California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 20 - Veterinary Medical Board
Article 4 - Practice
Section 2036 - Animal Health Care Tasks for R.V.T
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
(a) Unless specifically so provided by regulation, an R.V.T. shall not perform the following functions or any other activity which represents the practice of veterinary medicine or requires the knowledge, skill, and training of a licensed veterinarian:
(b) An R.V.T. may perform the following procedures only under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian:
(c) An R.V.T. may perform the following procedures under indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian:
(d) Subject to the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, an R.V.T. may perform animal health care tasks under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The degree of supervision by a licensed veterinarian over an R.V.T. shall be consistent with standards of good veterinary medical practices.
1. Amendment
and renumbering from Sections
2030 to
2036 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 section heading
and subsections (a), (b) and (c) filed 3-1-96 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 96, No. 9).
4. Amendment of section heading
and amendment subsections (b) and (c) filed 6-3-2002; operative 7-3-2002
(Register 2002, No. 23).
5. Amendment of subsections (b)-(b)(4), new
subsection (b)(5) and amendment of subsection (c) and NOTE filed 4-20-2007;
operative 5-20-2007 (Register 2007, No. 16).
6. New subsections
(c)-(c)(1) and subsection relettering filed 8-3-2007; operative 9-2-2007
(Register 2007, No. 31).
7. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
2-9-2021; operative 4-1-2021 (Register 2021, No.
7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4808, 4826 and 4836, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4826.5, 4836, 4840 and 4840.2, Business and Professions Code.