Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4866 – Duties of licensed veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4866
- Animal: means any animal other than man and includes fowl, birds, fish and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Direct supervision: means any time when a supervisor is on the premises and is quickly and easily available. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Licensed veterinarian: means a person who is validly and currently licensed by the board to practice veterinary medicine in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Licensed veterinary technician: means a person who has completed a minimum of 2 years in a college program that is certified according to the standards adopted by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities or an equivalent program, as determined by the board, and who has passed an examination for licensure prescribed by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Practice of veterinary technology: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853Veterinarian: means a person who has received a doctor's degree in veterinary medicine from a school of veterinary medicine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853 Veterinary assistant: means a person employed in a veterinary facility to assist a licensed veterinarian or a licensed veterinary technician, but who has neither had the formal training required for licensure nor passed the required examination for licensure as a veterinary technician. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
A veterinary assistant may, under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian or a licensed veterinary technician, perform duties of an animal health care nature excluding diagnosing, making prognoses, performing surgery or prescribing treatment. [PL 2015, c. 209, §18 (AMD).]
A licensed veterinary technician in the State may engage in the practice of veterinary technology on the basis of written or oral instruction of a veterinarian. [PL 2015, c. 209, §18 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 477, §4 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 404, §A13 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 246, §§25,26 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 209, §18 (AMD).