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049 Pa. Code § 31.38. Code of ethics for certified veterinary technicians.
§ 31.38. Code of ethics for certified veterinary technicians.
(a) The certificate of a certified veterinary technician will only be valid for use when the holder is in the employ of or under the supervision of a veterinarian licensed in this Commonwealth.
(b) The holder of a certificate may not accept a direct fee for services rendered as a certified veterinary technician from other than the certificateholders employer.
(c) A certified veterinary technician may not compromise the confidentiality of the doctor-client relationship.
(d) A certified veterinary technician who deals or communicates directly with a client shall explain to the client that the certified veterinary technician is not a veterinarian.
(1) To undertake only what the veterinarian authorizes or directs.
(2) To perform the veterinary technicians work only in the manner directed by the veterinarian and to employ the veterinary technicians best care and skill in performing all work for the veterinarian. The veterinary technician may not undertake any work which the veterinary technician is not capable of performing satisfactorily.
(f) A certified veterinary technician may not undertake an assignment that the certificateholder is not capable of performing.
(g) A certified veterinary technician may not make a false, deceptive or misleading statement or claim. A false, deceptive or misleading statement or claim includes the statements and claims defined in Principle 5(a) of § 31.21 (relating to Rules of Professional Conduct for Veterinarians) and any representation that the certified veterinary technician is a specialist, or a VTS, unless the certified veterinary technician holds current certification from a specialty organization recognized by the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America.
The provisions of this § 31.38 amended under sections 3(10)(viii), 5(2) and (11) of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P. S. § § 485.3(10)(viii), 485.5(2) and 485.11).
The provisions of this § 31.38 adopted January 12, 1979, effective January 13, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 154; amended December 22, 1995, effective December 23, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 5959; amended December 17, 2004, effective December 18, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 6650; amended July 20, 2007, effective July 21, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 3365. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (308309).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 31.39 (relating to grounds for disciplinary proceedings).

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