Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/WVCODE/code.cfm?chap=30&art=10&section=11
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§30-10-1. Unlawful acts.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or animal euthanasia in this state without a license, registration or certificate issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that they are a veterinarian, veterinary technician or animal euthanasia technician unless such person has been duly licensed, registered or certified under the provisions of this article.
(b) A business entity may not render any service or engage in any activity which, if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or animal euthanasia, except through a licensee, registrant or certificate holder.
§30-10-2. Applicable law.
The practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary technology and animal euthanasia, and the Board of Veterinary Medicine are subject to the provisions of article one of this chapter, the provisions of this article and the board's rules.
§30-10-3. Definitions.
(a) "Animal" means any animal other than human, and the term includes fowl, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead.
(b) "Animal control facility" means a municipal or county operated humane society or animal shelter incorporated and organized under the laws of this state, or a humane society or an animal shelter classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service, with at least one certified animal euthanasia technician.
(c) "Applicant" means a person making application for a license, certificate, registration or permit, under the provisions of this article.
(d) "Board" means the West Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine.
(e) "Business entity" means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity performing veterinary medicine, veterinary technology or animal euthanasia.
(f) "Certificate" means an animal euthanasia technician certificate issued under the provisions of this article.
(g) "Certificate holder" means a person holding a certificate issued under the provisions of this article.
(h) "Certified animal euthanasia technician" means a person who is certified by the board to euthanize animals in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(i) "General supervision" means the supervising veterinarian is in the building where the animal is being treated, has given instructions for treatment and is quickly and easily available.
(j) "Indirect supervision" means the performance of procedures on the orders of a supervising veterinarian.
(k) "License" means a veterinary medicine license issued under the provisions of this article.
(l) "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this article.
(m) "Permit" means a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine issued by the board.
(n) "Permittee" means a person holding a permit issued under the provisions of this article.
(o) "Practice of veterinary medicine" means to diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve or prevent any disease, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical or mental condition, of any animal, or to prescribe for or to administer to any animal any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthetic or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique, or to render advice or any recommendation with respect to any of the foregoing.
(p) "Practice of veterinary technology" means the science and art of providing all aspects of professional medical care, services and treatment for animals with the exceptions of diagnosis, prognosis, surgery, prescription and application of any treatments, drugs, medications or appliances, where a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists.
(q) "Registered veterinary technician" means a person who is duly registered to practice veterinary technology under the provisions of this article.
(r) "Registrant" means a person holding a registration issued under the provisions of this article.
(s) "Registration" means a veterinary technician registration issued under the provisions of this article.
(t) "Supervising veterinarian" means a veterinarian, licensed under this article, who assumes responsibility for the professional care given to an animal by a person authorized by this article to work under his or her general or indirect supervision.
(u) "Veterinarian" means a person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine under the provisions of this article.
(v) "Veterinary assistant" means a person who has not met the requirements for becoming a registered veterinary technician. The duties and tasks of a veterinary assistant are instructed from and directly supervised by a licensed veterinarian, who is accountable for the veterinary assistant's actions. The supervising veterinarian is responsible for determining the ability and competence of the veterinary assistant to perform the directed task or procedure.
(w) "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" means a relationship between a veterinarian, a client and a patient, and exists when:
(1) A veterinarian assumes responsibility for medical judgments regarding the health of an animal and the client who is the owner or other caretaker of the animal agrees to follow the veterinarian's instructions; or
(2) A veterinarian, through personal examination of an animal or a representative sample of a herd or flock, obtains sufficient information to make at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal, herd or flock, which diagnosis is expanded through medically appropriate visits to the premises where the animal, herd or flock is kept.
§30-10-3a.
Acts, 1967 Reg. Sess., Ch. 154.
§30-10-5. Powers and duties of the board.
