Bill Text: IL HB0337 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that nothing in the Act shall apply to a chiropractic physician licensed in this State and certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association performing chiropractic care on animals.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0337 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HB0337-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB0337 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 115/4 from Ch. 111, par. 7004
Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004. Provides that nothing in the Act shall apply to a chiropractic physician licensed in this State and certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association performing chiropractic care on animals.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice
Act of 2004 is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
(225 ILCS 115/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7004)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
Sec. 4. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act shall apply to any
of the following:
(1) Veterinarians employed by the federal or State
government while engaged in their official duties.
(2) Licensed veterinarians from other states who are
invited to Illinois for consultation by a veterinarian
licensed in Illinois.
(3) Veterinarians employed by colleges or universities
while engaged in the performance of their official duties,
or faculty engaged in animal husbandry or animal
management programs of colleges or universities.
(3.5) A veterinarian or veterinary technician from
another state or country who (A) is not licensed under
this Act; (B) is currently licensed as a veterinarian or
veterinary technician in another state or country, or
otherwise exempt from licensure in the other state; (C) is

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an invited guest of a professional veterinary association,
veterinary training program, or continuing education
provider approved by the Department; and (D) engages in
professional education through lectures, clinics, or
demonstrations.
(4) A veterinarian employed by an accredited college
of veterinary medicine providing assistance requested by a
veterinarian licensed in Illinois, acting with informed
consent from the client and acting under the direct or
indirect supervision and control of the licensed
veterinarian. Providing assistance involves hands-on
active participation in the treatment and care of the
patient. The licensed veterinarian shall maintain
responsibility for the veterinarian-client-patient
relationship.
(5) Veterinary students in an accredited college of
veterinary medicine, university, department of a
university, or other institution of veterinary medicine
and surgery engaged in duties assigned by their
instructors or working under the immediate or direct
supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
(5.5) Students of an accredited program in veterinary
technology performing veterinary technology duties or
actions assigned by instructors or working under the
immediate or direct supervision of a licensed
veterinarian.

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(6) Any person engaged in bona fide scientific
research which requires the use of animals.
(7) An owner of livestock and any of the owner's
employees or the owner and employees of a service and care
provider of livestock caring for and treating livestock
belonging to the owner or under a provider's care,
including but not limited to, the performance of husbandry
and livestock management practices such as dehorning,
castration, emasculation, or docking of cattle, horses,
sheep, goats, and swine, artificial insemination, and
drawing of semen. Nor shall this Act be construed to
prohibit any person from administering in a humane manner
medicinal or surgical treatment to any livestock in the
care of such person. However, any such services shall
comply with the Humane Care for Animals Act.
(8) An owner of an animal, or an agent of the owner
acting with the owner's approval, in caring for, training,
or treating an animal belonging to the owner, so long as
that individual or agent does not represent himself or
herself as a veterinarian or use any title associated with
the practice of veterinary medicine or surgery or
diagnose, prescribe drugs, or perform surgery. The agent
shall provide the owner with a written statement
summarizing the nature of the services provided and obtain
a signed acknowledgment from the owner that they accept
the services provided. The services shall comply with the

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Humane Care for Animals Act. The provisions of this item
(8) do not apply to a person who is exempt under item (7).
(9) A member in good standing of another licensed or
regulated profession within any state or a member of an
organization or group approved by the Department by rule
providing assistance that is requested in writing by a
veterinarian licensed in this State acting within a
veterinarian-client-patient relationship and with
informed consent from the client and the member is acting
under the immediate, direct, or indirect supervision and
control of the licensed veterinarian. Providing assistance
involves hands-on active participation in the treatment
and care of the patient, as defined by rule. The licensed
veterinarian shall maintain responsibility for the
veterinarian-client-patient relationship, but shall be
immune from liability, except for willful and wanton
conduct, in any civil or criminal action if a member
providing assistance does not meet the requirements of
this item (9).
(10) A graduate of a non-accredited college of
veterinary medicine who is in the process of obtaining a
certificate of educational equivalence and is performing
duties or actions assigned by instructors in an approved
college of veterinary medicine.
(10.5) A veterinarian who is enrolled in a
postgraduate instructional program in an accredited

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college of veterinary medicine performing duties or
actions assigned by instructors or working under the
immediate or direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian
or a faculty member of the College of Veterinary Medicine
at the University of Illinois.
(11) A certified euthanasia technician who is
authorized to perform euthanasia in the course and scope
of his or her employment only as permitted by the Humane
Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act.
(12) A person who, without expectation of
compensation, provides emergency veterinary care in an
emergency or disaster situation so long as he or she does
not represent himself or herself as a veterinarian or use
a title or degree pertaining to the practice of veterinary
medicine and surgery.
(13) Any certified veterinary technician or other
employee of a licensed veterinarian performing permitted
duties other than diagnosis, prognosis, prescription, or
surgery under the appropriate direction and supervision of
the veterinarian, who shall be responsible for the
performance of the employee.
(13.5) Any pharmacist licensed in the State, merchant,
or manufacturer selling at his or her regular place of
business medicines, feed, appliances, or other products
used in the prevention or treatment of animal diseases as
permitted by law and provided that the services he or she

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provides do not include diagnosing, prognosing, writing
prescriptions, or surgery.
(14) An approved humane investigator regulated under
the Humane Care for Animals Act or employee of a shelter
licensed under the Animal Welfare Act, working under the
indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
(15) An individual providing equine dentistry services
requested by a veterinarian licensed to practice in this
State, an owner, or an owner's agent. For the purposes of
this item (15), "equine dentistry services" means floating
teeth without the use of drugs or extraction.
(15.5) In the event of an emergency or disaster, a
veterinarian or veterinary technician not licensed in this
State who (A) is responding to a request for assistance
from the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the Illinois
Department of Public Health, the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency, or other State agency as determined by
the Department; (B) is licensed and in good standing in
another state; and (C) has been granted a temporary waiver
from licensure by the Department.
(16) Private treaty sale of animals unless otherwise
provided by law.
(17) A chiropractic physician licensed in this State
and certified by the American Veterinary Chiropractic
Association performing chiropractic care on animals.
(Source: P.A. 98-339, eff. 12-31-13.)