Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-846

  • Board: means the state board of veterinary examiners. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
  • Committee: means an executive or review committee of a state professional society or organization or an impaired veterinarian committee. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
  • Impaired veterinarian: means a veterinarian who is unable to practice veterinary medicine with reasonable skill and safety due to physical or mental disabilities, including deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor skill or abuse of drugs or alcohol. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Veterinarian: means an individual licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state. See Kansas Statutes 47-846

As used in this act:

(a) “Board” means the state board of veterinary examiners.

(b) “Committee” means an executive or review committee of a state professional society or organization or an impaired veterinarian committee.

(c) “Impaired veterinarian” means a veterinarian who is unable to practice veterinary medicine with reasonable skill and safety due to physical or mental disabilities, including deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor skill or abuse of drugs or alcohol.

(d) “Veterinarian” means an individual licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state.