Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, § 1248.40 - Requirements of a Euthanasia Agency
a) Euthanasia may only be performed in a
certified agency by a certified euthanasia technician, a licensed veterinarian
or an instructor during an approved course in humane euthanasia.
b) The agency shall designate a person who is
responsible for ordering the euthanasia drugs and who is responsible for the
security of the agency's euthanasia drugs. A certified technician may only
perform euthanasia in a certified euthanasia agency or under the supervision of
a licensed veterinarian. The technician may not personally possess, order or
administer a controlled substance except as an agent of the euthanasia
agency.
c) The euthanasia agency
shall notify the Department in writing within 30 days after a termination of a
euthanasia technician from the agency.
d) The euthanasia agency shall notify the
Department when the location of a facility is changing.
e) The agency shall comply with the
requirements of the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act [410 ILCS 620 ],
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (
21
USC 301 et seq.), federal Controlled
Substances Act (
21
USC 801 et seq.) and the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act [720 ILCS 570 ].
f)
The agency shall comply with the following requirements for the handling and
storage of drugs:
1) Euthanasia drugs shall be
kept in a securely locked cabinet or safe.
A)
Each agency shall maintain a written current list of designated certified
euthanasia technicians.
B) Access
to the drug storage cabinet or safe shall be limited to licensed veterinarians
and certified euthanasia technicians. These persons shall be responsible for
the security of the euthanasia drugs and shall allow withdrawal of the
euthanasia drugs only to a person certified by the Department.
C) Needles shall be of medical quality and
shall not be reused.
D) Syringes
shall be of medical quality. They may be reused if they are properly
cleaned.
E) