Nebraska Statutes 38-3326. Veterinary technicians; rules and regulations
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The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations providing for (1) licensure of veterinary technicians meeting the requirements of section 38-3325 and (2) standards for the level of supervision required for particular delegated animal health care tasks and which determine which tasks may be performed by a licensed veterinary technician and by unlicensed assistants. The level of supervision may be immediate supervision, direct supervision, or indirect supervision as determined by the department, with the recommendation of the board, based upon the complexity and requirements of the task.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 38-3326
- Animal: means any animal other than man and includes birds, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead, except domestic poultry. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3304
- Board: means the Board of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3306
- Direct supervision: means that the supervisor is on the premises and is available to the veterinary technician or unlicensed assistant who is treating the animal and the animal has been examined by a veterinarian at such times as acceptable veterinary practice requires consistent with the particular delegated animal health care task. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3307
- Immediate supervision: means that the supervisor is on the premises and is in direct eyesight and hearing range of the animal and the veterinary technician or unlicensed assistant who is treating the animal and the animal has been examined by a veterinarian at such times as acceptable veterinary practice requires consistent with the particular delegated animal health care task. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3308
- Indirect supervision: means that the supervisor is not on the premises but is easily accessible and has given written or oral instructions for treatment of the animal and the animal has been examined by a veterinarian at such times as acceptable veterinary practice requires consistent with the particular delegated animal health care task. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3309
- Licensed veterinary technician: means an individual who is validly and currently licensed as a veterinary technician in this state. See Nebraska Statutes 38-3311