Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Employees of a licensed veterinarian working under the definition of direct
supervision must be employed according to the following provisions:
1. a veterinarian-client-patient relationship
with the licensed, supervising veterinarian has been established; and
2. treatment is being performed on the order
or prescription of the licensed, supervising veterinarian, except that no
unlicensed person may perform surgery, diagnosis, prognosis, or the prescribing
of drugs, medicines, or appliances; and
3. the licensed, supervising veterinarian has
assumed the liability for any treatment performed.
C. A Certified Animal Euthanasia
Technician (CAET) as defined in
§700 may perform only those tasks or
procedures defined in
R.S.
37:1556.
D. A Registered Veterinary
Technician (RVT) as defined in
§700 shall perform all tasks or
procedures under direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, except:
1. an RVT may perform the duties listed in
§702. F.1 without the
direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, but the RVT is required to
follow the record keeping requirements found in
§702. F 3;
and
2. an RVT may administer
medications and/or treatments to nonboarding (hospitalized or ill) animals
without direct supervision by a licensed veterinarian under the following
conditions:
a. the licensed veterinarian must
chart the precise treatment plan to be used in the animal's medical record.
This treatment plan may include oral, topical, and injectable treatments,
including fluid therapy;
b. no
diagnostic decisions or treatment changes may be made by an RVT;
c. the licensed veterinarian must personally
check the animal and update the treatment plan at least once every 24
hours;
d. the licensed veterinarian
has the ultimate responsibility for the proper diagnosis and treatment of the
animal, including the work delegated to the RVT;
e. the licensed veterinarian has the
responsibility to verify that any person who is assigned duties under
§702 is legally licensed in Louisiana
as an RVT. Failure to verify this information shall be considered
unprofessional conduct within the meaning of
R.S.
37:1526;
f. if the animal's medical condition changes,
the licensed veterinarian must be available for consultation and reevaluation
of the animal.
E.
Unlicensed veterinarians,
as defined in §700, shall not practice veterinary medicine until such time as
they are licensed by the state of Louisiana. An unlicensed veterinarian may
only function as a veterinary assistant under direct supervision.
F. A lay person shall perform all tasks or
procedures under direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian under the
following conditions and with the exception described in
§702. F 1
1. A lay person may administer medications to
boarding animals without direct supervision by a licensed veterinarian if the
medication is directed to be used orally or topically and if the licensed
veterinarian has recorded the exact treatments to be given in the animal's
medical record.
2. When a lay
person administers medications to nonboarding animals under the direct
supervision of a licensed veterinarian, the licensed veterinarian must
personally check the animal and update the treatment plan in the medical record
at least once every 24 hours.
3.
When a lay person administers medications, with or without direct supervision,
the lay person shall keep a written record of all treatments which are
performed, and that written record shall be incorporated into the animal's
medical record.
4. The licensed
veterinarian has the ultimate responsibility for the proper diagnosis and
treatment of the animal, including the work delegated to a lay
person.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:1518.
