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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12/5/20  10:01 am
Commenter: Elexis Comer, DVM

Against unlicensed personnel placing IV catheters
 

By allowing unlicensed personnel to place IV catheters, we would be undermining our highly trained and essential LVTs/CVTs. There are already so many challenges that our LVTs face in securing well paying positions. By allowing portions of their trained skill sets to be taken over by unlicensed personnel we perpetuate the devaluing of our LVTs

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