Hannover, 14th November 2008 UEVP GA Hungarian Veterinary Chamber From establishment…. to an active European professional body.

Hannover, 14th November 2008 UEVP GA

Hungarian Veterinary Chamber

From establishment….

to an active European professional body


Earlier history of professional body

Before 1995:• Regional chambers as associations (1989)• National Federation of regional associations

(1990)– voluntary membership– no delegated state tasks (license to practice from the state service)- main goal: represent the interest of the members


Establishment of Hungarian Veterinary Chamber

1995

Act No XCIV by the Hungarian Parliament

Detailed regulation:

• how to Establish Hungarian Veterinary Chamber

and • how to become a licensed private practitioner.


Licence to practice

• Membership is obligatory for licensed practitioners

• The Chamber’s task is issuing the licence and keeping the register


Regional Chambers – National Professional Body

• 1996 January to June• 20 regional Chambers in the 20 Counties• 1 delegate of 50 vets• 62 delegates – national general Assembly• 4-years term• 1996 election of National Presidium (Board)

President, vice president and Sec. Gen. and the Committees


1997 - First steps

• Chamber Act in force - Statute to establish• Study tours for further steps:

– Code of conduct and disciplinary process

– CPD

Where to study?

– other national professional bodies (lawyers, doctors)

– National professional bodies in neighbouring countries

– PHARE programme: 4-men group to 3 other countries (Denmark, Germany, UK)


Establishment of codes

• Code of professional principles• Code of Conduct• CPD Code obligatory CPD!• Professional titles, practitioner’s stamp• Code of National licence in specialised field• Code of weekend and night duties• Code of minimal instrumental requirements for

veterinary practice, veterinary hospital• Code of pet passport (passport is printed and

disseminated by the chamber!)• Code of microchipping (a veterinary task!)• Suggested veterinary minimal tariffs


How to change regulations?

Act – Practically no changes in the last 13 years.

Slight misstakes in the legal text. Corrections of those were done in the statutes.


Modification of Statutes

• 2/3 majority!!!!• Original: 18th Sept 1996,• Modifications: 15th Oct 1997, 5th May 1999, 8th

Dec 1999, 25th April 2001, 27th Nov 2001, 12th May 2002, 9th Oct 2002, 23rd April 2003, 28th

May 2003, 12 Dec 2003, 29th Jan 2004, 17th May 2004, 29th Sept 2004, 18th May 2005, 23rd June 2005, 13rd Dec 2006, 12th Dec 2007.

• Last modification 28th August 2008.


Special Codes

• CPD code:

• CPD is obligatory for licensed vets

• 300 credit points in 3 years

• Temporal withdrawal of license!

• Problems after the first period but practically no problem after the 3rd evaluation of fulfilling CPD duties


Code of Conduct

• 1st level – regional ethical committee• 2nd level – national Ethical committee

• Punishments:

- Admonition - Fine – 1-10 times the monthly minimum wage- Temporal or final withdrawal of licence to practice- Expelling from the chamber (no re-entry for 2 years!)


International activities

• FVE observer membership 1996-

• FVE membership 1999-

• UEVP membership 1999-

• Delegation to each FVE and UEVP GA since 1996

• 1st GA not in a EU country:

• May 2001 Budapest


International activities

• Regional meetings:

• Bilateral meetings with neighbour country professional bodies

• Multilateral meetings in the Central-Eastern European region


Chamber officers

• Dr. Tamás SZABÓ, president 1996-2000• (at present county CVO in Hungary)

• Dr. Sándor MILE, president 2000-2004

2004-2008

• (at present local major in his village)


From Past president Dr. Sándor MILEGreetings to all friends and colleagues



Hannover, 14th November 2008 UEVP GA Hungarian Veterinary Chamber From establishment…. to an active European professional body.

Documents

uevp ga slide

uevp ga licence

uevp ga code of conduct

uevp membership

uevp ga chamber officers

uevp ga special codes

budapest slide

register slide