Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXXXV - Veterinarians › Chapter 7 - Veterinary Practice › Section LXXXV-700 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Alternative Livestock
-animals that have not
				  been domesticated, but are bred or kept on a farm for use or commercial
				  profit.
Animal Control Officer
-a bona fide employee
				  of a governmental agency meeting the requirements of
				  R.S.
				  37:1514(2).
Boarding Animal
-an animal which is housed at
				  a veterinary facility and is not actively undergoing diagnosis or treatment for
				  illness, disease, or injury, and/or is not actively receiving veterinary care
				  to promote good health. An animal which becomes ill, diseased, or sustains an
				  injury while in a veterinary facility ceases to be a boarding animal under this
				  definition.
Certified Animal Euthanasia
				  Technicians
-individuals who have met all of the requirements for
				  certification as found in
				  R.S.
				  37:1551-1558.
Clinic
-a facility in which the practice
				  conducted is essentially an out-patient type of practice.
Controlled Substances
-any controlled
				  substance as defined by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Cosmetic Surgery
-that branch of veterinary
				  medicine that deals with surgical procedures designed to improve the animal's
				  appearance.
Dental Operation
-
1. the application or use of any instrument
				or device to any portion of an animal's tooth, gum or any related tissue for
				the prevention, cure or relief of any wound, fracture, injury, disease or other
				condition of an animal's tooth, gum or related tissue; and
2. preventative dental procedures including,
				but not limited to, the removal of calculus, soft deposits, plaque, stains, or
				the smoothing, filing or polishing of tooth surfaces.
Direct Supervision
-Unless otherwise
				  specifically defined in a provision, the supervision of those tasks or
				  procedures that do not require the presence of a licensed, supervising
				  veterinarian in the room where performed, but which require the presence of a
				  licensed, supervising veterinarian on the premises and his availability for
				  prompt consultation and treatment.
Emergency Facility
-a veterinary medical
				  service whose primary function is the receiving, treatment and monitoring of
				  emergency patients during specified hours of operations.
Hospital Facility
-a facility in which the
				  practice conducted includes the confinement as well as the treatment of
				  animals.
Laypeople
-individuals who are not registered
				  and/or licensed in any of the categories defined in this Rule.
Legend Drug
-any drug or medicinal agent
				  which is not listed as a controlled substance by the U.S. DEA but which carries
				  the legend "Federal (USA) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of
				  a licensed veterinarian."
Livestock
-domestic animals to include only
				  cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats, bred or kept on a farm for use or commercial
				  profit.
Mobile Clinic
- a vehicle with special
				  medical or surgical facilities, including examination and treatment areas
				  and/or surgical facilities, which provides veterinary care to small animals
				  and/or large animals where the patient can be taken into the vehicle.
Mobile Practice Vehicle
- a vehicle used by a
				  veterinarian in a house call or farm call to provide veterinary care where the
				  patient is not taken into the vehicle. The vehicle may be an extension of a
				  hospital or clinic, and/or may have the capabilities of providing aftercare
				  and/or emergency care services.
Non-Boarding Animal
-an animal which is
				  actively undergoing diagnosis or treatment for illness, disease, or injury,
				  and/or is actively receiving veterinary care to promote good health. A
				  non-boarding animal may, or may not, be housed at a veterinary facility.
Over-the-Counter (OTC) Product
-any product
				  that is sold to the public that is not regulated as a legend drug or as a
				  controlled substance.
Preceptees
-Repealed.
Prescribe, Prescribing or Prescription
-an
				  order for any drug, medicine, chemical or controlled substance provided by a
				  veterinarian licensed by the board, stemming from the
				  veterinarian-client-patient relationship, that is patient specific, which is
				  either:
1. dispensed or administered
				by the
prescribing
veterinarian;
2. dispensed by a veterinarian licensed by
				the board other than the prescribing veterinarian; or
3. written, electronically communicated or
				given orally to a registered pharmacist to be filled, compounded or dispensed
				by the pharmacist in a registered pharmacy.
Registered Veterinary
				  Technicians
-individuals who have met all of the requirements for
				  registration pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  37:1541-1549.
Unlicensed Veterinarians
-individuals who
				  have completed an approved, accredited program of instruction and have received
				  a degree as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or if foreign educated have
				  completed the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG)
				  or the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE)
				  program through the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB),
				  but who have not been issued a licensed by the board to practice veterinary
				  medicine in the state of Louisiana.
Veterinarian-Client-Patient-Relationship
-exists
				  when:
1. the veterinarian has assumed
				the responsibility for making medical judgments regarding the health of the
				animal(s) and the need for medical treatment; and
2. the client (owner or duly authorized
				agent) has agreed to follow the instructions of the veterinarian; and
3. the veterinarian has sufficient knowledge
				of the animal(s) to initiate at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the
				medical condition of the animal(s). This means that:
a. the veterinarian or associate veterinarian
				has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the
				animal(s) by virtue of an examination of the animal(s) and/or the animal's
				records, and/or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises
				where the animal(s) are kept; or
b.
				the veterinarian has agreed to serve as a consultant to the licensed, primary
				care veterinarian with whom the client and patient have established a
				relationship which meets the criteria of Subparagraph a above; and
c. the primary veterinarian is readily
				available for follow-up in the event of adverse reactions of the failure of the
				regimen of therapy.