Bill Text: FL S1428 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Veterinary Practice

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration [S1428 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-S1428-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2011                                    SB 1428
       
       
       
       By Senator Latvala
       
       
       
       
       16-01512B-11                                          20111428__
    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”; amending s. 474.215,
    5         F.S.; revising terminology; requiring that the Board
    6         of Veterinary Medicine establish minimum standards for
    7         limited service veterinary vaccination clinics rather
    8         than limited service veterinary medical practices;
    9         providing an effective date.
   10  
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Present subsections (7) through (13) of section
   14  474.202, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8)
   15  through (14), respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to
   16  that section, to read:
   17         474.202 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
   18         (7) “Limited service veterinary vaccination clinic” means a
   19  veterinary practice at which a veterinarian performs
   20  vaccinations or immunizations on multiple animals at a temporary
   21  location.
   22         Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 474.215, Florida
   23  Statutes, is amended to read:
   24         474.215 Premises permits.—
   25         (7) The board by rule shall establish minimum standards for
   26  the operation of limited service veterinary vaccination clinics
   27  medical practices. Such rules shall not restrict limited service
   28  veterinary medical practices and shall be consistent with the
   29  type of limited veterinary vaccination medical service provided.
   30         (a) Any person that offers or provides limited service
   31  veterinary medical practice shall obtain a biennial permit from
   32  the board the cost of which shall not exceed $250. The limited
   33  service permittee shall register each location where a limited
   34  service clinic is held and shall pay a fee set by rule not to
   35  exceed $25 to register each such location.
   36         (b) All permits issued under this subsection are subject to
   37  the provisions of ss. 474.213 and 474.214.
   38         (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the
   39  contrary, any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated by a
   40  county health department in response to a public health threat,
   41  as declared by the State Health Officer in consultation with the
   42  State Veterinarian, is not subject to any preregistration, time
   43  limitation, or fee requirements, but must adhere to all other
   44  requirements for limited service veterinary medical practice as
   45  prescribed by rule. The fee charged to the public for a rabies
   46  vaccination administered during such temporary rabies
   47  vaccination effort may not exceed the actual cost of
   48  administering the rabies vaccine. Such rabies vaccination
   49  efforts may not be used for any purpose other than to address
   50  the public health consequences of the rabies outbreak. The board
   51  shall be immediately notified in writing of any temporary rabies
   52  vaccination effort operated under this paragraph.
   53         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.