00                   SENATE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 56(L&C)                                                                 
01 "An Act relating to the certification of veterinarians; exempting veterinarians from the                                
02 requirements of the controlled substance prescription database; and providing for an                                    
03 effective date."                                                                                                        
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 08.98.050(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
06            (b)  The board may                                                                                           
07                 (1)  establish examination and registration requirements for veterinary                                 
08       technicians;                                                                                                      
09                 (2)  adopt regulations or do any act necessary to carry out its duties                                  
10       under this chapter;                                                                                           
11                 (3)  adopt a certification process for licensure to practice veterinary                             
12       medicine.                                                                                                     
13    * Sec. 2. AS 08.98.165(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
14            (a)  An applicant is qualified to receive a license as a veterinarian who                                    

01 (1)  is a graduate of an accredited veterinary school or who has                                                        
02 successfully completed the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates                                      
03 certification, the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education                                               
04 Equivalence certification, or another certification process approved by the board;                              
05 (2)  has, within the 60 months preceding application for the license,                                                   
06       passed a national examination for veterinarians approved by the board;                                            
07                 (3)  has passed the written examination of the state on specific Alaska                                 
08       issues of veterinary practice;                                                                                    
09                 (4)  is in good standing, as defined by the board in regulations; and                                   
10                 (5)  has paid required fees.                                                                            
11    * Sec. 3. AS 08.98.184 is amended to read:                                                                         
12 Sec. 08.98.184. Licensure by credentials. The board shall approve the                                                 
13 issuance of a license to an applicant who holds a valid license to practice veterinary                                  
14       medicine in another state, territory, or country if the applicant                                               
15 (1)  has graduated from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or                                                  
16 has successfully completed the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary                                            
17 Graduates certification, the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education                                     
18 Equivalence certification, or another certification process approved by the board;                              
19 (2)  has been engaged in the active practice of veterinary medicine for                                                 
20       at least five of the seven years before filing the application;                                                   
21 (3)  has passed the written examination of the state on specific Alaska                                                 
22       issues of veterinary practice;                                                                                    
23                 (4)  is in good standing, as defined by the board in regulations; and                                   
24                 (5)  has paid required fees.                                                                            
25    * Sec. 4. AS 17.30.200(o) is amended to read:                                                                      
26 (o)  The board shall promptly notify the State Medical Board, the Board of                                              
27 Nursing, the Board of Dental Examiners, and the Board of Examiners in Optometry [,                                  
28 AND THE BOARD OF VETERINARY EXAMINERS] when a practitioner registers                                                    
29       with the database under (n) of this section.                                                                      
30    * Sec. 5. AS 17.30.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
31 (v)  This section does not apply to a schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance                                      

01       prescribed or dispensed by a veterinarian licensed under AS 08.98 to treat an animal.                             
02    * Sec. 6. AS 08.98.050(a)(10) is repealed.                                                                         
03    * Sec. 7. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).