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Committee approves bill allowing restricted veterinary licenses, telemedicine rules
Summary
House Bill 1099 authorizes the Veterinary Medical Examining Board to promulgate telehealth rules for veterinarians and allows the board to grant a restricted license to graduates who have not yet passed the national exam; the committee passed the measure by voice vote after brief questioning about license duration.
Sen. Greg Letting, carrying House Bill 1099 for Rep. Deanne Bott, told the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee that the bill contains cleanup language, authorizes the Veterinary Medical Examining Board to adopt rules for veterinary telehealth and telemedicine, and allows the board to grant a restricted license to a veterinarian who has graduated but not yet passed the national exam.
Letting said the restricted license would allow limited practice during the period before the national exam is passed, comparing it to a lawyer who has graduated but not yet passed the bar. When a committee member asked about time limits, Letting said the restricted license is for a one-year period and may be granted up to three times before the period would lapse and the applicant must have passed the national exam.
No witnesses spoke for or against the bill during the hearing. The committee moved to pass the bill; a second was offered and members approved the measure by voice vote with 'aye' recorded and no opposition noted. Letting thanked the committee after the vote.
The transcript records the committee's approval by voice vote; no roll-call tally or fiscal details were included in the record.
