Bill Text: HI SB2772 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Veterinary Medicine
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-09 - (S) Act 013, 4/9/2010 (Gov. Msg. No. 468). [SB2772 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB2772-Amended.html
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 471-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the board may revoke or suspend the license of any veterinarian or fine the licensee, or both, for any cause authorized by law, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Professional misconduct, gross negligence, or manifest incapacity;
(2) Violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant thereto or any other law which applies to the licensee as a practicing veterinarian;
(3) Making any false representations or promises through advertising or otherwise;
(4) Habitual intemperance in the use of alcoholic beverages or addiction to the use of narcotic or dangerous substances;
(5) Mental incompetence;
(6) Any fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful act in connection with the practice of veterinary medicine;
(7) Making a false statement in any document submitted or required to be filed by this chapter;
(8) Revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action by another state of a license or certificate for reasons as provided in this section;
(9) Conviction[, whether by nolo contendere or
otherwise, or] of or plea of nolo contendere to a penal
offense substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of a
veterinarian, notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary;
(10) Violation of chapter 329, the uniform controlled
substances act, or any rule adopted pursuant thereto; [or]
(11) Failure to report any disciplinary action taken
against a licensee in another jurisdiction within thirty days after the
disciplinary action becomes final[.]; or
(12) Conduct or practice contrary to the recognized principles of medical ethics of the veterinary profession as adopted by the Hawaii veterinary medical association and the American veterinary medical association."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2010.
Report Title:
Veterinary Medicine
Description:
Permits the board of veterinary medicine to revoke or suspend a license or fine a licensee for conduct or practice that violates recognized principles of veterinary medical ethics. (SD1)
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