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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="2-309.1" title_number="2" title_name="Department of Agriculture" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A veterinary assistant may perform the following tasks under the direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner or veterinary technician under the direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Obtaining and monitoring vitals on a nonanesthetized patient;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Radiographs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Dental prophylaxis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Nail trims;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Educating on basic topics;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Administering medications;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Husbandry;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Collecting blood, urine, and fecal samples;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Aseptic techniques;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>Setup for surgery and other procedures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>Low–stress handling and restraint;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>Microchip insertion; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>Any other skill that is noninvasive, as defined by the Board, and within the veterinary assistant’s skills as determined by the supervising veterinary practitioner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A veterinary assistant may perform the following tasks under the immediate supervision of a veterinary practitioner or veterinary technician:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Set up of anesthesia; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Anesthesia monitoring.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Subject to subsection (e) of this section, a veterinary technician may perform the following procedures under the direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Inducing anesthesia by intramuscular injection, inhalation, or intravenous injection;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Simple dental extractions of loose teeth that do not involve flaps or tooth sectioning;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Basic suturing skills, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Suturing of existing surgical skin or gingival incisions; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Suture and staple removal;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Accessing a small working stock of Schedule II drugs under separate lock and filling prescriptions;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Cytology;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Administering vaccines, excluding rabies vaccines unless otherwise authorized by law;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Phlebotomy, blood typing, and monitoring blood product transfusion;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Urinary and intravenous catheter care;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Cystocentesis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>Gastric and tracheal intubation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>Medication and fluid therapy calculations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>Basic life support in cardiopulmonary resuscitation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>Ophthalmological testing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>Fine needle aspirates; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>Any other procedure authorized by regulations adopted by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A veterinary technician may perform a procedure listed under subsection (a)(1) through (13) of this section under the indirect supervision of a veterinary practitioner if the veterinary practitioner determines the veterinary technician is qualified to perform the procedure.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A veterinary technician may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Make any diagnosis or prognosis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Prescribe any treatments, drugs, medications, or appliances; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Perform surgery.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Under emergency conditions only, a veterinary technician may perform the following procedures before a veterinary practitioner’s initial examination of an animal:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Life support care, including basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any other procedure authorized by regulations adopted by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>At the discretion of the veterinary practitioner, a veterinary technician employed at an animal emergency hospital, as defined in regulations adopted by the Board, may perform euthanasia on an animal if the animal is unable to be saved by supportive care, first aid, or life support measures.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A veterinary technician who works in or for an animal shelter, as defined in § 2–1701 of this title, may perform euthanasia on an animal at the animal shelter.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
