21.2.2014OIE Regional meeting, SOFIA1 PRIVATE VETERINARY SERVICES IN SLOVENIA ORGANISATION OF THE STATUTORY BODIES ISSUES ARISING FROM PRIVATISATION OF

10.04.23 OIE Regional meeting, SOFIA 1

PRIVATE VETERINARY SERVICES IN SLOVENIA

ORGANISATION OF THE STATUTORY BODIES

ISSUES ARISING FROM PRIVATISATION OF VETERINARY PRACTICES


BORUT ZEMLJIČ, Dr.Vet.Med. MrSci PhD Dipl ECBHM

VETERINARY CHAMBER, Sect.of Private Practitioners

Professional and Ethical Committee, SLOVENIA


FROM STATE TO PRIVATE

Privatisation of field veterinary services from 1993 to 1998

New veterinary legislation in 1995 Division of veterinary services in 3 levels

– Meat hygiene, “field” control (39%) – Education and diagnostics (17%)– Private vet’s, industries (44%)– State officers ????


PROPORTIONS BETWEEN PRIVATE AND STATE HIGHEST EU

IRELAND – 86.02%, LOWEST EU

DENMARK – 55,82%, HIGHEST CEEC

CROATIA – 69,11%, LOWEST CEEC

SLOVENIA – 44.06%

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SLOVENIA VETERINARY CHAMBER

Establish in 1995 – according to vet. act Only private veterinarians and

technicians (para-professionals) Organisation very restrictive to

members – court of arbitration, professional court, ethical committee

Problem with competencies of Chamber Idea of including all vet’s in Chamber


SLOVENIAN VETERINARY CHAMBER (1)

Self regulated and self financing institution, Difficulties in communication with the state, No influence on future organisation, Theoretically lot of power, practically always

to negotiate about authorisations rules and rights.

Every time after the changing Statutes, government must give permission to introduce.


SLOVENIA VETERINARY CHAMBER (2)

Reorganisation of Veterinary Chamber in 2001

All vet’s obligatory members of the Chamber Six sections – private, education and

diagnostic, official vet’s, industry, army and insurance vet’s

3 big sections and 3 small ones –problem with decission process


SLOVENIA VETERINARY CHAMBER –major forces

Professional and ethical committee Court of arbitration Public authorisations – veterinary

licence, public register of vet’s, registration of veterinary practices, professional supervision of practices and individual vet’s,

Veterinary specialisation and LLL


PUBLIC AUTHORISATION

Licence – necessary to get together 35 hours of education per year, valid for 10 years,

Public register of all vet’s – difficult to manage Registration of veterinary practices – every 3 years, Professional supervission of the practices

-regular every 3 years,- extraordinary – whebever is necessary

Supervission of the vet’s – additional education or examination

Organisation of educational conferences,


SLOVENIA VETERINARY CHAMBER - weaknes Difficult decission making process Disciplinary measures only for private

vet’s Very different interests State veterinarians difficult to find

interests –they don’t want to be members of the community

Small sections have bigger influence


SLOVENIA VETERINARY CHAMBER - way forward Reorganisation in 2009 Obligatory for all vet’s who have to deal

with any kind of diagnosis – live animals, meat inspection, official vet’s in animal transport, epizootiological investigation

Uniform organisation – regional princip


COMMENTS

THEORETICALLY EQUAL SYSTEM OF THE ORGANISATION OF VETERINARY SERVICE IN EU AND CEEC,

UNNECESSARY SUPPORT OF STATE STRUCTURES DURING REORGANISATION BY BRUSSELS ADMINISTRATION DURING ACSESSION PROCESS,

MORE OR LESS MINOR TRADITION AS SELF REGULATED PROFESSION.


COMMENTS(II)

SUPPORT IN ORGANISATION OF THE INDEPENDANT, SELFREGULATED PROFESSIONAL BODIES (NOT ONLY VETERINRY LEGISLATION),

NECESSARY SUPPORT IN MANAGEMANT KNOWLEDGE, CPD PROGRAMMS,


THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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