to appear for an additional probation appearance at the next regularly schedule meeting of the Board. Violations of Rule 61G18-18.002, F.A.C., may result in disciplinary action. 4. Probationer shall appear before the Board at the first meeting after the probation commences, at the last meeting of the Board preceding termination of probation, and at such other times as requested by the Board. 5. In the event Probationer leaves the State of Florida for a period of thirty (30) days or more, or otherwise does not engage in practice in Florida, Probationer’s probation shall be tolled and shall remain in a tolled status until Probationer returns to active practice in the State of Florida, at which time the probationary status shall resume. Probationer must keep current residence and business address on file with the Board. Probationer shall notify the Board within ten (10) days of any changes of said addresses. (4) Probationer shall pay an administrative fine or costs in the amount set by the Board, said fine to be paid or costs to the Board within a certain number of days of the effective date of the Final Order.
30 days of the final order. Respondent must submit information on the course to be taken to the Board Office and it must be approved by the Board Chairman or his designee before the respondent takes the course. 2. As a condition of probation, Respondent shall submit themselves to two (2) unannounced collections of medical records by a Department investigator per year during Respondent’s probationary period. During each collection, the Department investigator shall be permitted to select and copy, at the Respondent’s expense, the medical records of five (5) patients of the investigator’s choosing; said records shall be submitted to the Board office for review and approval by a board member assigned by the Board Chairman. Respondent shall facilitate said inspections in whatever manner required by the Department. Records must include records that were created on or after the date of the final order. 3. If the reviewer finds records to be not in compliance with Rule 61G18-18.002, F.A.C., a copy of the reviewer’s report will be provided to the Respondent and the Board and the respondent will be required
PART IV: AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AVMA) ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY UNIT, STATE RELATIONS
deceased veterinarian that the veterinarian’s medical records are available to the owners of the patients or their duly constituted representative from a specific person at a certain location. At the conclusion of a twenty-two (22) month period of time from the date of the veterinarian’s death, or thereafter, the executor, administrator, personal representative, or survivor shall cause to be published once during each week for four (4) consecutive weeks, in the newspaper of greatest general circulation in the county where the veterinarian resided, a notice indicating to the owners of the patients of the deceased veterinarian that the veterinarian’s medical records will be disposed of or destroyed one (1) month or later from the last day of the fourth week of publication of notice. (b) Send electronic notifications, either mail or text, to all clients that have been seen within the last 3 years a notice indicating to the owners of the patients of the deceased veterinarian, that the veterinarian’s medical records are available to the owners of the patients or their duly constituted representative from a specific person at a certain location and that the veterinarian’s medical records will be disposed of or destroyed in 2 years. (c) Maintain the existing practice website for a period of 2 years, posting a notice indicating to the owners of the patients of the deceased veterinarian that the veterinarian’s medical records are available to the owners of the patients or their duly constituted representative from a specific person at a certain location and that the veterinarian’s medical records will be disposed of or destroyed in 2 years.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Division of State Advocacy tracks bills and legislation around the country. The AMVA State Legislative Update presents a monthly review of introduced legislation. Monthly reports present charts of legislation organized under collective headings. In the March 2023 update, under the heading Companion Animals, the proposed legislation FL S.B. 1492/FL H.B. 1581 would: 1. Create a registration system with the state Department of Agriculture (FDACS) for dog breeders in the state; 2. Require FDACS to adopt rules, in consultation with local governments and animal rescue groups, to set standards of care for dog breeding, including veterinary care; and, 3. Require, upon the death of a breeding female dog, the registrant to submit to FDACS a notarized letter from a veterinarian naming the dog’s cause of death. Under the Small Business Heading, the report presents proposed updates to Florida Rule 61G18-18.001. These updates would require the executor, administrator, personal representative, or survivor of a deceased veterinarian to: 1. Retain medical records concerning any patient of the deceased veterinarian for at least two years from the date of their death; 2. Within one (1) month from the date of death of the veterinarian, the executor, administrator, personal representative or survivor of the deceased veterinarian shall do one of the following: (a) Cause to be published in the newspaper of greatest general circulation in the county where
the veterinarian resided or practiced a notice indicating to the owners of the patients of the
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