HB 1354: Veterinary medicine. - Indiana

House Bill (S) → House Bill (H) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand the types of credentials covered by background check requirements, now including registrations and permits in addition to licenses and certificates. The Senate also added a new sponsor and updated the timeline to reflect Senate action, with the bill now marked as engrossed and passed by both chambers.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional credential types (registrations and permits) under IC 25-38.1 that require background checks, broadening the categories of professionals subject to the requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Background check requirements now apply to licenses, certificates, registrations, and permits issued under IC 25-38.1, rather than just licenses and certificates.

Renewal background check requirements now apply to licenses, certificates, registrations, and permits, removing the previous limitation to just certificates.

TIMELINE

Added Senate action dates and sponsor information, indicating the bill passed both House and Senate with amendments.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill designation from HB to EH (Engrossed House) and changed dates to reflect Senate processing.

Enrolled House Bill (H) → House Bill (S) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands licensure applicability to include veterinary technicians alongside veterinarians, requires background checks for initial applicants, and allows state police to share criminal history results with the board of animal health. A committee amendment removed a duplicate reference and corrected a lettering error in the list of authorized recipients for background check results.

Scope change

The bill now applies to both veterinarians and veterinary technicians under IC 25-38.1, expanding the scope of individuals subject to background check requirements.

SCOPE

Expanded licensure applicability to include veterinary technicians in addition to veterinarians.

REQUIREMENT

Requires initial applicants for veterinary licenses, certificates, registrations, or permits to submit to both state and national criminal history background checks.

ENFORCEMENT

State police may release background check results to the board of animal health employee authorized under IC 15-17.5-3-2.

TECHNICAL

Deleted duplicate line reference (lines 20-21) and corrected lettering error in subsection (d)(2) from (C) to (B).

Introduced House Bill (H) → Enrolled House Bill (H) · 3 edits · Apr 10, 2025

MINOR

This bill was converted from an introduced House Bill to an enrolled House Act, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and been approved by the Governor. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, maintaining requirements for background checks for veterinary professionals and defining how background check results are shared with licensing authorities.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on veterinary medicine licensure and background check requirements for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

TECHNICAL

Removed introductory formatting text and digest information that was present in the introduced version but not needed in the final enrolled act.

Added official enrolled act formatting including signatures from legislative officers and the Governor, along with the date and time fields for final approval.

Changed document title from 'Introduced House Bill' to 'Enrolled House Act' to reflect its final legislative status.

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