California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 11 — Veterinary Medicine, Article 2.5 — Registered Veterinary Technicians, Section 4840.2
Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants shall not perform the following health care services:
(a) Surgery.
(b) Diagnosis and prognosis of animal diseases.
(c) Prescribing of drugs, medicine, and appliances.
Notes
Prohibits registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants from performing surgery, diagnosing or giving a prognosis for animal diseases, or prescribing drugs, medicines, and appliances. The prohibition applies to both registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants and covers each of those three listed categories of health care services.
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