Bill Text: NJ A4078 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Permits licensed veterinarians to employ foreign veterinary school graduates under certain circumstances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-23 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee [A4078 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A4078-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Permits licensed veterinarians to employ foreign veterinary school graduates under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning foreign veterinary school graduates and amending P.L.1952, c.198.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 10 of P.L.1952, c.198 (C.45:16-9.7) is amended to read as follows:
10. a. (1) A veterinary practice may employ for each licensed veterinarian in the practice as veterinarians not more than two qualified veterinary graduates who have obtained a temporary permit; provided that the qualified veterinary graduates have met all the requirements of the board as set forth in the practice act. An applicant for such a temporary permit shall be associated with a licensed veterinarian in the practice and his labors shall be limited to the practice of the licensed veterinarian. Each qualified veterinary graduate shall be under the responsible supervision of a licensed practicing veterinarian. Said applicant shall present himself for examination at the next scheduled examination of the board for which the applicant is eligible. There shall be a fee determined by the board for the aforementioned permit, which fee shall be applied toward the examination fee, but shall be forfeited if the applicant fails to present himself at the next scheduled examination for which the applicant is eligible. If the applicant does not pass the examination, additional permits may be issued but not to exceed three in total. Application for such permit shall be countersigned by the licensed veterinarian with whom the candidate will be associated. A candidate who has failed to appear for an examination or who has failed an examination and who has subsequent thereto failed to renew his permit is disqualified to practice the profession of veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry.
(2) A lawfully qualified veterinarian of another state who meets the requirements of this State for licensure may take charge temporarily of the practice of a licensed veterinarian of this State during his absence from such practice, not to exceed 90 days, unless renewed, upon written request to the board for permission to do so and upon payment of a fee as determined by the board. The board shall have the right to suspend or revoke any temporary permit for a violation of R.S.45:16-1 et seq. by either the permittee or licensee-employer; provided that before any such permit shall be suspended or revoked, the accused person shall be afforded a hearing before the board.
b. (1) A
licensed practitioner may also use a veterinarian who is qualified under the
provisions of the American Veterinary
Medical Association's [Education] Educational
Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates or who is qualified under any other
training program approved by the board, who shall have obtained a training
certificate from the board for this purpose. That person shall be under the
responsible supervision of the licensed practitioner.
(2) A licensed practitioner, who is a large animal veterinarian, may use a veterinarian who is a graduate of a foreign veterinary school and who has applied for certification under the provisions of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates for a period not to exceed two years following application for that certification. That person shall be under the direct and immediate supervision of the licensed practitioner.
For purposes of this subsection, "large animal veterinarian" means a licensed veterinarian who works full time in a practice in which at least 50 percent of the practice is engaged in the care of animals that produce food for human consumption.
(cf: P.L. 2003, c.227, s.5.)
2. This act shall take effect on the 90th day after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill permits a licensed veterinarian who is a large animal veterinarian to employ a foreign veterinary school graduate as an assistant under certain circumstances. Specifically, this bill provides that a practitioner who is a large animal veterinarian may employ a veterinarian who is a graduate of a foreign veterinary school, who has applied for certification under the provisions of the American Veterinary Medical Association's Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates, for a period of two years following application for that certification. The bill also requires that person to be under the direct and immediate supervision of the licensed practitioner. A large animal veterinarian is defined in the bill as a licensed veterinarian who works full time in a practice in which at least 50 percent of the practice is engaged in the care of animals that produce food for human consumption.
