Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 251 - Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Sub-Agency 0001 - Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Chapter 9 - STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
Section 9-4 - Supervision

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 9-4

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) A licensee is professionally and legally responsible for any practice of veterinary medicine by the licensee's unlicensed employees. An employee's practice of veterinary medicine without a license constitutes grounds for the Board to take disciplinary action against the licensee. A licensee shall have established a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship before delegating an animal health care task to a non-licensed employee as allowed by the Act.

(b) A licensee shall not authorize a non-licensed employee to perform the following functions:

(i) Surgery;

(ii) Diagnosis and prognosis; or

(iii) Prescribing drugs, medicines, or appliances.

(c) A licensee shall ensure that the activities of a supervised non-licensed individual are within the scope of the orders, assignment, or prescriptions of the licensee and within the capabilities of the individual. This does not prohibit performing animal health care tasks by the unlicensed individual as allowed by the Act and only at the customary place of business. Nor does it prohibit, under emergency situations where an animal requires immediate treatment to sustain life or prevent further injury, an unlicensed employee from rendering lifesaving aid and treatment in the absence of a licensee.

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