Appearances at the Hearing
Interested persons are invited to present information at the hearing. Persons appearing may make an oral presentation but are urged to submit facts, opinions and argument in writing as well. Facts, opinions and argument may also be submitted in writing without a personal appearance by mail addressed to the Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. Written comments must be received by February 21, 1997 to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.
Analysis prepared by the Department of Regulation and Licensing
Statutes authorizing promulgation: ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227. 11 (2) and 453.03 (1)
Statute interpreted: s. 453.06 (1)
In this proposed rule-making order the Veterinary Examining Board repeals and recreates s. VE 4.01 (3) to require applicants who have graduated from a school not approved by the board to complete and obtain certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates. This amendment will only allow those applicants who have completed and obtained their ECFVG (Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates) certification to be eligible for licensure as a veterinarian in Wisconsin.
Under the current rule, an applicant who has graduated from a school not approved by the board, which includes all schools outside the United States and Canada with one exception, has three alternative routes to licensure. First, the applicant may complete the ECFVG program. Second, the applicant may demonstrate that requirements for a license in the applicant's country of original licensure, including educational and examination requirements, are substantially equivalent to the requirements in this state. Third, the applicant may establish equivalency of his or her education and pass the national veterinary licensing examinations. Unlike the ECFVG program, which carries out extensive testing and remediation to ensure that foreign graduates fully meet standards imposed by the licensing jurisdictions in this country, the board has found itself unable to make informed decisions and judgments relating to the equivalency of standards for licensure in other countries so as to permit the board to ensure that endorsement candidates from other countries do in fact meet the minimum requirements imposed by this state upon graduates of approved schools of veterinary medicine.
Text of Rule
SECTION 1. VE 4.01 (3) is repealed and recreated to read:
VE 4.01 (3) A person holding a current unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a country other than the United States or Canada, who is not a graduate of a school of veterinary medicine approved by the board, in addition to the requirements of sub. (2), shall submit evidence that applicant has successfully completed the certification program of the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the American veterinary medical association.
Fiscal Estimate
1. The anticipated fiscal effect on the fiscal liability and revenues of any local unit of government of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
2. The projected anticipated state fiscal effect during the current biennium of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
3. The projected net annualized fiscal impact on state funds of the proposed rule is: $0.00.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
These proposed rules will be reviewed by the department through its Small Business Review Advisory Committee to determine whether there will be an economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1) (a), Stats.
Copies of Rule and Contact Person
Copies of this proposed rule are available without cost upon request to: Pamela Haack, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Office of Administrative Rules, 1400 East Washington Avenue, Room 171, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708 (608) 266-0495.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Rules to the Presiding Officer of each House of the Legislature, Under S. 227.19, Stats.
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings for further information on a particular rule.
Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
(CR 96-142):
Ch. ATCP 30 Appendix A - Relating to atrazine use restrictions
S. PD 6.05 (1) (b) - Relating to reimbursement from parents of juveniles.
Administrative Rules Filed With The
Revisor Of Statutes Bureau
The following administrative rules have been filed with the Revisor of Statutes Bureau and are in the process of being published. The date assigned to each rule is the projected effective date. It is possible that the publication of these rules could be delayed. Contact the Revisor of Statutes Bureau at (608) 266-7275 for updated information on the effective dates for the listed rules.
Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
(CR 96-149):
An order repealing s. HSS 165.21 and creating ch. ATCP 77, relating to laboratory certification fees.
Effective 02-01-97.
An order affecting chs. ILHR 20 and 21 in the Uniform Dwelling Code, relating to one- and two-family dwelling construction in flood hazard zones.
Effective 03-01-97.
An order affecting chs. ILHR 20 and 21 in the Uniform Dwelling Code, relating to soil erosion at one- and two-family dwelling construction sites.
Effective 03-01-97.
An order affecting chs. Med 1 to 8, 19 and 20 and s. Med 14.03, relating to open book examinations on statutes and rules, examination reviews and claim of examination error, and requirements relating to licensure of applicants with disabilities.
Effective 03-01-97.
An order amending ss. NR 25.03 (1) (a) and 25.06 (1) (a) 2. and creating s. NR 25.03 (1) (a) 2., relating to commercial fishing licenses and the annual lake trout harvest limit on Lake Superior.
Effective 02-01-97.
An order affecting ss. RL 34.01 and 34.011, relating to conditions for transporting firearms in vehicles by private security persons.
Effective 02-01-97.
An order creating ch. RL 130, relating to examinations and continuing education requirements for interior designers.
Effective 02-01-97.
An order affecting s. Tax 11.83, relating to the Wisconsin sales and use tax treatment of motor vehicles.
Effective 03-01-97.
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