Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2270 - Missouri Veterinary Medical Board
Chapter 3 - Registration Requirements for Veterinary Technicians
Section 20 CSR 2270-3.050 - Animal Health Care Tasks

Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2270-3.050

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule describes the delegated animal health care tasks that veterinary technicians may perform and the level of supervision required for each.

(1) Unless specifically so provided by regulation, a registered veterinary technician 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:

(A) Surgery;

(B) Diagnosis and prognosis of animal diseases; and

(C) Prescription of drugs, medicines or appliances.

(2) A registered veterinary technician in a veterinary or animal hospital or clinic setting may perform the following procedures under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian when done so pursuant to the order, control and full professional responsibility of the licensed veterinarian:

(A) Application of casts and splints; and

(B) Placement of indwelling intravenous catheters.

(3) Subject to the provisions of section (1), registered veterinary technicians in a veterinary or animal hospital or clinic setting may perform under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian other auxiliary animal health care tasks when done pursuant to the order, control and full professional responsibility of a licensed veterinarian.

*Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993 and 340.296, RSMo 1992.

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