HOUSE BILL 277

Sponsored By:

Delegates Guns and Weir

Entitled:

Health Occupations - Scope of Practice

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to practice a health occupation under specified provisions of law from practicing the health occupation on animals; creating specified exceptions; adding a person practicing acupuncture in accordance with specified restrictions to the list of exclusions from the practice of veterinary medicine; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

1/20

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/5

Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Third Reading Passed (132-3)

3/30

Returned Passed

4/29

Signed by the Governor Chapter 226

Senate Action

3/24

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/31

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

4/1

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/2

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ACUPUNCTURE

ANIMALS -see also- BIRDS; HUNTING; TRAPPING

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN

VETERINARIANS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Agriculture

( 2-301 , 2-304 )

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 5-399.8 )

Health Occupations

( 1-211 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 119173/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 21, 1997 at: 10:25 Status: Adopted