Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 700-15-.03 - Indirect Supervision
(1) Indirect supervision means the duly
licensed veterinarian is not on the premises but has given either written or
oral instructions for the treatment of the animal patient and the animal has
been examined by a duly licensed veterinarian at such times as acceptable
veterinary medical practice requires, consistent with the particular delegated
health care task.
(a) A duly licensed
veterinarian is responsible to assure that the following tasks being performed
by Veterinary Assistants is under indirect supervision:
1. Administration and application of
treatments, drugs, medications and immunological agents by oral, IM
subcutaneous routes excluding rabies vaccine for animals required to receive a
rabies vaccine by Georgia law;
2.
Grooming procedures and non-invasive skin (topical) treatment;
3. Handling of biohazardous waste
materials.
(2) A veterinary assistant working under the
direction, supervision and control of a duly licensed veterinarian may provide
the following emergency animal patient care under indirect supervision.
(a) Application of tourniquets and/or
pressure bandages to control hemorrhage;
(b) Resuscitative procedures;
(c) Application of temporary splints or
bandages to prevent further injury to bones or soft tissues;
(d) Application of appropriate wound
dressings and external supportive treatment in severe wound and burn cases;
and
(e) External supportive
treatment in heat prostration cases.
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