Strongly support. I was a previous LVT student and I was trained to place IV catheters. Since I did not finish school I can not place them. Even though I have the skill, I can not help my fellow LVT and DVM. This makes it hard when our only LVT is not there and the DVM is having trouble with a catheter. We recently had a case where a patient was preceded for surgery and doctor and LVT could not get a catheter and I was not able to step in and help. This is tough and the patient ended up not being able to have his procedure. Who suffered here? Everyone did, even the patient. I do feel that there should be training provided, DVM and LVT should be primarily placing IV catheters, etc. But in emergency , if LVT not there.