Kentucky Statutes 321.443 – Veterinary assistants — Duties
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(1) A veterinary assistant shall only work in the Commonwealth in the following circumstances:
(a) Under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian where a VCPR exists; or
(b) Under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinary technician who is under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian where a VCPR exists.
(2) Duties of a veterinary assistant shall exclude diagnosing, prescribing medication or treatment, and performance of surgical procedures other than castrating and dehorning of food animals.
(3) A veterinary assistant and the veterinary assistant’s employer shall not represent the veterinary assistant as a veterinary technician.
(4) A veterinary assistant who performs the duties of a veterinary assistant contrary to this chapter or outside the scope defined by the board shall be subject to disciplinary actions in a manner consistent with this chapter applicable to licensed veterinarians.
(5) A veterinarian shall utilize the service of a veterinary assistant in accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and its associated administrative regulations. Unauthorized utilization of veterinary assistants shall be considered as aiding and abetting an unlicensed person to practice veterinary medicine as described in KRS § 321.351.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 29, effective June 29, 2023. — Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 8, effective July 14, 1992.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/92). This statute was created in 1992 Ky.
Acts ch. 299, which contains the enrolled text of Senate Bill 250. A committee substitute for this bill was adopted by the House with a floor amendment, and the Senate subsequently concurred in this action by the House; this amended substitute thus became the enrolled version of the bill. In drafting the House Committee Substitute, the original Section 10 of the bill was deleted in its entirety, but internal section references within the bill were not renumbered to reflect this deletion. Therefore, in codifying this statute, the internal section reference within Acts ch.
299, sec. 8, has been changed pursuant to KRS § 7.136(1).
(a) Under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian where a VCPR exists; or
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 321.443
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Committee substitute: Short for committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Direct supervision: means the supervising veterinarian is readily available on the premises where the patient is being treated. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture, cooperative, corporation, governmental body, or any other group, legal entity, or combination acting in concert, and whether or not acting as a principal, trustee, fiduciary, receiver, or as any kind of legal or personal representative, or as the successor in interest, assignee, agent, factor, servant, employee, director, officer, or any other representative of the person. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions
that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010 - Veterinarian: means an individual who is licensed to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine under this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Veterinary assistant: means a layperson or noncredential holder who is employed by a veterinarian in accordance with KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
- Veterinary technician: means a person who has completed an approved veterinary technology program, is licensed in accordance with this chapter, and meets the requirements in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 321.181
(b) Under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinary technician who is under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian where a VCPR exists.
(2) Duties of a veterinary assistant shall exclude diagnosing, prescribing medication or treatment, and performance of surgical procedures other than castrating and dehorning of food animals.
(3) A veterinary assistant and the veterinary assistant’s employer shall not represent the veterinary assistant as a veterinary technician.
(4) A veterinary assistant who performs the duties of a veterinary assistant contrary to this chapter or outside the scope defined by the board shall be subject to disciplinary actions in a manner consistent with this chapter applicable to licensed veterinarians.
(5) A veterinarian shall utilize the service of a veterinary assistant in accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter and its associated administrative regulations. Unauthorized utilization of veterinary assistants shall be considered as aiding and abetting an unlicensed person to practice veterinary medicine as described in KRS § 321.351.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 95, sec. 29, effective June 29, 2023. — Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 8, effective July 14, 1992.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/92). This statute was created in 1992 Ky.
Acts ch. 299, which contains the enrolled text of Senate Bill 250. A committee substitute for this bill was adopted by the House with a floor amendment, and the Senate subsequently concurred in this action by the House; this amended substitute thus became the enrolled version of the bill. In drafting the House Committee Substitute, the original Section 10 of the bill was deleted in its entirety, but internal section references within the bill were not renumbered to reflect this deletion. Therefore, in codifying this statute, the internal section reference within Acts ch.
299, sec. 8, has been changed pursuant to KRS § 7.136(1).