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| 1 | AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act | ||||||
| 5 | 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| 7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)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 | ||||||
| 17 | direct
supervision of a veterinarian who is licensed in this | ||||||
| 18 | State,
until: (1) the applicant has been notified of his or her | ||||||
| 19 | failure to pass the results of the examination
authorized by | ||||||
| 20 | the Department; or (2) the applicant has withdrawn his or her
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| 21 | application; (3) the applicant has received a license from the | ||||||
| 22 | Department after successfully passing the examination | ||||||
| 23 | authorized by the Department; or (4) the applicant has been | ||||||
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| 1 | notified by the Department to cease and desist from practicing.
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| 2 | A temporary permit may be issued by the Department to a | ||||||
| 3 | person who is a
veterinarian licensed under the laws of another | ||||||
| 4 | state, a territory of the
United States, or a foreign country, | ||||||
| 5 | upon application in writing to the
Department for a license | ||||||
| 6 | under this Act if he or she is qualified
to receive a
license | ||||||
| 7 | and until: (1) the expiration of 6 months after the filing of | ||||||
| 8 | the
written application, (2) the withdrawal of the application | ||||||
| 9 | or (3) the denial of
the application by the Department.
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| 10 | A temporary permit issued under this Section shall not be | ||||||
| 11 | extended
or renewed. The holder of a temporary permit The | ||||||
| 12 | applicant shall perform only those acts
that may be prescribed | ||||||
| 13 | by and incidental to his or her employment and those acts that | ||||||
| 14 | act
shall be performed under the direction of a supervising | ||||||
| 15 | veterinarian who is licensed in this State. The applicant | ||||||
| 16 | holder of the
temporary permit shall not be entitled to | ||||||
| 17 | otherwise engage in the
practice of
veterinary medicine until | ||||||
| 18 | fully licensed in this State.
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| 19 | The Upon the revocation of a temporary permit, the | ||||||
| 20 | Department shall
immediately notify, by certified mail, the | ||||||
| 21 | supervising
veterinarian employing the applicant and the | ||||||
| 22 | applicant that the applicant shall immediately cease and desist | ||||||
| 23 | from practicing if the applicant (1) practices outside his or | ||||||
| 24 | her employment under a licensed veterinarian; (2) violates any | ||||||
| 25 | provision of this Act; or (3) becomes ineligible for licensure | ||||||
| 26 | under this Act. holder
of a temporary permit and the holder of | ||||||
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| 1 | the permit. A temporary permit
shall be revoked by the | ||||||
| 2 | Department upon proof that the holder of the permit has
engaged | ||||||
| 3 | in the practice of veterinary medicine in this State outside | ||||||
| 4 | his or
her employment under a licensed veterinarian.
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| 5 | (Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)
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| 6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 7 | becoming law.
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