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PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 419 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 APPLYING CERTAIN VETERINARY PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS TO PERSONS 1 5 PROVIDING VETERINARY MEDICAL SERVICES, OWNING A VETERINARY 1 6 CLINIC, OR PRACTICING VETERINARY MEDICINE. 1 7 1 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 9 1 10 Section 1. Section 169.5, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 11 the following new subsection: 1 12 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. A person who provides veterinary 1 13 medical services, owns a veterinary clinic, or practices in 1 14 this state shall obtain a certificate from the board and be 1 15 subject to the same standards of conduct, as provided in this 1 16 chapter and rules adopted by the board, as apply to a licensed 1 17 veterinarian, unless the board determines that the same 1 18 standards of conduct are inapplicable. The board shall issue, 1 19 renew, or deny a certificate; adopt rules relating to the 1 20 standards of conduct; and take disciplinary action against the 1 21 person, including suspension or revocation of a certificate, 1 22 in accordance with the procedures established in section 1 23 169.14. Certification fees shall be established by the board 1 24 pursuant to section 169.5, subsection 9, paragraph "j". Fees 1 25 shall be established in an amount sufficient to fully offset 1 26 the costs of certification pursuant to this subsection. For 1 27 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 1 28 2002, the department shall retain fees collected to administer 1 29 the program of certifying veterinary clinics and the fees 1 30 retained are appropriated to the department for the purposes 1 31 of this subsection. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1 32 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, notwithstanding section 8.33, 1 33 fees which remain unexpended at the end of the fiscal year 1 34 shall not revert to the general fund of the state but shall be 1 35 available for use for the following fiscal year to administer 2 1 the program. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and 2 2 succeeding fiscal years, certification fees shall be deposited 2 3 in the general fund of the state and are appropriated to the 2 4 department to administer the certification provisions of this 2 5 subsection. This subsection shall not apply to an animal 2 6 shelter, as defined in section 162.2, that provides veterinary 2 7 medical services to animals in the custody of the shelter. 2 8 Sec. 2. CERTIFICATION PROGRAM REPORT. The board of 2 9 veterinary medicine shall, prior to the implementation of the 2 10 veterinary clinic certification program pursuant to section 1 2 11 of this Act, submit a report to the general assembly prior to 2 12 January 1, 2001, regarding the status of the board's 2 13 development of the certification program. The report shall 2 14 include the criteria to be used for certification, the methods 2 15 and procedures to be used in the certification process, the 2 16 anticipated cost of operating the certification program, the 2 17 estimated certification fee to be charged each clinic, and the 2 18 general manner of implementation of the program. 2 19 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1 of this Act, amending 2 20 section 169.5, takes effect July 1, 2001. 2 21 2 22 2 23 2 24 MARY E. KRAMER 2 25 President of the Senate 2 26 2 27 2 28 2 29 BRENT SIEGRIST 2 30 Speaker of the House 2 31 2 32 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 2 33 is known as Senate File 419, Seventy-eighth General Assembly. 2 34 2 35 3 1 3 2 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL 3 3 Secretary of the Senate 3 4 Approved , 2000 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 THOMAS J. VILSACK 3 9 Governor
Text: SF00418 Text: SF00420 Text: SF00400 - SF00499 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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