§ 34-29-68 — Records to Be Kept; Issuances and Denials of Licenses; What Records Are Confidential

The board shall keep records of its proceedings in a book provided for that purpose, especially with relation to the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation of licenses to practice veterinary medicine. All licenses issued by the board shall be numbered and recorded by the executive director in a file for that purpose. Where a license is denied by the board to any applicant under this article, the facts and grounds of denial shall be entered in the minutes of the board. The issuance or denial of a license shall be noted along with the names of those board members present and the file shall be maintained by the board. Information received by the board through applications, complaints, inspections, and investigations shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except in a proceeding involving the question of the issuance of a license or disciplinary proceedings against a licensee or if authorized by law, a non-licensee. The board shall also be responsible for keeping a list of its members and their current status of license, whether revoked, inactive, suspended, etc.

Legislative History

(Acts 1986, No. 86-500, p. 956, §9; Acts 1997, No. 97-249, p. 431, §1.)