Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
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5/15/17  6:11 pm
Commenter: Erica Mattox, CVT, VTS ecc

No support
 
I do not support this change. Medical procedures should be carried out by licensed staff. IV catheter placement is a common procedure but not one without consequences if not performed correctly. It is also unreasonable to try to monitor who is a well trained unlicensed professional. The only way to ensure these things are being done by appropriate personnel with necessary skills is to promote licensing. If we continue to give the reasons for licensing away to unlicensed professionals you will never have enough licensed technicians. Totally the wrong approach to a solution.
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