69th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1997 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2037
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
Presession filed (at the request of Oregon State Veterinary
Medical Examining Board)
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to veterinarians; amending ORS 686.045, 686.085 and
686.420.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 686.045 is amended to read:
686.045. No person shall be licensed to practice veterinary
medicine in this state unless the person:
(1) Is a graduate of a veterinary college or a veterinary
department of a university or college of good standing and
repute.
(2) Has satisfactorily passed the examination provided in ORS
686.075.
(3) Has completed at least one year in active practice { - or
has served at least six months' probation with the State of
Oregon or one year's probation in any other state - } { + in
any state or territory of the United States or has completed at
least a one-year internship in the State of Oregon + }, as
provided in ORS 686.085.
SECTION 2. ORS 686.085 is amended to read:
686.085. (1) { - Except applicants who come within the
provisions of ORS 686.065, or applicants who hold a valid current
license to practice veterinary medicine in another state or
territory of the United States, and who have actively practiced
veterinary medicine in such state or territory for not less than
one year, each applicant, after the applicant has successfully
passed the examination and before being eligible to receive a
license, shall serve an interim period of not less than one year.
The interim period may be served in any one of the following
ways: - } { + Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of
this section, an applicant for a license shall serve an
internship of not less than one year following passage of the
examination required under ORS 686.075 before receiving a
license. The internship period may be served in any one of the
following ways: + }
(a) By association with and under the supervision of a licensed
veterinarian engaged in the active practice of veterinary
medicine, surgery or dentistry in this state.
(b) By engaging in some special form of educational, regulatory
or research work under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed
to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine, dentistry or
surgery in this state.
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(c) By engaging in livestock sanitary control work pursuant to
employment by the state, the Federal Government or a municipality
of this state.
(2) { - Interim - } { + Internship + } permits shall be
issued for the purpose set forth in this section. No
{ - interim - } { + internship + } permit shall be valid for
more than two years but the period may be extended by the
{ + Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining + } Board for
reason.
{ + (3) Time spent by an applicant while a veterinary student
engaged in any of the activities listed in subsection (1) of this
section may be counted toward the one-year internship required in
subsection (1) of this section, subject to the approval of the
board.
(4) The requirements of this section shall not apply to
applicants who come within the provisions of ORS 686.065, or
applicants who hold a valid current license to practice
veterinary medicine in another state or territory of the United
States and who have actively practiced veterinary medicine in
such state or territory for not less than one year. + }
SECTION 3. ORS 686.420 is amended to read:
686.420. (1) By November 1 of each year, the { + Oregon State
Veterinary Medical Examining + } Board shall mail notification to
each holder of a license to practice veterinary medicine that the
license expires on the December 31 next following. This notice
shall be sufficient if mailed to the last address filed with the
board by the license holder. Appropriate forms for the
presentation of evidence of professional activity shall be mailed
with the notice of expiration.
(2) The board shall { - each January - } adopt and publish
rules setting the number of hours of professional educational
activity to be required and the criteria by which professional
educational activities are to be approved { - for that calendar
year - } .
(3) The board shall determine whether the professional
educational activity participated in by each applicant for
license renewal is within the established criteria. The board may
excuse any applicant for license renewal from the professional
educational activity requirement when the applicant makes a
showing satisfactory to the board of exceptional circumstances
which have prevented compliance.
(4) Any person may renew a license { - which - }
{ + that + } has expired for failure to comply with ORS 686.410
(1) by making written application for license renewal, presenting
evidence of professional educational activity equivalent to that
which would have been required had the license been renewed
annually, and paying the current license renewal fee plus the
delinquent fee set by the board.
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Passed by House February 12, 1997
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 21, 1997
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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