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Statutes > Utah > Title-58 > Chapter-28 > 58-28-10258-28-102. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter:
(1) "Abandonment" means to forsake entirely or to refuse to provide care and support foran animal placed in the custody of a licensed veterinarian.
(2) "Administer" means:
(a) the direct application by a person of a prescription drug or device by injection,inhalation, ingestion, or by any other means, to the body of an animal that is a patient or is aresearch subject; or
(b) a veterinarian providing to the owner or caretaker of an animal a prescription drug forapplication by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means to the body of the animal bythe owner or caretaker in accordance with the veterinarian's written directions.
(3) "Animal" means any animal other than a human.
(4) "AVMA" means American Veterinary Medical Association.
(5) "Board" means the Veterinary Board established in Section 58-28-201.
(6) "Client" means the patient's owner, the owner's agent, or other person responsible forthe patient.
(7) "Direct supervision" means a veterinarian licensed under this chapter is present andavailable for face-to-face contact with the patient and person being supervised, at the time thepatient is receiving veterinary care.
(8) "Extra-label use" means actual use or intended use of a drug in an animal in a mannerthat is not in accordance with approved labeling.
(9) "Immediate supervision" means the veterinarian licensed under this chapter is presentwith the individual being supervised, while the individual is performing the delegated tasks.
(10) "Indirect supervision" means a veterinarian licensed under this chapter:
(a) has given either written or verbal instructions for veterinary care of a patient to theperson being supervised; and
(b) is available to the person being supervised by telephone or other electronic means ofcommunication during the period of time in which the veterinary care is given to the patient.
(11) "Practice of veterinary medicine, surgery, and dentistry" means to:
(a) diagnose, prognose, or treat any disease, defect, deformity, wound, injury, or physicalcondition of any animal;
(b) administer, prescribe or dispense any drug, medicine, treatment, method, or practice,perform any operation or manipulation, apply any apparatus or appliance for the cure, relief, orcorrection of any animal disease, deformity, defect, wound, or injury, or otherwise practice anyveterinary medicine, dentistry, or surgery on any animal;
(c) represent by verbal or written claim, sign, word, title, letterhead, card, or any othermanner that one is a licensed veterinarian or qualified to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, ordentistry;
(d) hold oneself out as able to practice veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry;
(e) solicit, sell, or furnish any parenterally administered animal disease cures,preventions, or treatments, with or without the necessary instruments for the administration ofthem, or any and all worm and other internal parasitic remedies, upon any agreement, express orimplied, to administer these cures, preventions, treatments, or remedies; or
(f) assume or use the title or designation, "veterinary," "veterinarian," "animal doctor,""animal surgeon," or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations, sign, card, or
device tending to indicate that such person is qualified to practice veterinary medicine, surgery,or dentistry.
(12) "Unlawful conduct" is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-28-501.
(13) "Unlicensed assistive personnel":
(a) means any unlicensed person, regardless of title, to whom tasks are delegated by aveterinarian licensed under this chapter as permitted by administrative rule and in accordancewith the standards of the profession; and
(b) includes:
(i) a veterinary assistant, if working under immediate supervision;
(ii) a veterinary technician who:
(A) has graduated from a program of veterinary technology accredited by the AVMA thatis at least a two-year program; and
(B) who is working under direct supervision; and
(iii) a veterinary technologist who:
(A) has graduated from a four-year program of veterinary technology accredited by theAVMA; and
(B) is working under indirect supervision.
(14) "Unprofessional conduct" is as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-28-502 andmay be further defined by rule.
(15) "Veterinarian-client-patient relationship" means:
(a) a veterinarian licensed under this chapter has assumed responsibility for makingclinical judgements regarding the health of an animal and the need for medical treatment of ananimal, and the client has agreed to follow the veterinarian's instructions;
(b) the veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal to initiate at least a general orpreliminary diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal, including knowledge of the keepingand care of the animal as a result of recent personal examination of the animal or by medicallyappropriate visits to the premises where the animal is housed; and
(c) the veterinarian has arranged for emergency coverage for follow-up evaluation in theevent of adverse reaction or the failure of the treatment regimen.
Amended by Chapter 189, 2010 General Session
