Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2270 - Missouri Veterinary Medical Board
Chapter 4 - Minimum Standards
Section 20 CSR 2270-4.060 - Minimum Standards for Supervision
Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2270-4.060
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines the minimum standards for supervision.
(1) Duties of the Supervising Veterinarian-
(A) The
supervising veterinarian shall be responsible for determining the competency of
the veterinary technician, veterinary medical candidate, temporary licensee,
provisional licensees, veterinary medical preceptee or unregistered assistant
to perform delegated animal health care tasks;
(B) The supervising veterinarian of a
veterinary technician, veterinary medical candidate, temporary licensee,
provisional licensees, veterinary medical preceptee or unregistered assistant
shall make all decisions relating to the diagnosis, treatment, management and
future disposition of the animal patient; and
(C) The supervising veterinarian shall have
examined the animal patient prior to the delegation of any animal health care
task to either a veterinary technician, veterinary medical candidate, temporary
licensee, provisional licensees, veterinary medical preceptee or an
unregistered assistant. The examination of the animal patient shall be
conducted at such time as good veterinary medical practice requires consistent
with the particular delegated animal health care task.
(2) The required levels of supervision of individuals with different levels of training performing various delegated animal health care tasks are designated in the accompanying table, included herein.
(3) The supervising veterinarian must be in good standing. To be in good standing the veterinarian's license(s) must be current and unencumbered.
*Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999; 340.222, RSMo 1992, amended 1999, 2006; and 340.326, RSMo 1992.
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