Regulation .07 Professional Judgment and Practice.
Regulation .07 Professional Judgment and Practice.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A veterinarian, when caring for and treating a patient, shall conform to those minimal standards of care and treatment which are customary among veterinarians in this State.
B.
If a veterinarian professes to the public or colleagues to be a specialist in a particular area of veterinary medicine, the veterinarian, when caring for and treating a patient, shall conform to the minimum standards of care and treatment which are customary among these specialists.
C.
A veterinarian may not provide professional services while:
(1)
Using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance, as defined in Criminal Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(2)
Under the influence of alcohol or any drug that impairs that veterinarian's judgment or motor skills.