Bill Amendment: IL SB2059 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: VET MED/SURGERY ACT-VARIOUS

Status: 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0505 [SB2059 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2059-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Michael J. Kelly

Filed: 4/25/2023

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2059
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2059 as follows:
on page 5, line 22, after "animal", by inserting "or group of
animals"; and
on page 6, line 11, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine"; and
by deleting line 26 on page 7 through line 21 on page 9; and
on page 10, line 12, before "examination", by inserting
"in-person"; and
on page 11, by replacing lines 16 through 18 with the
following:
"Veterinary specialist" means a veterinarian: (1) who has
been awarded and maintains certification from a veterinary

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specialty organization recognized by the American Board of
Veterinary Specialties; (2) who has been awarded and maintains
certification from a veterinary certifying organization whose
standards have been found by the Board to be equivalent to or
more stringent than those of American Board of Veterinary
Specialties-recognized veterinary specialty organizations; or
(3) who otherwise meets criteria that may be established by
the Board to support a claim to be a veterinary specialist that
a veterinarian is a diplomate within an AVMA-recognized
veterinary specialty organization."; and
on page 11, line 25, by replacing "writing prescriptions" with
"prescribing writing prescriptions"; and
on page 15, line 14, by replacing "informed" with "informed";
and
on page 16, line 23, by replacing "prescription" with
"prescribing prescription"; and
on page 17, line 7, by replacing "writing prescriptions" with
"prescribing writing prescriptions"; and
on page 18, line 4, by replacing "Telehealth. Telehealth" with
"Telemedicine. Telemedicine"; and

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on page 18, line 6, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine"; and
on page 18, line 8, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine"; and
on page 18, line 9, by replacing "Telehealth" with
"Telemedicine"; and
on page 18, line 11, by replacing "Telehealth" with
"Telemedicine"; and
on page 18, line 13, by replacing "or" with "and"; and
on page 18, line 24, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine"; and
on page 19, line 3, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine"; and
on page 19, line 9, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine"; and
on page 19, line 12, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine"; and

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on page 19, line 16, by replacing "telehealth" with
"telemedicine".