licensees are inactive. The costs to meet reactivation requirements shall be borne by licensees requesting reactivation. (10) The board, or the department if there is no board, may not require an inactive or delinquent licensee, except for a licensee under chapter 473 or chapter 475, to complete more than one renewal cycle of continuing education to reactivate a license. (11) The status or a change in status of a licensee shall not alter in any way the board’s, or the department’s when there is no board, right to impose discipline or to enforce discipline previously imposed on a licensee
to exceed the biennial renewal fee for an active status license, for processing a licensee’s request to change licensure status at any time other than at the beginning of a licensure cycle. (9) Each board, or the department when there is no board, may, by rule, impose reasonable conditions, excluding full reexamination but including part of a national examination or a special purpose examination to assess current competency, necessary to ensure that a licensee who has been on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who applies for active status can practice with the care and skill sufficient to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Reactivation requirements may differ depending on the length of time Just as the Florida legislature enacts statutes, such as those found in Title XXXII, state executive agencies carry out the spirit of the statutes through the development and enforcement of regulations in specific areas of law. Authorized by statutes, regulations (sometimes called rules or administrative laws) have the effect of law. Regulations are designed to increase flexibility and efficiency in the operation of laws. Many of the actual working provisions of statutes are embodied in regulations (Animal Protection New Mexico, 2023). The Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine meets approximately four times per year for one day and conducts teleconferences when necessary (Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, n.d.). The board provides declaratory statements, which are the sole means for obtaining a binding interpretation or opinion on the applicability of statutory rules or orders. A petition for a declaratory statement may be used only to resolve questions or doubts as to how the statutes, rules, or orders may apply to the petitioner’s particular circumstances. A declaratory statement is not the appropriate means for determining the conduct of another person or for obtaining a policy statement of general applicability from the board. The declaratory statements can be found on the board’s website, at http:// www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/veterinary-medicine/ declaratory-statements/ Most regulations are developed and enacted through a rule-making process, which includes public input. Open public meetings are held allowing anyone to comment on the proposed rules or help create regulation. Although participation is extremely important, some veterinarians overlook the possibilities of influencing and shaping the laws governing their profession. The year 2014 saw the enactment of a rule on public comment: Public Comment (Chapter 61G18-10.024) The Board of Veterinary Medicine invites and encourages all members of the public to provide comment on matters or propositions before the Board or a committee of the Board. The opportunity to provide comment shall be subject to the following: (1) Members of the public will be given an opportunity to provide comment on subject matters before the Board after an agenda item is introduced at a properly noticed Board meeting. (2) Members of the public shall be limited to five (5) minutes to provide comment. This time shall not include time spent by the presenter responding to questions posed by Board members, staff, or Board
for acts or omissions committed by the licensee while holding a license, whether active, inactive, or delinquent. … PART III: FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE – CHAPTER 61G18
counsel. The chair of the Board may extend the time to provide comment if time permits. (3) Members of the public shall notify Board staff
in writing of their interest in being heard on a proposition or matter before the Board. The
notification shall identify the person or entity, indicate support, opposition, or neutrality, and identify who will speak on behalf of a group or faction of persons consisting of two (2) or more persons. The following are some recent updates of Chapter 61G18 rules: 61G18-11.002 Examination and Licensure (Chapter 61G18-11.002 [abridged]; updated in 2020) (1) An applicant for any of the required examinations must apply to the Department and pay the appropriate examination fee. An applicant will have completed the requirements of Section 474.207(2)(b), F.S., or be enrolled in the last year of the veterinary medical curriculum of a college of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Education. This application will remain valid for twenty-four (24) months. (2) An applicant for licensure will have complied with the requirements in Section 474.207, F.S. (3) Effective on November 1, 2000, there shall be two examinations. (a) The first examination will be the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) developed by the International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA). (b) The second examination concerns laws and rules related to the practice of veterinary medicine. The context of the second test shall include the following subjects: The Veterinary Medical Practice Act, Chapter 474, F.S.; Chapter 455, F.S., relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Division 61G18, F.A.C., the rules promulgated by the Board of Veterinary Medicine; Chapters 465, 499, 585, 828 and 893, F.S.; and the 2006 Edition of the “Practitioner’s Manual,” an informational outline of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, published by the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] of the United States Department of Justice, which is hereby incorporated by reference and available at http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference. asp?No=Ref-12135. [Please note that the DEA is updating its manuals. For more information, see https://deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/ index.html.] …
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