(2) Establish requirements for a license, permit, certificate and registration;
(5) Establish the fees charged under the provisions of this article;
(9) Contract with third parties to administer the examinations required under the provisions of this article;
(11) Maintain an office, and hire, discharge, establish the job requirements and fix the compensation of employees and contract with persons necessary to enforce the provisions of this article;
(12) Investigate alleged violations of the provisions of this article, legislative rules, orders and final decisions of the board;
(18) Establish, by legislative rule, the continuing education requirements for licensees, permitees, certificate holders and registrants;
(19) Propose rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article;
(20) Sue and be sued in its official name as an agency of this state;
(21) Confer with the Attorney General or his or her assistant in connection with legal matters and questions; and
§30-10-6. Rule-making authority.
(7) Establish a certified animal euthanasia technician's program;
(8) Procedures for the issuance and renewal of a license, permit, certificate and registration;
(10) Continuing education requirements;
(11) Set standards for ethical conduct;
(12) Establish procedures and requirements for facility inspections;
(13) Clarify the veterinarian-client-patient relationship;
(14) The procedures for denying, suspending, revoking, reinstating or limiting the practice of a licensee, permittee, certificate holder or registrant;
(15) Requirements for a revoked license, permit, certificate and registration; and
(b) All of the board's rules in effect on July 1, 2010, shall remain in effect until they are amended, modified, repealed or replaced.
§30-10-7. Fees; special revenue account; administrative fines.
(a) All fees and other moneys, except fines, received by the board shall be deposited in a separate special revenue fund in the State Treasury designated the "Board of Veterinary Medicine Fund", which fund is continued. The fund is used by the board for the administration of this article. Except as may be provided in article one of this chapter, the board shall retain the amounts in the special revenue account from year to year. Any compensation or expense incurred under this article is not a charge against the General Revenue Fund.
(7) Not have been convicted of a felony under the laws of any jurisdiction within five years preceding the date of application for registration which conviction remains unreversed; and
(8) Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony under the laws of any jurisdiction at any time if the offense for which the applicant was convicted related to the practice of veterinary technology or animal abuse or neglect.
(b) A person seeking registration under the provisions of this
article shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the board and pay all applicable fees.
§30-10-11. Scope of practice for registered veterinary technician.
(a) A registered veterinary technician may do the following under general supervision:
(1) Administer anesthesia, including induction, intravenous sedation, and maintenance and recovery from anesthesia;
(2) Perform dental prophylaxis;
(3) Establish open airways;
(4) Administer resuscitative oxygen procedures;
(5) Administer resuscitative drugs, in the event of cardiac arrest;
(6) Administer immunizations that are not required by law to be administered by a licensed veterinarian;
(7) Prepare or supervise the preparation of patients for surgery;
(8) Assist the veterinarian in immunologic, diagnostic, medical, chemotherapeutic and surgical procedures; and
(9) Perform external suturing.
(b) A registered veterinary technician may do the following under either general or indirect supervision:
(1) Perform diagnostic imaging;
(2) Perform intravenous catheterization;
(3) Administer and apply medications and treatments by oral intramuscular, intravenous and subcutaneous routes;
(4) Apply bandages;
(5) Perform cardiac and respiratory monitoring;
(6) Perform appropriate procedures to control bleeding;
(7) Apply temporary splints or immobilizing bandages;
(8) Perform ear flushing;
(9) Collect specimens; and
(10) Perform laboratory procedures.
(c) A veterinary technician may, without supervision, use emergency treatment procedures when an animal has been placed in a life threatening condition and immediate treatment is necessary to sustain the animal's life. The registered veterinary technician shall immediately take steps to secure the general supervision of a veterinarian.
§30-10-12. Requirements to be a certified animal euthanasia technician.
(a) To be eligible to be a certified animal euthanasia technician a person must:
(1) Apply at least thirty days prior to the date the next written examinations are scheduled, using a form prescribed by the board;
(2) Have a high school diploma or GED;
(3) Pay application and examination fees;
(4) Complete the certified animal euthanasia technician's program established by the board;
(5) Pass the written and practical skills examinations;
(6) Pass the prescribed background check; and
(7) Complete all the other requirements established by the board.
(b) A certified animal euthanasia technician may practice animal euthanasia at a legally operated animal control facility.
