Amendments for HB24-1047
House Journal, February 6
15 HB24-1047 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
16 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
17 recommendation:
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19 Amend printed bill, page 3, line 14, strike "(21.5), and (24);" and
20 substitute "and (21.5);".
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22 Page 4, strike lines 10 through 12 and substitute:
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24 "(a) treatment or collection of diagnostic information of a patient
25 at veterinary premises without being on the premises but being PROVIDES
26 EITHER WRITTEN OR VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TASKS THAT HAVE
27 BEEN DELEGATED TO AN INDIVIDUAL; AND".
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29 Page 4, line 20, strike "BY THE SAME PRACTICE" and substitute "AT THE
30 SAME PHYSICAL PRACTICE LOCATION AND WORKING OUT OF THE SAME
31 PHYSICAL PREMISES".
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33 Page 5, strike lines 12 and 13.
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35 Page 5, line 25, strike "(1)(r) and (1)(s)" and substitute "(1)(r), (1)(s), and
36 (1)(t)".
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38 Page 6, line 8, strike "AUTHORIZE TREATMENT PLANS FOR,".
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40 Page 6, strike lines 10 and 11 and substitute:
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42 "(j) Any person INDIVIDUAL from performing duties other than
43 diagnosis, prescription, surgery, or initiating treatment TASKS under the
44 direction".
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46 Page 6, strike lines 15 through 20 and substitute "12-315-105.5.".
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48 Page 6, line 21, strike "THE" and substitute "AT LEAST INDIRECT".
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50 Page 6, line 23, after "PROPERTY" insert "OR UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP".
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52 Page 7, strike lines 1 through 18 and substitute "THE INDIVIDUAL HAS
53 RECEIVED SUFFICIENT AND PROPER TRAINING;
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1 (s) AN INDIVIDUAL FROM PERFORMING ACCEPTED ANIMAL
2 HUSBANDRY ON LIVESTOCK AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION
3 35-42-103 IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER OF AN ANIMAL OR IS AN
4 INDIVIDUAL ACTING UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE OWNER OF THE ANIMAL
5 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(f)(I) OF THIS SECTION; OR
6 (t) AN INDIVIDUAL FROM PERFORMING TASKS ON LIVESTOCK
7 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED VETERINARIAN AND:
8 (I) THE SUPERVISING LICENSED VETERINARIAN HAS ESTABLISHED
9 A VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIVESTOCK
10 AND THE OWNER OF THE LIVESTOCK;
11 (II) THE INDIVIDUAL IS PERFORMING TASKS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
12 WRITTEN OR VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPED BY
13 THE SUPERVISING LICENSED VETERINARIAN; AND
14 (III) THE SUPERVISING LICENSED VETERINARIAN HAS DETERMINED
15 THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING THE TASKS HAS RECEIVED SUFFICIENT AND
16 PROPER TRAINING.".
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18 Page 8, strike lines 9 through 18 and substitute "TASKS IN ACCORDANCE
19 WITH THIS SECTION AND RULES ADOPTED BY THE BOARD PURSUANT TO
20 THIS SECTION.
21 (2) A LICENSED VETERINARIAN SHALL ESTABLISH A
22 VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP BEFORE THE
23 VETERINARIAN DELEGATES A TASK TO A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, A
24 VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST, OR OTHER QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.".
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26 Page 8, line 27, strike "SUBSECTION (4)" and substitute "SUBSECTIONS (4),
27 (6), AND (7)".
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29 Page 9, line 20, strike "SECTION." and substitute "PART 1.".
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31 Page 9, strike lines 24 through 26 and substitute "OR A VETERINARY
32 TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST AND THE STATED LEVEL OF SUPERVISION TO
33 PERFORM THOSE TASKS:".
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35 Page 10, line 6, strike "TUBES;" and substitute "TUBES.".
