Sections
26 entriesSection 4836Requires the board to regulate animal-health tasks reserved to registered veterinary technicians or veterinarians and the appropriate supervision for those tasks. It…Section 4836.1Allows the following: (a)Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant may administer a drug, including, but not…Section 4836.2Requires a veterinary assistant controlled-substance permit applicant to submit the board application, pay applicable fees, provide fingerprints for state and federal criminal-history…Section 4836.4Requires a veterinary assistant controlled-substance permitholder to report any mailing or employer address change to the board within 30 days. The board…Section 4836.5Allows a registered veterinary technician or veterinary assistant to collect animal blood for transfer or sale to a licensed veterinarian at registered…Section 4836.6Requires the following: The board must take action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4875) of this chapter against any veterinarian…Section 4839Defines “registered veterinary technician” for the article as a person who has satisfied the specified statutory requirements and is registered by the…Section 4839.5Prohibits a person from using “registered veterinary technician,” “veterinary technician,” “R.V.T.,” or other words, letters, or symbols with intent to represent authorization…Section 4840Allows the veterinary assistant to perform animal health care services not otherwise prohibited by law on those animals housed in public or…Section 4840.2Prohibits registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants from performing surgery, diagnosing or giving a prognosis for animal diseases, or prescribing drugs, medicines,…Section 4840.5Allows a registered veterinary technician, during an emergency, to provide lifesaving aid and treatment prescribed by board regulations. Requires aid begun without…Section 4840.6Exempts a California-registered veterinary technician, and the technician’s employing veterinarian or authorized agency, from civil damages for good-faith emergency animal health care…Section 4840.7Allows a board-examined registered veterinary technician to operate radiographic equipment under indirect veterinarian supervision and a radiation-trained veterinary assistant to do so…Section 4840.9Allows registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants to be employed by any veterinarian licensed or authorized to practice in California or by…Section 4841Requires any person who performs tasks designated by the board under the referenced veterinary-technician task provision, and anyone who represents themselves as…Section 4841.1Exempts students in a California veterinary-technology program from the article when performing registered-technician tasks as part of their education under direct supervision…Section 4841.2Prohibits a recognized veterinary-college graduate from performing animal-health tasks otherwise performed by a registered veterinary technician without the license or registration required…Section 4841.4Requires the board to determine every veterinary-technician registration applicant's professional qualifications by examination and bars registration without demonstrated examination competency. The examination…Section 4841.5Requires the following: (a)To obtain registration as a registered veterinary technician, the applicant must satisfy the following requirements: (1)Complete and submit an…Section 4842Allows the board to deny a registered veterinary technician application for conduct that would support suspension or revocation, unregistered performance or assistance…Section 4842.2Requires every fund collected by the board under the article to be deposited in the California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund. The…Section 4842.6Requires each board registrant to apply for renewal every two years by the last day of the registrant's birthday month on the…Section 4842.7Requires the following: Every person registered by the board under this article who changes their mailing address must notify the board of…Section 4843.5Allows an expired veterinary-technician registration certificate, unless the article provides otherwise, to be renewed within five years by filing the board form…Section 4844Bars renewal, restoration, reissuance, or reinstatement of a veterinary-technician registration certificate more than five years after expiration, but allows a new certificate…Section 4845Allows the following: (a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may, in its sole discretion, issue a probationary registration to an…