that location; operates for a limited
30 time; and provides limited types of veterinary medical services.
31 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 474.215, Florida
32 Statutes, is amended to read:
33 474.215 Premises permits.—
34 (7) The board by rule shall establish minimum standards for
35 the operation of limited service veterinary vaccination clinics
36 medical practices. Such rules must shall not restrict limited
37 service veterinary medical practices and shall be consistent
38 with the type of limited veterinary vaccination and immunization
39 services medical service provided.
40 (a) Any person that offers or provides limited service
41 veterinary vaccination clinics medical practice shall obtain a
42 biennial permit from the board the cost of which may shall not
43 exceed $250. The limited service permittee shall register each
44 location where a limited service veterinary vaccination clinic
45 is held and shall pay a fee set by rule not to exceed $25 to
46 register each such location.
47 (b) All permits issued under this subsection are subject to
48 the provisions of ss. 474.213 and 474.214.
49 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the
50 contrary, any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated by a
51 county health department in response to a public health threat,
52 as declared by the State Health Officer in consultation with the
53 State Veterinarian, is not subject to any preregistration, time
54 limitation, or fee requirements, but must adhere to all other
55 requirements for limited service veterinary vaccination clinics
56 medical practice as prescribed by rule. The fee charged to the
57 public for a rabies vaccination administered during such
58 temporary rabies vaccination effort may not exceed the actual
59 cost of administering the rabies vaccine. Such rabies
60 vaccination efforts may not be used for any purpose other than
61 to address the public health consequences of the rabies
62 outbreak. The board shall be immediately notified in writing of
63 any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated under this
64 paragraph.
65 Section 3. Section 455.2185, Florida Statutes, is amended
66 to read:
67 455.2185 Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign
68 professionals; limited practice permitted.—
69 (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory
70 or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other
71 nation or foreign jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements
72 of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional
73 practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over
74 the profession if that profession is regulated in this state
75 under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the
76 profession and if that person:
77 (a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that
78 person practices, an active license to practice that profession.
79 (b) Engages in the active practice of that profession
80 outside the state.
81 (c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity
82 by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting
83 event.
84 (2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited
85 to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that
86 professional is employed or designated and to any animals used
87 if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or
88 designated involves animals. A professional practicing under
89 authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in
90 any licensed veterinary facility without the approval of that
91 facility.
92 Section 4. Section 456.023, Florida Statutes, is amended to
93 read:
94 456.023 Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign
95 professionals; limited practice permitted.—
96 (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory
97 or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other
98 nation or foreign jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements
99 of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional
100 practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over
101 the profession if that profession is regulated in this state
102 under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the
103 profession and if that person:
104 (a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that
105 person practices, an active license to practice that profession.
106 (b) Engages in the active practice of that profession
107 outside the state.
108 (c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity
109 by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting
110 event.
111 (2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited
112 to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that
113 professional is employed or designated and to any animals used
114 if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or
115 designated involves animals. A professional practicing under
116 authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in
117 any licensed health care facility or veterinary facility without
118 the approval of that facility.
119 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.
