Quoting the proposed text

18VAC150-20-115 

Requirements for Licensure by Examination As a Veterinary Technician

The applicant, in order to be licensed by the board to practice veterinary

 

3. Have passed the Veterinary Technician National Examination approved by the AAVSB or any other board-approved, national board examination for veterinary technology with a score acceptable to the board.

4. Sign a statement attesting that the applicant has read, understands, and will abide by the statutes and regulations governing veterinary practice in Virginia.

5. Have committed no acts that would constitute a violation of § 54.1-3807 of the Code of Virginia.

 

again this is  what 18VAC150-20-115 Requirements for Licensure by Examination As a Veterinary Technician actually proposes?

 

 

Why isn't 54.1-3806 put there instead?

 

 

 

Another criticism I have is the text that contains 

"veterinarian in charge "  

You will be able to figure out why later...

 

 

 

Some more quotes from the proposed text

 

18VAC150-20-130

Surgery

B.Whenever a veterinary preceptee or extern is performing surgery on a patient, either assisted or unassisted, the supervising veterinarian shall be in the operatory during the procedure. Prior to allowing a preceptee or extern in veterinary medicine to perform surgery on a patient unassisted by a licensed veterinarian, a licensed veterinarian shall receive written approval from the owner.

D. A veterinarian or veterinary technician who supervises a preceptee or extern remains responsible for the care and treatment of the patient

 

 

 

If I were to compare this to

§54.1-3805 and §54.1-3806 say

A supervising veterinary is the responsible party

 

8.01-581.19 has nothing to do with licensed Veterinary techs and preceptee correct as far as liablility?

Why is it that a preceptee or extern can assit in a procedure

Remember 18VAC150-20-172. Delegation of Duties states as a preceptee can (along with monitoring anesthesia blood pressure cleaning)

 

What are veterinary assistants defined as?

Anesthesia Technician

 

‎Veterinary Associate

 

While 18VAC150-20-172 also states

E . The veterinarian remains responsible for the duties being delegated and remains responsible for the health and safety of the animal.

 

 

Yet again "veterinian techincian" under §54.1-3806 cannot preform surgery?

 

You all never state what a supervising veterinarian is 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally in regards to vet technians

18VAC150-20-115

18VAC150-20-121

Those two above have no mention of §54.1-3806

54.1-3805

No references at all

 

 

For example
Endorsement of licensure technician

 

preceding four years;

5. Signs a statement attesting that the applicant has read, understands, and will abide by the statutes and regulations governing veterinary practice in Virginia

Should at least reference and reiterate§ 54.1-3806 

 

18VAC150-20-70. Licensure renewal requirements.

Where are the veterinary tech requirements for annual renewal

Oh let me see there is  §54.1-3805.2 for vet technicians

Which should have been some in the proposed language of 

18VAC150-20-70