Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Subtitle 14 - BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 15.14.01 - Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for the Practice of Veterinary Medicine in the State › Section 15.14.01.03 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Board" means the State Board of
				Veterinary Medical Examiners.
(2)
				"Controlled dangerous substance" means any drug, substance, or immediate
				precursor as listed in Criminal Law Article, §
										5-101, Annotated Code of
				Maryland.
(3) "Department" means
				the Department of Agriculture of Maryland.
(4) "Dispensing" means direct distribution of
				products by veterinarians to their clients for use in or on their
				animals.
(5) "Federal legend drug"
				or "veterinary prescription drug" means a drug labeled with the statement
				"Caution: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a
				licensed veterinarian".
(6)
				"High-volume, low-cost spay/neuter facility" means a licensed facility:
(a) Which is regularly used for the treatment
				of animals by a veterinary practitioner;
(b) Where the sterilization of dogs and cats
				is the primary function performed by a veterinarian licensed and registered by
				the Board; and
(c) Where the owner
				complies with the licensing and sanitation standards in COMAR 15.14.03 and
				15.14.07.
(7)
				"Prescribing" means transmitting an order that authorizes a licensed pharmacist
				or the equivalent to prepare and dispense specified pharmaceuticals to be used
				in or on animals in the manner directed by a veterinarian.
(8) "Secretary" means the Secretary of
				Agriculture.
(9) "Specialist" means
				an individual who has obtained certification from a specialty organization
				recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
(10) "Surgery" means that both of the
				following exist:
(a) A veterinarian treats a
				disease, injury, or deformity by manual or operative methods; and
(b) A veterinarian or registered veterinary
				technician administers an anesthetic, injectable sedative, or injectable
				tranquilizing agent to an animal.
(11) "Veterinarian" means an individual who
				is licensed and registered as a veterinarian to practice in the
				State.
(12) "Veterinary hospital"
				means a building or portion of a building which is regularly used for the
				treatment of animals by a veterinary practitioner.
(13) "Veterinarian-client-patient
				relationship" means that all of the following conditions exist:
(a) The veterinarian has assumed the
				responsibility for making clinical judgments regarding the health of the animal
				and the need for medical treatment, and the client has agreed to follow the
				veterinarian's instructions;
(b)
				The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal to initiate at least a
				general or preliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal because
				the veterinarian has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the
				keeping and care of the animal through either:
(i) A physical examination; or
(ii) Medically appropriate and timely visits
				to the location where the animal is kept; and
(c) The veterinarian is readily available or
				has arranged for emergency coverage or follow-up evaluation in the event of
				adverse reactions or the failure of the treatment regimen.