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Assembly Bill A1150

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of certain supportive services to veterinarians by unlicensed persons working at animal shelters

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2017-A1150 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6713, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7903
2013-2014: A810
2015-2016: A333

2017-A1150 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of certain supportive services to veterinarians by unlicensed persons working at animal shelters where services are provided under the general supervision of a licensed veterinarian for animals and such unlicensed person is a high school graduate who has received training from such pound, shelter, society or association.

2017-A1150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1150
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  the  provision  of
   certain  supportive  services  to  veterinarians by unlicensed persons
   working at animal shelters; and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6713  of  the  education  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  580 of the laws of 1987 and as designated by chapter
 542 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A. An unlicensed person may provide supportive services to a veter-
 inarian, including but not limited  to  administering  oral  or  topical
 medications,  incidental  to  and/or  concurrent  with such veterinarian
 personally performing a service or procedure, provided  such  supportive
 services do not require a knowledge of veterinary science.
   B.  AN  UNLICENSED  PERSON  MAY PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING
 PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, COLLECTING SAMPLES FOR TESTING AND ADMINIS-
 TERING INJECTIONS AND TREATMENTS PRESCRIBED OR  PROVIDED  IN  A  WRITTEN
 PROTOCOL  BY  A  LICENSED  VETERINARIAN,  WHERE  (I)  SUCH  SERVICES ARE
 PROVIDED UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF A  LICENSED  VETERINARIAN  FOR
 ANIMALS  IN THE CUSTODY OF A MUNICIPAL OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT POUND, SHELTER,
 DULY INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR THE  PREVENTION  OF  CRUELTY  TO  ANIMALS,
 HUMANE SOCIETY OR DOG OR CAT PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION; (II) SUCH PERSON IS
 A  HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO HAS RECEIVED TRAINING FROM SUCH POUND, SHEL-
 TER, SOCIETY OR ASSOCIATION; (III) SUCH PERSON HAS  DEMONSTRATED  COMPE-
 TENCY AS DETERMINED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORTIVE
 SERVICES; AND (IV) AFTER MAKING REASONABLE EFFORTS TO LOCATE THIS INFOR-
 MATION,  SUCH  POUND, SHELTER, SOCIETY OR ASSOCIATION HAS NOT DETERMINED
 THAT SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF VIOLATING ANY STATUTE,  STATE  OR
 LOCAL  REGULATION,  OR  LOCAL ORDINANCE, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WHICH IS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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