70-7-1 The practice of veterinary med-
icine. Each veterinarian shall meet the following
minimum standards in the practice of veterinary
medicine.

 (a)  Storage compartments. Each veterinarian
shall maintain clean, orderly, and protective stor-
age compartments for drugs, supplies, and equip-
ment. Refrigeration shall be available for drugs
which require it.

 (b)  Field sterilization. Each veterinarian shall
provide a means of sterilizing instruments when
practicing veterinary medicine away from a vet-
erinary premises.

 (c)  Posting of emergency numbers. Each vet-
erinarian shall post emergency phone numbers for
police, fire, and rescue at the main telephone in
the building.

 (d)  Conflict of interest. When representing
conflicting interests, including representation of
both the buyer and seller of an animal to be in-
spected for soundness, the veterinarian shall make
full disclosure of the dual relationship and shall
obtain express consent from all parties to the
transaction.

 (e)  Health certificates. A veterinarian shall not
issue a certificate of health unless the veterinarian
has personal knowledge, obtained through actual
inspection and appropriate tests of the animal,
that the animal meets the requirements of the
certificate.

 (f)  Patient acceptance. Each veterinarian shall
decide which medical cases will be accepted in the
veterinarian's professional capacity and what
course of treatment will be followed once a pa-
tient has been accepted. The veterinarian shall be
responsible for advising the client as to the treat-
ment to be provided.

 (g)  Control of services. A veterinarian shall not
allow professional services to be controlled or ex-
ploited by any lay agency, personal or corporate,
which intervenes between the client and the vet-
erinarian. A veterinarian shall not allow a non-li-
censed person or entity to interfere with or inter-
vene in the veterinarian's practice of veterinary
medicine. Each veterinarian shall be responsible
for the veterinarian's own actions and shall be di-
rectly responsible to the client for the care and
treatment of the patient.

 (h)  Anesthesia and anesthetic equipment.
Each veterinarian shall provide anesthesia serv-
ices as needed. An anesthetic agent shall be ad-
ministered only by a veterinarian or a person
trained in its administration under the direct su-
pervision of a licensed veterinarian. Each veteri-
narian shall use disinfectants capable of eliminat-
ing harmful viruses and bacteria for cleaning
anesthetic equipment.

 (i)  Patient records.

 (1)  Length of maintenance. Each veterinarian
shall maintain a legible patient record for three
years.

 (2)  Necessary elements. Each veterinarian
shall ensure that all patient records include the
following necessary elements.

 (A)  patient identification. Patient identification
shall include the patient's name, species, breed,
age or date of birth, sex, color, and markings;

 (B)  client identification. Client identification
shall include the owner's name, home address and
telephone number;

 (C)  a vaccination record;

 (D)  physical examination findings; and

 (E)  a record of every visit or stay on the vet-
erinary premise. Each veterinarian shall maintain
records in a manner that will permit any author-
ized veterinarian to proceed with the care and
treatment of the animal, if required, by reading
the medical record of that particular patient. The
record shall clearly explain the initial examination.

 (j)  Medication records. The veterinarian shall
ensure that each dose of a medication adminis-
tered is properly recorded on the patient's medi-
cal record. All drugs shall be administered and
dispensed only upon the order of a licensed
veterinarian.

 (k)  Controlled drugs. The veterinarian shall en-
sure that a separate written ledger is maintained
when a controlled drug is dispensed.

 (l)  Locked area. If controlled drugs are used,
the veterinarian shall ensure that a locked area for
the storage of controlled substances is provided.

 (m)  Dispensation of medications for compan-
ion animals. (1) All prescription or legend drugs
to be dispensed for use by a companion animal
may be dispensed only on the order of a licensed
veterinarian who has an existing veterinary-client-
patient relationship as defined by the Kansas vet-
erinary practice act. The veterinarian shall ensure
that labels will be affixed to any unlabeled con-
tainer containing any medication dispensed and to
each factory labeled container that contains pre-
scription or legend drugs or controlled substances
dispensed for companion animals. The label shall
be affixed to the immediate container and shall
include the following information:

 (A)  the name and address of the veterinarian,
and the veterinarian's telephone number if the
drug is a controlled substance;

 (B)  the date of delivery or dispensing;

 (C)  the name of the patient, the client's name,
and the client's address if the drug is a controlled
substance;

 (D)  the species of the animal;

 (E)  the name, active ingredient, strength, and
quantity of the drug dispensed;

 (F)  directions for use specified by the practi-
tioner including dosage, frequency, route of ad-
ministration, and duration of therapy; and

 (G)  any cautionary statements required by law,
including statements indicating that the drug is
not for human consumption, is poisonous, or has
withdrawal periods associated with the drug. If
the size of the immediate container is insufficient
to be labeled, the small container shall be en-
closed within another container large enough to
be labeled.

 (2)  The term ``companion animal'' shall mean
those animals considered to be a pet, and may
include horses, birds and exotics, but shall exclude
poultry and horses intended for food purposes.

 (n)  Dispensation of medications for food or
commercial animals. All prescription or legend
drugs to be dispensed for food used by a food
animal or used by a commercial animal may be
dispensed only on a written order of a licensed
veterinarian with an existing veterinary-client-pa-
tient relationship as defined by the Kansas veter-
inary practice act. That veterinarian shall maintain
the original written order on file in the veterinar-
ian's office. A copy of the written order shall be
on file with the distributor and a second copy shall
be maintained on the premises of the patient-cli-
ent. The written order shall include the following
information:

 (1)  the name and address of the veterinarian
and the veterinarians' telephone number if the
drug is a controlled substance;

 (2)  the date of delivery or dispensing;

 (3)  the name of the patient, the client's name,
and the client's address if the drug is a controlled
substance;

 (4)  the species and or breed of the animal;

 (5)  the established name or active ingredient
of the drug, or if formulated from more than one
ingredient, the established name of each ingre-
dient, as well as the strength and quantity of the
drug or drugs dispensed;

 (6)  directions for use specified by the practi-
tioner, including the following:

 (A)  the class or species of the animal or animals
receiving the drug or some other identification of
the animals; and

 (B)  the dosage, the frequency and route of ad-
ministration, and duration of therapy; and

 (C)  any cautionary statements required by law,
including statements indicating whether the drug
is not for human consumption, is poisonous or
whether there are withdrawal periods associated
with the drug.

 (o)  Employee supervision. (1) Each veterinar-
ian shall provide direct supervision of any em-
ployed assistant who participates in the practice
of veterinary medicine, except that a veterinarian
may provide indirect supervision of any employee
who:

 (A)  is following the written instructions for
treatment of the animal patient on the veterinary
premises; or

 (B)  has completed three or more years of study
in a school of veterinary medicine.

 (2)  A veterinarian may delegate only those ac-
tivities within the practice of veterinary medicine
to an employee which are consistent with that per-
son's training, experience and professional com-
petence. A veterinarian shall not delegate any of
the following:

 (A)  the activities of diagnosis;

 (B)  performance of any surgical procedure; or

 (C)  prescription of any drug, medicine, bio-
logic, apparatus, application, anesthesia or other
therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique.
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 47-
821(a)(16); effective Feb. 21, 1997.)










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