Concept
Scope of Practice
Current Provisions
Proposal
13. Applying or ordering the application of a form of energy prescribed by the regulations under this Act
14. Performing upon an animal any manual procedure for the diagnosis and / or treatment of pregnancy, sterility, or infertility
15. Performing allergy testing
There will be restrictions in regulation that do not permit the delegation of the following activities by a veterinarian:
• Making a diagnosis identifying a disease, disorder, dysfunction or condition as the cause of an animal’ s signs and presentation
• Performing a medical assessment to determine the fitness for purpose or soundness of an animal, or group of animals, on which it is reasonably foreseeable that a person or organization will rely on the assessment
• Ordering laboratory tests on an animal or on specimens taken from an animal
• Prescribing a drug
• Setting a fracture of a bone or dislocation of a joint or setting, immobilizing, or casting a severed tendon
• Moving the joints of the spine beyond the animal’ s usual physiological range of motion using a fast, low amplitude thrust
• Ordering the application of a form of energy prescribed by the regulations under this Act
• Performing upon an animal any manual procedure for the diagnosis of pregnancy, sterility, or infertility
Subset of Activities Authorized to Veterinary Technicians
The following is a list of subsets of authorized activities( alongside the authorized activities that they fall under) that veterinary technicians are authorized to perform, either under an order from a veterinarian, or by initiation.
Activities Authorized to Veterinarians
Subset of Activities Authorized to Veterinary Technicians
Authority
1. Making or communicating a diagnosis identifying a disease, disorder, dysfunction or condition as the cause of an animal’ s signs and presentation
4. Prescribing, compounding, dispensing, or selling a drug
5. Performing a procedure on tissue below the dermis
Triaging emergency patients
Preparing a drug for the purpose of dispensing a drug
Collecting specimens for diagnostic tests
Placing IV catheter for emergency purpose
Placing IV catheter for therapeutic purpose
Initiate
Order
Order
Initiate Order
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