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H.B. No. 0007 |
Wyoming Veterinary Medical Practice Act-2. |
Sponsored By: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to veterinarians; amending definitions relating to the practice of veterinary medicine; increasing board member salaries;
11/18/2010 Bill Number Assigned
1/11/2011 H Received for Introduction
1/11/2011 H Introduced and Referred to H05
2/2/2011 H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Blake, Campbell, Davison, Eklund, Hunt, Loucks, Moniz, Semlek and Zwonitzer, Dn.
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/2/2011 H Placed on General File
HB0007HS001/ADOPTED
Page 1-line 3 After ";" insert "eliminating the function of secretary-treasurer of the board of veterinary medicine; providing for a license renewal grace period; providing for a late fee;".
Page 1-line 11 After "33‑30‑204(e)" insert "and (g) through (k), 33‑30‑206(b), 33‑30‑207(c)"; after "33‑30‑211" insert "(a), (b) and".
Page 3-After line 16 Insert:
"(g) At the annual meeting the board shall organize by
electing from its membership a president and vice‑president and such
other officers as may be prescribed by rules. Officers of the board shall
serve for terms of one (1) year and until successors are elected, without
limitation on the number of terms an officer may serve. The president shall
serve as chairman at the board meetings, except that in his absence the vice‑president
shall serve as chairman. The state veterinarian shall be ex officio member of
the board and serve as secretary-treasurer of the board and shall receive no compensation for any duties imposed upon him by the board,
except that he is entitled to the normal travel expenses allowed to state
employees.
(h) The duties of the
secretary-treasurer board
shall include but not be limited to carrying on the
correspondence of the board, keeping keep
permanent accounts and records of all receipts and disbursements by the board
and minutes of all board proceedings, including the disposition of all
applications for licenses, and keeping keep a register of all persons currently licensed
by the board. The secretary-treasurer board shall, as required by W.S. 9‑2‑1014,
report to the governor and the Wyoming Veterinary Medical Association as to the
transactions of the board. In all court actions or proceedings pertaining to
this act, a transcript of any record or any part thereof, which is certified to
be a true copy by the secretary-treasurer board, shall be entitled to admission in evidence.
(j) All board records shall be open to public inspection
during regular office hours of the secretary‑treasurer
board; except, information
received by the board through inspection and investigations involving the
question of licensure shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except
as may be judicially required.
(k) All money shall be received and collected as provided
by law. The state treasurer shall credit the money to a separate account. All
expenses of the board and all expenses incurred in connection with the
administration of this act shall be paid from the account by requisition signed
by the secretary-treasurer of the board
in a manner provided by law for payment of other state expenses. The account
shall be a continuing account and shall not be subject to reversion to the state's
general fund.
33‑30‑206. Application for license; fee; determination of qualifications.
(b) If the board determines that the applicant possesses
the proper qualifications, it shall admit the applicant to the next
examination, or if the applicant is eligible for a license without examination
under W.S. 33‑30‑208, the board may forthwith grant him a license.
If an applicant is found not qualified to take the examination or does not
qualify for a license without examination, the secretary‑treasurer
of the board shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of
such finding and the grounds therefor. A licensee whose license is revoked or
an applicant found unqualified shall be afforded an opportunity for a hearing
to be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
Any applicant who is found not qualified shall be allowed the return of his
application fee.
33‑30‑207. Examinations generally.
(c) After each examination the secretary‑treasurer
board shall notify each
examinee of the result of his examination, and the board shall issue licenses
to the persons successfully completing the examination. The secretary‑treasurer board shall record the new licenses and issue
certificates of registration to the new licensees. Any person failing an
examination shall be admitted to any subsequent examination on payment of the
application fee.
Page 3-After line 20 Insert:
(a) All licenses shall expire annually on December 31 of
each year and shall be renewed by registration with the board and payment of
the registration renewal fee established and published by the board. On
December 1 of each year, the secretary-treasurer board shall mail a notice to each licensed
veterinarian that his license will expire on December 31 and provide him with a
form for reregistration. The secretary-treasurer board shall issue annual certificates of
registration to all persons registering under this act.
(b) Any person who shall practice veterinary medicine
after the expiration of his license and wilfully or by neglect fail to renew
such license shall be practicing in violation of this act.; provided that, The board may, by rule establish a grace period for license
renewal not to exceed sixty (60) days and establish a late fee for license
renewal which shall not exceed the annual renewal fee. At the
discretion of the board, any person not practicing in the state may renew an
expired license within five (5) years of the date of its expiration by making
written application for renewal and paying the current renewal fee plus a late fee and all delinquent renewal fees. After
five (5) years have elapsed since the date of the expiration, a license may not
be renewed, but the holder must make application for a new license.".
SEMLEK, CHAIRMAN
2/3/2011 H Passed CoW
HB0007H2001/ADOPTED
Page 3-After line 16 In the standing committee amendment (HB007HS001/A) to this line, in W.S. 33‑30‑204(k) inserted by that amendment after the stricken "secretary-treasurer of" insert "a person designated by". SEMLEK
2/4/2011 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/7/2011 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pederson, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Excused: Representative(s) Shepperson
Ayes 59 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/8/2011 S Received for Introduction
2/8/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S05
2/11/2011 S05 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Bebout, Driskill, Emerich, Geis and Hicks
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/11/2011 S Placed on General File
2/17/2011 S Passed CoW
2/18/2011 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/22/2011 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern
Nays: Senator(s) Case
Excused: Senator(s) Emerich
Ayes 28 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/22/2011 Assigned Number HEA No. 0034
2/22/2011 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0034
2/23/2011 S President Signed HEA No. 0034
3/2/2011 Governor Signed HEA No. 0034
3/3/2011 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0097 Session Laws of Wyoming 2011