Connecticut SB 190: AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 190
February Session, 2026

AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN FOREIGN-EDUCATED
VETERINARIANS TO PRACTICE UNDER A TEMPORARY PERMIT
AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT
RELATIONSHIP THROUGH THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR THE
TREATMENT OF URGENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 20-200 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-198, the 3
Department of Public Health may issue a license by endorsement to any 4
veterinarian of good professional character who is currently licensed 5
and practicing in some other state or territory, having requirements for 6
admission determined by the department to be at least equal to the 7
requirements of this state, upon the payment of a fee of five hundred 8
sixty-five dollars to said department. Notwithstanding the provisions of 9
section 20-198, the department may, upon payment of a fee of five 10
hundred sixty-five dollars, issue a license without examination to a 11
currently practicing, competent veterinarian in another state or territory 12
who [(1)] (A) holds a current valid license in good professional standing 13
issued after examination by another state or territory that maintains 14
licensing standards which, except for examination, are commensurate 15
with this state's standards, and [(2)] (B) has worked continuously as a 16

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licensed veterinarian in an academic or clinical setting in another state 17
or territory for a period of not less than five years immediately 18
preceding the application for licensure without examination. No license 19
shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom 20
professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an 21
unresolved complaint. The department shall inform the board annually 22
of the number of applications it receives for licensure under this section. 23
[(b)] (2) The Department of Public Health may issue a temporary 24
permit under this subsection to an applicant for licensure without 25
examination upon receipt of a completed application form, 26
accompanied by the fee for licensure without examination, a copy of a 27
current license from another state of the United States, the District of 28
Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the 29
United States, and a notarized affidavit attesting that the license is valid 30
and belongs to the person requesting notarization. Such temporary 31
permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty 32
calendar days and shall not be renewable. The department shall not 33
issue a temporary permit under this section to any applicant against 34
whom professional disciplinary action is pending, or who is the subject 35
of an unresolved complaint. 36
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-198, the Department 37
of Public Health may issue a temporary permit to an applicant who (1) 38
is a graduate from a school located outside of the United States, its 39
territories or Canada with a degree of doctor of veterinary medicine, or 40
its equivalent, from a program acceptable to the American Veterinary 41
Medical Association as required to receive certification by the 42
Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates, (2) is 43
working toward receiving certification from the Educational 44
Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates or Program for the 45
Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence, and (3) has passed the 46
written, oral and practical examinations required under section 20-199. 47
Such temporary permit shall authorize the holder to practice veterinary 48
medicine only under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who has 49
been licensed under chapter 384 for not less than four years. Such 50

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temporary permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed two years 51
after the date of issuance, except such temporary permit shall be 52
renewable once for a period of two years if the applicant fails to receive 53
certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary 54
Graduates or Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education 55
Equivalence within the first two-year period. No fee shall be required 56
for the issuance or renewal of a temporary permit under this section. As 57
used in this subsection, "direct supervision" means the licensed 58
veterinarian is present in the office where the temporary permit holder 59
is performing such holder's duties and immediately available to furnish 60
assistance and direction to such holder throughout the performance of 61
such duties. 62
Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 20-197 of the general statutes is 63
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 64