ARTICLE 2.5. Registered Veterinary Technicians
Heading of Article 2.5 amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 60, Sec. 16.
§§ 4836–4845 · 26 sections
- § 4836 (a) The board shall adopt regulations establishing animal health care tasks and an appropriate degree of supervision required for those tasks that may be…
- § 4836.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant may administer a drug, including, but not limited to, a drug…
- § 4836.2 (a) To obtain a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit in California, an individual shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) Complete and submit…
- § 4836.4 (a) Every person who has been issued a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit by the board pursuant to Section 4836.2 who changes his or her mailing…
- § 4836.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician or a veterinary assistant may collect blood from an animal for the purpose of…
- § 4836.6 The board shall take action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4875) of this chapter against any veterinarian licensed or authorized to practice in…
- § 4839 For purposes of this article, “registered veterinary technician” means a person who has met the requirements set forth in Section 4841.5 and is registered by…
- § 4839.5 No person shall use the title “registered veterinary technician” or “veterinary technician,” or any other words, letters, or symbols, including, but not…
- § 4840 (a) Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants are approved to perform animal health care services not otherwise prohibited by law under the…
- § 4840.2 Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants shall not perform the following health care services: (a) Surgery. (b) Diagnosis and prognosis of…
- § 4840.5 Under conditions of an emergency, a registered veterinary technician may render such lifesaving aid and treatment as may be prescribed under regulations…
- § 4840.6 Any registered veterinary technician registered in this state who in good faith renders emergency animal health care at the scene of the emergency, or his or…
- § 4840.7 (a) A registered veterinary technician who has been examined by the board in the area of radiation safety and techniques may operate radiographic equipment…
- § 4840.9 Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants may be employed by any veterinarian licensed or authorized to practice in this state or by any…
- § 4841 Any person performing any of the tasks designated by the board pursuant to Section 4836 and any person representing himself or herself as a registered…
- § 4841.1 This article shall not apply to students in a California veterinary technology program who perform the job tasks for registered veterinary technicians as part…
- § 4841.2 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a graduate of a recognized veterinary college shall not perform animal health care tasks otherwise performed by a…
- § 4841.4 (a) The board, by means of examination, shall determine the professional qualifications of all applicants who wish to register as veterinary technicians in…
- § 4841.5 (a) To obtain registration as a registered veterinary technician, the applicant shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) Complete and submit an…
- § 4842 The board may deny a registered veterinary technician application if the applicant has done any of the following: (a) Committed any act that would be grounds…
- § 4842.2 All funds collected by the board under this article shall be deposited in the California Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund.
- § 4842.6 (a) Each individual registered by the board shall biennially apply for renewal of his or her license or registration on or before the last day of the…
- § 4842.7 Every person registered by the board under this article who changes their mailing address shall notify the board of their new mailing address within 30 days of…
- § 4843.5 Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired certificate of registration may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration on…
- § 4844 A person who fails to renew his certificate of registration within five years after its expiration may not renew it, and it shall not be restored, reissued, or…
- § 4845 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may, in its sole discretion, issue a probationary registration to an applicant subject to terms and…