| Government Certificates Issued: | 3422 |
| Issued Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. A veterinarian practices veterinary medicine and surgery which means to diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve, or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental conditions, including the prescription or administration of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique, and the use of any manual or mechanical procedure for testing for pregnancy or fertility or for correcting sterility or infertility. These acts must be done with a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship. |
| Government Certificates Revoked: | 7 |
| Revoked Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. Substance use disorder; unprofessional conduct; dishonorable conduct; immoral conduct; misdemeanor conviction; felony conviction; practice beyond scope. |
| Government Certificates Denied: | 12 |
| Denied Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. Denials include those based on not meeting licensure requirements and those based on disciplinary actions in other states. |
| Government Certificates Penalties Against: | 63 |
| Penalty Certificate Descriptions: | DHHS' licensing system was unfortunately not designed to query by individual license type for a specified period of time and would require additional programming to narrow the data for this request. Impaired practice; substance use disorder; failure to keep adequate records; unprofessional conduct; dishonorable conduct; immoral conduct; negligent conduct; gross negligence; practice beyond scope; aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of veterinary medicine; misdemeanor conviction; cruelty to animals; unlawful possession of a controlled substance; unlawful invasion of medical practice; prescribing a controlled substance to oneself; falsify patient records; unlawful drug distribution; practice fraudulently; other state action; failure to mandatorily report. |
| Explanation of Effectiveness: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/explanation1725388257.pdf |
| Potential Harm | The public could experience harm if veterinarians are not regulated. Having minimum standards for education and examinations to assess a practitioner’s competency reduce the potential for harm to the public. Veterinarians prevent and treat zoonotic diseases which can affect both animals and people for example rabies and avian flu. They prevent and treat diseases in animals used as food by both animals and humans which helps ensure the safety of the food chain. As a result, they play an important role in environmental protection, research, food safety, and public health. |
| Regulation Comparison: | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/SurveyDocs/comparison1725388257.pdf |
| Subject to Regulations of Act(LB407): | Yes |