Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4875 – Notice of services
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4875
- 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
- Board: means the State Board of Veterinary Medicine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Patient: means an animal or group of animals examined or treated by a veterinarian. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative and corporation or any other group or combination acting in concert; and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver or as any other kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer or any other representative of such person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
- Practice of veterinary medicine: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853Veterinary medicine: includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, dentistry and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine including all aspects of the "practice of veterinary medicine" under subsection 7. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 4853
A person engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine who maintains a facility where veterinary medicine is practiced and animals are kept overnight shall provide a written notice regarding the after-hours staffing policies for the facility to any person who is responsible for an animal and who is releasing that animal to the facility. The notice must include the staffing levels and approximate times that a staff member is present during the hours that the facility is not regularly open to the public. The person responsible for releasing the animal to the facility shall sign and date the notice to acknowledge receipt of the notice. A copy of the signed notice must be kept in the animal’s patient file. [PL 2001, c. 62, §1 (NEW).]
A person engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine who fails to comply with this section is subject to discipline by the board. [PL 2001, c. 62, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 62, §1 (NEW).