Florida Senate - 2011 CS for SB 1428
By the Committee on Regulated Industries; and Senator Latvala
580-03317-11 20111428c1
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 amending ss. 455.2185 and 456.023, F.S.; deleting
10 provisions that limit the practice privileges of out
11 of-state or foreign health care professionals or
12 veterinarians who are in this state for a specific
13 sporting event; providing an effective date.
14
15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 474.202, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 474.202 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
20 (6) “Limited-service veterinary vaccination clinic medical
21 practice” means a veterinary practice at which a veterinarian
22 performs vaccinations or immunizations on multiple animals at a
23 temporary location and operates for a limited time offering or
24 providing veterinary services at any location that has a primary
25 purpose other than that of providing veterinary medical service
26 at a permanent or mobile establishment permitted by the board;
27 provides veterinary medical services for privately owned animals
28 that do not reside at that location; operates for a limited
29 time; and provides limited types of veterinary medical services.
30 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 474.215, Florida
31 Statutes, is amended to read:
32 474.215 Premises permits.—
33 (7) The board by rule shall establish minimum standards for
34 the operation of limited service veterinary vaccination clinics
35 medical practices. Such rules shall not restrict limited service
36 veterinary medical practices and shall be consistent with the
37 type of limited veterinary vaccination and immunization services
38 medical service provided.
39 (a) Any person that offers or provides limited service
40 veterinary vaccination clinics medical practice shall obtain a
41 biennial permit from the board the cost of which shall not
42 exceed $250. The limited service permittee shall register each
43 location where a limited service veterinary vaccination clinic
44 is held and shall pay a fee set by rule not to exceed $25 to
45 register each such location.
46 (b) All permits issued under this subsection are subject to
47 the provisions of ss. 474.213 and 474.214.
48 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to the
49 contrary, any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated by a
50 county health department in response to a public health threat,
51 as declared by the State Health Officer in consultation with the
52 State Veterinarian, is not subject to any preregistration, time
53 limitation, or fee requirements, but must adhere to all other
54 requirements for limited service veterinary vaccination clinics
55 medical practice as prescribed by rule. The fee charged to the
56 public for a rabies vaccination administered during such
57 temporary rabies vaccination effort may not exceed the actual
58 cost of administering the rabies vaccine. Such rabies
59 vaccination efforts may not be used for any purpose other than
60 to address the public health consequences of the rabies
61 outbreak. The board shall be immediately notified in writing of
62 any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated under this
63 paragraph.
64 Section 3. Section 455.2185, Florida Statutes, is amended
65 to read:
66 455.2185 Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign
67 professionals; limited practice permitted.—
68 (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory
69 or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other
70 nation or foreign jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements
71 of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional
72 practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over
73 the profession if that profession is regulated in this state
74 under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the
75 profession and if that person:
76 (a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that
77 person practices, an active license to practice that profession.
78 (b) Engages in the active practice of that profession
79 outside the state.
80 (c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity
81 by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting
82 event.
83 (2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited
84 to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that
85 professional is employed or designated and to any animals used
86 if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or
87 designated involves animals. A professional practicing under
88 authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in
89 any licensed veterinary facility without the approval of that
90 facility.
91 Section 4. Section 456.023, Florida Statutes, is amended to
92 read:
93 456.023 Exemption for certain out-of-state or foreign
94 professionals; limited practice permitted.—
95 (1) A professional of any other state or of any territory
96 or other jurisdiction of the United States or of any other
97 nation or foreign jurisdiction is exempt from the requirements
98 of licensure under this chapter and the applicable professional
99 practice act under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over
100 the profession if that profession is regulated in this state
101 under the agency with regulatory jurisdiction over the
102 profession and if that person:
103 (a) Holds, if so required in the jurisdiction in which that
104 person practices, an active license to practice that profession.
105 (b) Engages in the active practice of that profession
106 outside the state.
107 (c) Is employed or designated in that professional capacity
108 by a sports entity visiting the state for a specific sporting
109 event.
110 (2) A professional’s practice under this section is limited
111 to the members, coaches, and staff of the team for which that
112 professional is employed or designated and to any animals used
113 if the sporting event for which that professional is employed or
114 designated involves animals. A professional practicing under
115 authority of this section shall not have practice privileges in
116 any licensed health care facility or veterinary facility without
117 the approval of that facility.
118 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.