Bill Text: VA HB1058 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Veterinarians; exemption from licensure, practice of veterinary medicine.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-07 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0306) [HB1058 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-HB1058-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§54.1-3801 and 54.1-3804 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §54.1-3801. Exceptions. This chapter shall not apply to: 1. The owner of an animal and the owner's full-time, regular employee caring for and treating the animal belonging to such owner, except where the ownership of the animal was transferred for the purpose of circumventing the requirements of this chapter; 2. Veterinarians licensed in other states called in actual
consultation or to attend a case in this Commonwealth who do not open an office
or appoint a place to practice within 3. Veterinarians employed by the United States or by 4. Veterinarians providing free care in underserved areas of
Virginia who (i) do not regularly practice veterinary medicine in Virginia,
(ii) hold a current valid license or certificate to practice veterinary
medicine in another state, territory, district, or possession of the
United States, (iii) volunteer to provide free care in an underserved area of 5. Persons purchasing, possessing, and administering drugs in a public or private shelter as defined in §3.2-6500, provided that such purchase, possession, and administration is in compliance with §54.1-3423. §54.1-3804. Specific powers of Board. In addition to the powers granted in §54.1-2400, the Board shall have the following specific powers and duties: 1. To establish essential requirements and standards for approval of veterinary programs. 2. To establish and monitor programs for the practical training of qualified students of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in college or university programs of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology. 3. To regulate, inspect, and register all establishments and premises where veterinary medicine is practiced. 4. To establish requirements for the licensure of persons engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, pursuant to §54.1-3800, as part of a veterinary medical education program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education and located in the Commonwealth. 2. That the provisions of this act that amend §54.1-3801 shall become effective on July 1, 2018. 3. That the Board of Veterinary Medicine shall adopt regulations for the licensure of veterinarians employed by the United States or the Commonwealth who are engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, pursuant to §54.1-3801, as part of a veterinary medical education program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education and located in the Commonwealth by July 1, 2018. |