West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 26 - Veterinary Medicine › Title 26 - PROCEDURAL RULES WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Series 26-04 - Standards of Practice › Section 26-4-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
2.1. "Advertising"
				means communication designed to inform the public about the availability,
				nature, and prices of products or services, or to attract clients or
				business.
2.2. "Ambulatory
				practice" means a professional visit to the location of a patient or client and
				includes house calls and farm calls.
2.3. "Convenient access" means capable of
				being utilized without delay.
2.4.
				"Dental procedure" means 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.
2.5. "Emergency clinic" means a facility that
				provides after hours or 24 hour emergency care.
2.6. "Exercise run" means an enclosed area
				under roof and climate controlled of sufficient size to allow for free
				ambulation for the comfort and exercise of patients or kenneled animals that
				are housed within the facility.
2.7. "General anesthesia" means the
				inducement of a complete absence of sensation and consciousness by the
				administration of injectable drugs or inhalation gas.
2.8. "Humane disposal" means euthanasia by or
				under the general supervision of a veterinarian or by an euthanasia
				technician.
2.9. "Immunization
				clinics" means an event conducted to provide easy access to the public for
				routine preventative health care for their animals. The clinics may occur at a
				veterinarian's permanent facility location or alternative sites for easy public
				access.
2.10. "Impervious" or
				"impervious surface" means incapable of being penetrated by water or other
				liquids.
2.11. "Prescription drugs"
				mean drugs that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
				that are required by federal or state law to be dispensed to the public only on
				prescription by a licensed provider.
2.12. "Mobile" means a facility that may be
				transported or moved from one location to another. With this type of practice,
				the patient is examined and treated in the mobile unit.
2.13. "Sedation" means the calming of mental
				excitement or reduction of physical activity, by the administration of a
				drug.
2.14. "Stationary facility"
				means a fixed, non-moveable structure.
2.15. "Sterile surgery" means procedures in
				which aseptic technique is practiced in patient preparation, instrumentation,
				and surgical attire.
2.16.
				"Surgery" means that branch of veterinary medical science which uses operative
				measures for treating diseases, deformities, injuries, and for reproductive
				sterilization or elective operative procedures.
2.17. "Veterinarian" means a person who is
				licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant WV Code §
									30-10-1
et. seq.
2.18.
				"Veterinarian in charge" means a veterinarian who holds an active license in
				West Virginia and who is responsible for maintaining a veterinary practice
				within the standards set by the W. Va. Code §
									30-10-1
				et seq. and W.Va. Code R. §
									26-1-1
et. seq.
2.19.
				"Veterinary practice" means any ambulatory, emergency, mobile, or stationary,
				practice wherein veterinary medicine or surgery is
				conducted.