West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 26 - Veterinary Medicine
Title 26 - PROCEDURAL RULES WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Series 26-04 - Standards of Practice
Section 26-4-2 - Definitions

2.1. "Advertising" means communication designed to inform the public about the availability, nature, and prices of products or services, or to attract clients or business.

2.2. "Ambulatory practice" means a professional visit to the location of a patient or client and includes house calls and farm calls.

2.3. "Convenient access" means capable of being utilized without delay.

2.4. "Dental procedure" means the application or use of any instrument or device to any portion of an animal's tooth, gum or any related tissue for the prevention, cure or relief of any wound, fracture, injury, disease or other condition of an animal's tooth, gum or related tissue.

2.5. "Emergency clinic" means a facility that provides after hours or 24 hour emergency care.

2.6. "Exercise run" means an enclosed area under roof and climate controlled of sufficient size to allow for free ambulation for the comfort and exercise of patients or kenneled animals that are housed within the facility.

2.7. "General anesthesia" means the inducement of a complete absence of sensation and consciousness by the administration of injectable drugs or inhalation gas.

2.8. "Humane disposal" means euthanasia by or under the general supervision of a veterinarian or by an euthanasia technician.

2.9. "Immunization clinics" means an event conducted to provide easy access to the public for routine preventative health care for their animals. The clinics may occur at a veterinarian's permanent facility location or alternative sites for easy public access.

2.10. "Impervious" or "impervious surface" means incapable of being penetrated by water or other liquids.

2.11. "Prescription drugs" mean drugs that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that are required by federal or state law to be dispensed to the public only on prescription by a licensed provider.

2.12. "Mobile" means a facility that may be transported or moved from one location to another. With this type of practice, the patient is examined and treated in the mobile unit.

2.13. "Sedation" means the calming of mental excitement or reduction of physical activity, by the administration of a drug.

2.14. "Stationary facility" means a fixed, non-moveable structure.

2.15. "Sterile surgery" means procedures in which aseptic technique is practiced in patient preparation, instrumentation, and surgical attire.

2.16. "Surgery" means that branch of veterinary medical science which uses operative measures for treating diseases, deformities, injuries, and for reproductive sterilization or elective operative procedures.

2.17. "Veterinarian" means a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant WV Code § 30-10-1 et. seq.

2.18. "Veterinarian in charge" means a veterinarian who holds an active license in West Virginia and who is responsible for maintaining a veterinary practice within the standards set by the W. Va. Code § 30-10-1 et seq. and W.Va. Code R. § 26-1-1 et. seq.

2.19. "Veterinary practice" means any ambulatory, emergency, mobile, or stationary, practice wherein veterinary medicine or surgery is conducted.