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Synopsis of the Recently Passed Scope of Practice for Veterinary Technicians
Chapter 700-14, Rules 700-14-.01 through 700-14-.04
Purpose: The purpose of the chapter is to outline the scope of practice for veterinary technicians and outline the level of supervision required when veterinary technicians perform assigned animal care tasks.
Main Features: The main features of the chapter are to outline the scope of practice for veterinary technicians and outline the level of supervision required when veterinary technicians perform assigned animal care tasks.
700-14-.01 Immediate Supervision
A veterinary technician working under the direction, supervision and control of a duly licensed veterinarian may provide the following animal patient care under immediate supervision:
• surgical assistance
700-14-.02 Direct Supervision
A veterinary technician working under the direction, supervision and control of a duly licensed veterinarian may provide the following animal patient care under direct supervision:
• euthanasia
• administration of blood or blood components to animal patients
• application of splints and slings
• dental procedures including, but not limited to the removal of calculus, soft deposits, plaque and stains; the smoothing, filing, and polishing of teeth; or the floatation or dressing of equine teeth
• non-emergency intubations
• induce anesthesia
• maintenance of anesthesia
• assisting any duly licensed veterinarian in the measuring of quantities of medication, but excluding the dispensing, compounding, or mixing of drugs
• dental extraction not requiring sectioning of the tooth or the resectioning of bone
• perform central venous
• perform arterial catherization/arterial collection
700-14-.03 Indirect Supervision
Animal Patient Care
A veterinary technician working under the direction, supervision and control of a duly licensed veterinarian may provide the following animal patient care under indirect supervision:
• administration and application of treatments, drugs, medications and immunological agents by oral, parenteral and injectable routes, excluding rabies vaccine for animals required to receive a rabies vaccine by Georgia law
• initiation of parenteral fluid administration
• intravenous catheterizations
• radiography including settings, positioning, processing, and safety procedures
• collection of blood for diagnostic purposes; collection of urine by expression, cystocentesis, or catheterization; collection and preparation of tissue, cellular, or microbiological samples by skin scrapings, impressions, or other non-surgical methods for diagnostic purposes
• routine laboratory test procedures
• supervision of the handling of biohazardous waste materials
• blood or blood component collection and preparation for transfusion
Emergency Care
A veterinary technician working under the direction, supervision and control of a duly licensed veterinarian may provide the following emergency animal patient care under indirect supervision:
• application of tourniquets and/or pressure bandages to control hemorrhage
• resuscitative procedures
• application of temporary splints or bandages to prevent further injury to bones or soft tissues
• application of appropriate wound dressings and external supportive treatment in severe wound and burn cases
• external supportive treatment in heat prostration cases
Additional Care
• Grooming procedures and non-invasive skin (topical) treatment
• handling of biohazardous waste materials
700-14-.04 Restrictions
A veterinary technician is not permitted to do the following:
• make any diagnosis or prognosis
• prescribe any treatments, drugs, medications, or appliances
• perform surgery
• administer a rabies vaccine to any official vaccinate
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