(c) A person certified as an animal euthanasia technician by the board prior to July 1, 2010, shall for all purposes be considered certified under this article and may renew pursuant to the provisions of this article.
§30-10-13. Requirements for certified animal euthanasia technicians program.
(a) The board shall create a certified animal euthanasia technician's program. The board shall design this program to teach applicants for certification record keeping and the legal, safety and practical information needed to become a certified animal euthanasia technician.
(b) (1) The board shall administer written examinations to an applicant for certification. The written examinations shall test the applicant's knowledge of the following:
(A) Animal restraint;
(B) Drug enforcement agency regulations;
(C) Record keeping requirements for controlled substances;
(D) Handling, inventory, security and proper storage of euthanasia drugs, solutions and syringes;
(E) The certification process;
(F) Legal requirements;
(G) Stress management;
(H) Approved animal euthanasia drug usage;
(I) Jurisprudence; and
(J) Other subject areas specified by the board in a legislative rule.
(2) The applicant shall pass the written examinations with a minimum correct score, as determined by the board, in order to be eligible to take the practical skills examination provided in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) In addition to the written examinations provided under subsection (b) of this section, the board shall administer a practical skills examination to an applicant who has successfully passed the written examinations. The board shall conduct the practical skills examination in a manner that tests an applicant's ability to properly restrain an animal, measure a correct dosage of euthanasia solution, locate an injection site and perform an injection. In order to pass the practical skills examination, an applicant shall exhibit to the board that he or she can locate an injection site and perform an injection and also perform euthanasia correctly and humanely.
(d) An applicant who successfully passes the written examinations and the practical skills examination required by this section shall sign a form authorizing the board to make inquiries through the United States Department of Justice, or any other legal jurisdiction or entity, for the purpose of determining the character and reputation of the applicant and other matters relating to the certification of the applicant.
§30-10-15. Renewal requirements.
(a) All persons regulated by the article shall annually or biennially before January 1, renew his or her license, registration or certification by completing a form prescribed by the board, paying all applicable fees and submitting any other information required by the board.
(b) At least thirty days prior to January 1, the board shall mail to every person regulated by the article an application for renewal.
(c) The board shall charge a fee for each renewal and a late fee for any renewal not properly completed and received with the appropriate fee by the due date.
(d) The board shall require as a condition of renewal that each licensee, registrant and certificate holder complete continuing education.
(e) The board may deny an application for renewal for any reason which would justify the denial of an original application.
(f) The board may authorize the waiving of the renewal fee of a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinarian technician during the period when he or she is on active duty with any branch of the armed services or the public health service of the United States or a declared emergency.
(g) After July 1, 2010, a previously certified animal euthanasia technician may renew his or her certification without having obtained a high school degree or GED.
§30-10-18. Display of license, permit, registration and certificate.
(a) The board shall prescribe the form for a license, permit, registration and certificate and may issue a duplicate upon payment of a fee.
(b) Any person regulated by this article shall conspicuously display his or her license, permit, registration or certification at his or her principal business location.
(a) The board may upon its own motion and shall upon the written complaint of any person cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds exist for disciplinary action under this article.
§30-10-20. Procedures for hearing; right of appeal.
(c) If the hearing is conducted by an administrative law judge, the administrative law judge shall prepare a proposed written order containing findings of fact and conclusions of law at the conclusion of a hearing. The proposed order may contain proposed disciplinary actions if the board so directs. The board may accept, reject or modify the decision of the administrative law judge.
(e) If, after a hearing, the board determines the licensee, permittee, registrant or certificate holder has violated this article, a formal written decision shall be prepared which contains findings of fact, conclusions of law and a specific description of the disciplinary actions imposed.
§30-10-21. Judicial review; appeal to Supreme Court of Appeals.
§30-10-22. Criminal proceedings; penalties.
(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a person has knowingly violated this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement official who may cause criminal proceedings to be brought.
(b) Any person violating a provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or confined in jail not more than six months, or both fined and confined.
§30-10-23. Single act evidence of practice.