General Assembly Raised Bill No. 992
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4080
*04080_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 992
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 4080
*04080_______PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2015) The Commissioner of Public Health shall study the provision of emergency veterinary care. Not later than January 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Public Health shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health concerning the results of the study. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A description of costs associated with the provision of emergency veterinary care; and (2) recommendations on establishing a program to provide funds for emergency veterinary care.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Public Health to conduct a study concerning the provision of emergency veterinary care and make recommendations on establishing a program to provide funds for emergency veterinary care.
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