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321.441 Veterinary technician's license -- Qualifications -- Scope of practice -Annual fee -- Exception.
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The board shall issue a license as a veterinary technician to an applicant who:
(a) Is a graduate of an accredited program of veterinary technology or its
equivalent as approved by the board, with an associate or bachelor's degree
related to veterinary technology;
(b) Obtains a passing score on an examination as determined by the board to
assess the qualifications and fitness of an applicant to engage in the practice;
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(c) Has met all the requirements of the board as established by administrative
regulation of the board.
The board shall promulgate administrative regulations defining the scope of practice
of the veterinary technician as well as the delegable duties from a licensed
veterinarian.
Each veterinary technician licensed by the board shall pay an annual fee as
prescribed by the board. Each veterinary technician licensed by the board shall
attend annual continuing education hours as required by the board to renew the
license. Failure to renew shall result in the termination of the license. If a hearing is
requested upon the rejection of an application, or upon the termination of a license,
a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the KRS 321.360.
The services of a licensed veterinary technician shall be limited to the performance
of duties under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, except for the
routine administration of drugs, vaccines, parasite control agents, and growth
stimulating implants for food animals prescribed by a veterinarian and under the
indirect supervision of a veterinarian where a veterinarian-client-patient relationship
exists. A licensed veterinary technician shall receive no fee or compensation for
services other than salary or compensation paid by the establishment by which the
licensed veterinary technician is employed. A licensed veterinary technician shall
not participate in the operation of a branch office, clinic, or allied establishment
unless a licensed veterinarian is on the premises. A licensed veterinary technician
shall not diagnose, prescribe medication or treatment, or perform surgical
procedures other than castrating and dehorning of food animals. A licensed
veterinary technician may assist a veterinarian in all duties of veterinary medicine
and surgery.
A veterinarian shall utilize the services of a licensed veterinary technician in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this chapter. Unauthorized utilization
of licensed veterinary technicians by veterinarians shall be considered as aiding and
abetting any unlicensed person to practice veterinary medicine as described in KRS
321.351.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit volunteer health practitioners from providing
services under KRS 39A.350 to 39A.366.
Effective: July 15, 2016
History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 17, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 96, sec. 20, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch.
299, sec. 7, 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 references within Acts ch.
299, sec. 7, have been changed pursuant to KRS 7.136(1).
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