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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
03/03/2025
03/03/2025
Crossed Over
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
Passed
03/11/2025
03/11/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Veterinary medicine. Amends the licensure applicability provision for veterinarians to include registration and permits for veterinary technicians. Requires certain individuals to submit to both a state and national background check. Allows the state police department to release the results of a national criminal history background check to an authorized employee of the board of animal health. Makes a technical correction.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing Indiana law to expand the scope of background check requirements and licensure provisions for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Specifically, the bill broadens the applicability of background check and licensing regulations to include not just licenses and certificates, but also registrations and permits for veterinary professionals. It requires individuals applying for initial veterinary professional credentials to submit to both state and national criminal history background checks at their own expense. The bill also allows the state police department to release national criminal history background check results to the Indiana professional licensing agency, the chief administrative officer of the board of veterinary medicine, and authorized employees of the board of animal health. Additionally, the legislation permits licensing boards to conduct random audits and require renewed professionals to undergo national criminal history background checks. The national criminal history background check is defined as the criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) based on fingerprint or other positive identification methods. These changes aim to enhance professional screening and oversight in the veterinary medicine field.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Public Law 62 (on 04/10/2025)
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