| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to veterinary practice; amending 474.202, |
| 3 | F.S.; defining the term "limited service veterinary |
| 4 | vaccination clinic"; amending s. 474.215, F.S.; revising |
| 5 | terminology; requiring that the Board of Veterinary |
| 6 | Medicine establish minimum standards for limited service |
| 7 | veterinary vaccination clinics rather than limited service |
| 8 | veterinary medical practices; providing an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 474.202, Florida |
| 13 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 14 | 474.202 Definitions.-As used in this chapter: |
| 15 | (6) "Limited-service veterinary vaccination clinic medical |
| 16 | practice" means a veterinary practice at which a veterinarian |
| 17 | performs vaccinations or immunizations on multiple animals at a |
| 18 | temporary location and operates for a limited time offering or |
| 19 | providing veterinary services at any location that has a primary |
| 20 | purpose other than that of providing veterinary medical service |
| 21 | at a permanent or mobile establishment permitted by the board; |
| 22 | provides veterinary medical services for privately owned animals |
| 23 | that do not reside at that location; operates for a limited |
| 24 | time; and provides limited types of veterinary medical services. |
| 25 | Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 474.215, Florida |
| 26 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 27 | 474.215 Premises permits.- |
| 28 | (7) The board by rule shall establish minimum standards |
| 29 | for the operation of limited service veterinary vaccination |
| 30 | clinics medical practices. Such rules shall not restrict limited |
| 31 | service veterinary medical practices and shall be consistent |
| 32 | with the type of limited veterinary vaccination and immunization |
| 33 | services medical service provided. |
| 34 | (a) Any person that offers or provides limited service |
| 35 | veterinary vaccination clinics medical practice shall obtain a |
| 36 | biennial permit from the board the cost of which shall not |
| 37 | exceed $250. The limited service permittee shall register each |
| 38 | location where a limited service veterinary vaccination clinic |
| 39 | is held and shall pay a fee set by rule not to exceed $25 to |
| 40 | register each such location. |
| 41 | (b) All permits issued under this subsection are subject |
| 42 | to the provisions of ss. 474.213 and 474.214. |
| 43 | (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection to |
| 44 | the contrary, any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated |
| 45 | by a county health department in response to a public health |
| 46 | threat, as declared by the State Health Officer in consultation |
| 47 | with the State Veterinarian, is not subject to any |
| 48 | preregistration, time limitation, or fee requirements, but must |
| 49 | adhere to all other requirements for limited service veterinary |
| 50 | vaccination clinics medical practice as prescribed by rule. The |
| 51 | fee charged to the public for a rabies vaccination administered |
| 52 | during such temporary rabies vaccination effort may not exceed |
| 53 | the actual cost of administering the rabies vaccine. Such rabies |
| 54 | vaccination efforts may not be used for any purpose other than |
| 55 | to address the public health consequences of the rabies |
| 56 | outbreak. The board shall be immediately notified in writing of |
| 57 | any temporary rabies vaccination effort operated under this |
| 58 | paragraph. |
| 59 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |