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By: Aycock (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) |
H.B. No. 412 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2011; |
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April 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Agriculture and Rural Affairs; May 17, 2011, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 17, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that certain impaired veterinarians |
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participate in a peer assistance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 801.401, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The board may issue a disciplinary order directing a |
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veterinarian to participate in the peer assistance program under |
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Section 801.157 if the board determines that the veterinarian is an |
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impaired professional as defined by Section 467.001, Health and |
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Safety Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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