North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 66 - VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD › Section .0200 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Section 66 .0208 - FACILITIES PROVIDING LIMITED VETERINARY SERVICES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) If complete
				veterinary medical services are not offered in a mobile or satellite veterinary
				clinic, an emergency veterinary hospital, or a house-call practice the public
				shall be so informed of the services which are not available by way of a posted
				notice, in plain view. The notice shall list all facilities in the area which
				offer the services not available in the facility. With respect to a mobile
				practice, including but not limited to a house-call or farm-call practice,
				members of the public who are or may become clients of the veterinary practice
				shall be informed in writing of the services which are not available at the
				mobile practice in a manner reasonably calculated to clearly communicate this
				information, at the first opportunity of inquiry or contact concerning delivery
				of veterinary services.
(b) The
				minimum standards set in Rule .0207 for all veterinary premises apply equally
				to a facility covered by this Rule, except the standards that apply to services
				that are not available in the facility and of which the public is notified in
				the posted notice.
(c) If emergency
				services are not available in the facility on a 24 hour basis, the
				veterinarians in charge of the facility shall have a written agreement with a
				local clinic or hospital for the provision of emergency services. The name and
				address of the local clinic or hospital offering emergency services under the
				agreement shall be posted. The facility must also comply with the minimum
				standards set forth in Rule .0207(b)(19) of this Section.
(d) If either hospitalization or radiology
				services are not available in the facility, the veterinarians in charge of the
				facility shall have a written agreement with a local clinic or hospital for the
				provision of these services. The name and address of the local clinic or
				hospital offering hospitalization or radiology services under the agreement
				shall be posted.
(e) No animal
				technician, veterinary student intern, employee or other assistant shall
				operate any facility covered by this Rule without the direct supervision of a
				licensed veterinarian on the premises.
(f) If for any reason the veterinarian who is
				the owner, as well as the veterinarian who is in charge of the facility, does
				not obtain a written agreement or agreements as required by this Rule, the
				veterinarian shall provide any or all of the services that would have been
				covered by the agreement or agreements.
(g) Violation of this Rule shall be grounds
				for disciplinary action as provided in
				G.S.
				90-186 and
				90-187.8.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-185(6);
				  90-186(2);
				  90-186(3);
Eff. October 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1996; May 1,
				  1989;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. January 9,
				  2018.