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37 Page 10, line 11, strike "INCLUDING:" and substitute "INCLUDING, AT A
38 MINIMUM:".
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40 Page 10, strike lines 17 and 18 and substitute:
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42 "(II) PLACEMENT OF EPIDURAL AND INTRAOSSEOUS CATHETERS;
43 (III) SUTURING, STAPLING, OR GLUING AN EXISTING SURGICAL SKIN
44 INCISION; AND
45 (IV) TREATMENT OF MINOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AS DETERMINED
46 BY THE LICENSED VETERINARIAN, IF:
47 (A) THE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
48 SPECIALIST HAS THE TRAINING AND COMPETENCY TO PERFORM THE
49 TREATMENT;
50 (B) THE TREATMENT IS PERFORMED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
51 LICENSED VETERINARIAN OR UNDER PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED WRITTEN
52 PROTOCOLS; AND
53 (C) THE LICENSED VETERINARIAN IS AVAILABLE TO MANAGE THE
54 CASE IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE PATIENT REQUIRES
1 CARE BEYOND THE ABILITIES OF THE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR
2 VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST.".
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4 Page 11, line 15, after "CATHETERIZATION," insert "CYSTOCENTESIS,".
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6 Page 11, strike lines 24 and 25 and substitute:
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8 "(IX) ADMINISTRATION OF A THERAPEUTIC LASER, EXCEPT FOR
9 THE USE OF SURGICAL LASERS;
10 (X) APPLICATION OF ANIMAL REHABILITATION THERAPIES;".
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12 Page 12, strike lines 11 through 18 and substitute:
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14 "(XVIII) FLUID ASPIRATION FROM A BODY CAVITY OR ORGAN;
15 (XIX) MINOR WOUND MANAGEMENT;
16 (XX) PLACEMENT OF NASAL CATHETERS; AND
17 (XXI) EMERGENCY PATIENT CARE, SUCH AS:".
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19 Page 13, strike lines 1 and 2 and substitute: "ANIMAL, UP TO AND
20 INCLUDING EUTHANASIA; AND".
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22 Page 13, strike lines 6 through 23 and substitute:
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24 "(5) (a) IN PROMULGATING RULES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
25 RELATED TO THE DELEGATION OF TASKS AND SUPERVISION OF VETERINARY
26 PROFESSIONALS OR OTHER PERSONNEL, THE BOARD SHALL:
27 (I) CONSULT WITH LICENSED VETERINARIANS, REGISTERED
28 VETERINARY TECHNICIANS, VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALISTS,
29 CLIENTS, AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, AS DETERMINED BY THE
30 BOARD; AND
31 (II) PERMIT A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST TO PERFORM
32 ANY TASK UNDER AT LEAST INDIRECT SUPERVISION BY A LICENSED
33 VETERINARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION.
34 (b) THE BOARD SHALL REVIEW AND UPDATE THE RULES
35 PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AS NECESSARY TO ACCOUNT
36 FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND
37 VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY.".
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39 Page 14, line 1, strike "TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE" and substitute
40 "TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND COMPETENCY".
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42 Page 14, line 2, strike "ARTICLE 315" and substitute "ARTICLE 315, AN
43 APPLICABLE BOARD RULE,".
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45 Page 14, strike lines 4 through 8 and substitute:
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47 "(7) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE 315, AN
48 APPLICABLE BOARD RULE, OR ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW, A
49 LICENSED VETERINARIAN MAY DELEGATE A TASK TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
50 IS NOT A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
51 SPECIALIST IF THE VETERINARIAN DETERMINES THAT THE TASK IS WITHIN
52 THE INDIVIDUAL'S TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AND THE INDIVIDUAL IS
53 UNDER THE VETERINARIAN'S DIRECT OR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION; EXCEPT
1 THAT THE TREATMENT OF MINOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAY ONLY BE
2 DELEGATED TO A VETERINARY TECHNICIAN OR VETERINARY TECHNICIAN
3 SPECIALIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (4)(b)(IV) OF THIS
4 SECTION.".
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6 Page 19, line 24, strike "(4)," and substitute "(4) OR (6),".
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8 Amend printed bill, strike "VETERINARY MEDICINE" on: Page 3, lines 20,
9 23, and 26; Page 4, line 5; Page 8, lines 20 and 27; Page 9, lines 4, 6 and
10 7, 13 and 14, and 22; Page 13, lines 24 and 25; and Page 15, lines 10 and
11 25.
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13 Page 1, line 105, strike "VETERINARY MEDICINE".
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