California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 20 - Veterinary Medical Board
Article 4 - Practice
Section 2036.5 - Animal Hospital Health Care Tasks for Permit Holders and Veterinary Assistants

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 2036.5

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) Permit holders and veterinary assistants shall be prohibited from performing any of the functions or activities specified in subsections (a) (b) and (c) of Section 2036 of these regulations, except that a permit holder under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian may administer a controlled substance.

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, permit holders and veterinary assistants in an animal hospital setting may perform auxiliary animal health care tasks under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian or the direct supervision of an R.V.T. The degree of supervision by a licensed veterinarian over a permit holder or veterinary assistant shall be higher than or equal to the degree of supervision required when an R.V.T. performs the same task and shall be consistent with standards of good veterinary medical practices.

1. Amendment and renumbering from Section 2035 to 2036.5 filed 7-16-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 29).
2. Repealer and new section filed 10-21-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 43).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) filed 3-1-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 9).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-20-2007; operative 5-20-2007 (Register 2007, No. 16).
5. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-3-2007; operative 9-2-2007 (Register 2007, No. 31).
6. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-1-2016; operative 8-1-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 32).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4808 and 4836, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4836 and 4840, Business and Professions Code.

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