Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 70 - KANSAS BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Article 7 - STANDARDS OF VETERINARY PRACTICE › Section 70-7-1 - The practice of veterinary medicine

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each veterinarian shall meet the following minimum standards in
				the practice of veterinary medicine:
(a) Storage compartments. Each veterinarian
			 shall maintain clean, orderly, and protective storage compartments for drugs,
			 supplies, and equipment. Refrigeration shall be available for drugs that
			 require it.
(b) Field
			 sterilization. Each veterinarian shall provide a means of sterilizing
			 instruments when practicing veterinary medicine away from a veterinary
			 premises.
(c) Conflict of interest.
			 When representing conflicting interests, including representation of both the
			 buyer and the seller of an animal to be inspected for soundness, the
			 veterinarian shall make full disclosure of the dual relationship and shall
			 obtain documented consent from all parties to the transaction.
(d) Certificates of veterinary inspection. A
			 veterinarian shall not issue a certificate of veterinary inspection unless the
			 veterinarian has personal knowledge, obtained through actual inspection and
			 appropriate tests of the animal, that the animal meets the requirements of the
			 certificate.
(e) Patient
			 acceptance. Each veterinarian shall decide which medical cases will be accepted
			 in the veterinarian's professional capacity and what course of treatment will
			 be followed once a patient has been accepted. The veterinarian shall be
			 responsible for advising the client as to the treatment to be
			 provided.
(f) Control of services.
			 A veterinarian shall not allow any professional services to be controlled or
			 exploited by any lay entity, personal or corporate, that intervenes between the
			 client and the veterinarian. A veterinarian shall not allow a nonlicensed
			 person or entity to interfere with or intervene in the veterinarian's practice
			 of veterinary medicine. Each veterinarian shall be responsible for the
			 veterinarian's own actions and shall be directly responsible to the client for
			 the care and treatment of the patient.
(g) Anesthesia and anesthetic equipment. Each
			 veterinarian shall provide anesthesia services as needed. Each anesthetic agent
			 shall be administered only by a veterinarian or a person trained in its
			 administration under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Each
			 veterinarian shall use disinfectants capable of eliminating harmful viruses and
			 bacteria for cleaning anesthetic equipment.
(h) Patient records.
(1) Length of maintenance. Each veterinarian
			 shall maintain a patient record for three years from the date of the last
			 visit.
(2) Necessary elements. Each
			 veterinarian shall ensure that all patient records are legible and made
			 contemporaneously with treatment or services rendered. All records shall
			 include the following elements:
(A) Patient
			 identification. Patient identification shall include the patient's name,
			 species, breed, age or date of birth, sex, color, and markings;
(B) client identification. Client
			 identification shall include the owner's name, home address, and telephone
			 number;
(C) a vaccination record;
			 and
(D) a complete record of the
			 physical examination findings and treatment or services rendered.
(3) Manner of maintenance. Each
			 veterinarian shall maintain records in a manner that will permit any authorized
			 veterinarian to proceed with the care and treatment of the animal, if required,
			 by reading the medical record of that particular patient.