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House panel hears bill to license board-certified veterinary specialists trained abroad
Summary
A substitute for House Bill 91 would allow veterinarians who graduated from approved foreign veterinary schools and completed specialty training to be licensed as board-certified specialists in Georgia; proponents said the change would address shortages of veterinary specialists, especially in rural areas.
Representative Cooper presented a substitute to House Bill 91 to the Georgia House Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, proposing that veterinarians who trained at accredited foreign veterinary schools and who meet U.S. board-certification requirements be licensed in Georgia as board-certified specialists.
The bill is framed as a response to shortages of veterinary specialists, particularly in rural parts of the state.…
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