Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 70 - KANSAS BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Article 8 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 70-8-1 - Acts of unprofessional conduct

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
Each of the following acts by a Kansas licensed veterinarian
				shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall constitute grounds for
				disciplinary action against the licensee:
(a) failing to meet the minimum standards for
			 either veterinary premises or veterinary practice;
(b) engaging in conduct likely to deceive,
			 defraud, or harm the public or demonstrating a willful or careless disregard
			 for the health, welfare, or safety of a patient;
(c) claiming to have performed or charging
			 for an act or treatment that was not performed or given;
(d) stating or implying that the veterinarian
			 is a certified or recognized specialist unless the veterinarian is certified in
			 the specialty by the board, as recognized by the American veterinary medical
			 association;
(e) stating or
			 implying any claims of professional superiority in the practice of veterinary
			 medicine that cannot be substantiated by education, training, or experience, or
			 using any certificate, diploma, or degree to which the person is not
			 entitled;
(f) practicing veterinary
			 medicine under a false or assumed name or impersonating another
			 practitioner;
(g) practicing under
			 an expired, revoked, or suspended Kansas veterinary license;
(h) failing to provide a written response,
			 within 30 days, to a written request made by the board pursuant to an
			 investigation by or on behalf of the board;
(i) failing to comply with an order issued by
			 the board;
(j) promoting, aiding,
			 abetting, or permitting the practice of veterinary medicine by an unlicensed
			 person, except as provided by the Kansas veterinary practice act or the
			 implementing regulations;
(k)
			 allowing an unlicensed person to issue presigned animal health certificates
			 with the veterinarian's signature affixed to the certificate, or to inoculate
			 or treat animals unless the inoculation or treatment is done under the direct
			 supervision of the licensed veterinarian;
(l) failing to establish a valid
			 veterinarian, client, and patient relationship;
(m) prescribing, providing, obtaining,
			 ordering, administering, dispensing, giving, or delivering controlled drugs to
			 or for an animal solely for training, show, or racing purposes and not for a
			 medically sound reason;
(n)
			 performing surgery to conceal genetic or congenital defects, in any species,
			 with the knowledge that the surgery has been requested to deceive a third
			 party;
(o) refusing the board or
			 its agent the right to inspect a veterinary facility at reasonable hours,
			 pursuant to an investigation by or on behalf of the board;
(p) representing conflicting interests unless
			 the veterinarian's dual relationship is fully disclosed and all parties to the
			 transaction consent;
(q) failing to
			 report to the proper authorities cruel or inhumane treatment to animals, if the
			 veterinarian has direct knowledge of the cruel or inhumane treatment;
(r) fraudulently issuing or using any of the
			 following documents:
(1) A certificate of
			 veterinary inspection;
(2) a test
			 chart;
(3) a vaccination report;
			 or
(4) any other official form used
			 in the practice of veterinary medicine to prevent the following:
(A) the dissemination of animal
			 disease
(B) the transportation of
			 diseased animals; or
(C) the sale
			 of edible products of animal origin for human consumption;