Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1500 - VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY PRACTICE ACT OF 2004
Section 1500.48 - Employees of a Licensed Veterinarian Who are not Certified Veterinary Technicians

Universal Citation: 68 IL Admin Code ยง 1500.48

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024

As set forth in Section 3 of the Act, supervising veterinarians assume responsibility for the professional care given to an animal by a person working under his or her direction in an immediate, direct or indirect supervision arrangement. This Section sets forth the required levels of supervision for employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians and does not apply to individuals exempt from Section 4 of the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 [225 ILCS 115 ].

a) Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians are prohibited from performing the following:

1) cut down with needle;

2) central line without cut down;

3) dental extractions;

4) gingival resection;

5) skin closure;

6) cast application;

7) fine needle aspiration;

8) puncture abscess with needle;

9) clamping calves' tails;

10) floating teeth;

11) castrating any animal;

12) blocked male cat urinary catheterization; and

13) setting of bones.

b) Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians may perform the following only under the immediate supervision of a veterinarian, as defined in Section 3 of the Act:

1) anesthesia induction;

2) anesthesia endotracheal intubation;

3) anesthesia maintenance;

4) anesthesia monitor signs;

5) dental prophylaxis;

6) local nerve blocks;

7) splint application;

8) female canine urinary catheterization;

9) decapitation for rabies test submission;

10) necropsy - tissue sample collection; and

11) cystocentesis.

c) Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians may perform the following under the immediate or direct supervision of a veterinarian, as defined in Section 3 of the Act:

1) administer IV catheter;

2) administer chemotherapy;

3) remove sutures, drains or staples;

4) implant microchips;

5) bandage application;

6) male canine urinary catheterization;

7) acquire or process radiological images;

8) venipuncture;

9) obtain objective patient data without diagnosis;

10) administer nonrabies vaccines;

11) intramuscular and subcutaneous injections;

12) intravenous injections into uncatheterized or catheterized veins;

13) docking sheep/pig tails;

14) dehorning calves; and

15) humane euthanasia of animals.

d) Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians may perform the following under the indirect, direct or immediate supervision of a veterinarian, as defined in Section 3 of the Act:

1) trim normal hooves, excluding equine;

2) process laboratory samples;

3) bacterial streak and culture; and

4) animal restraint.

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