As an LVT of 20 years, I am completely against this. I worked hard to earn my degree and I use that knowledge every day to provide high levels of patient care. Allowing unlicensed assistants to place IV catheters is simply not safe and undermines our skills as LVT. No one would ever allow an unlicensed person to perform any medical procedures in the human field, and it should be no different in the veterinary field. As licensed technicians, we have the background knowledge as to why we perform medical procedures the way we do. We understand anatomy, aseptic technique, and how to monitor for reactions, infections, and other complications. It is simply not good patient care to allow unlicensed assistants to perform the tasks that a trained, educated technician should be performing.