Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1428
Barcode 521832
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
04/01/2011 .
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The Committee on Regulated Industries (Norman) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 474.202, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 474.202 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
8 (6) “Limited-service veterinary vaccination clinic medical
9 practice” means a veterinary practice at which a veterinarian
10 performs vaccinations or immunizations on multiple animals at a
11 temporary location and operates for a limited time offering or
12 providing veterinary services at any location that has a primary
13 purpose other than that of providing veterinary medical service
14 at a permanent or mobile establishment permitted by the board;
15 provides veterinary medical services for privately owned animals
16 that do not reside at that location; operates for a limited
17 time; and provides limited types of veterinary medical services.
18 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 474.215, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 474.215 Premises permits.—
21 (7) The board by rule shall establish minimum standards for
22 the operation of limited service veterinary vaccination clinics
23 medical practices. Such rules shall not restrict limited service
24 veterinary medical practices and shall be consistent with the
25 type of limited veterinary vaccination and immunization services
26 medical service provided.
27 (a) Any person that offers or provides limited service
28 veterinary vaccination clinics medical practice shall obtain a
29 biennial permit from the board the cost of which shall not
30 exceed $250. The limited service permittee shall register each
31 location where a limited service veterinary vaccination clinic
32 is held and shall pay a fee set by rule not to exceed $25 to
33 register each such location.
34 (b) All permits issued under this subsection are subject to
35 the provisions of ss. 474.213 and 474.214.
36 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the
37 contrary, any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated by a
38 county health department in response to a public health threat,
39 as declared by the State Health Officer in consultation with the
40 State Veterinarian, is not subject to any preregistration, time
41 limitation, or fee requirements, but must adhere to all other
42 requirements for limited service veterinary vaccination clinics
43 medical practice as prescribed by rule. The fee charged to the
44 public for a rabies vaccination administered during such
45 temporary rabies vaccination effort may not exceed the actual
46 cost of administering the rabies vaccine. Such rabies
47 vaccination efforts may not be used for any purpose other than
48 to address the public health consequences of the rabies
49 outbreak. The board shall be immediately notified in writing of
50 any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated under this
51 paragraph.
52 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
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55 And the title is amended as follows:
56 Delete everything before the enacting clause
57 and insert:
58 A bill to be entitled
59 An act relating to veterinary practice; amending s.
60 474.202, F.S.; defining the term “limited service
61 veterinary vaccination clinic”; amending s. 474.215,
62 F.S.; revising terminology; requiring that the Board
63 of Veterinary Medicine establish minimum standards for
64 limited service veterinary vaccination clinics rather
65 than limited service veterinary medical practices;
66 providing an effective date.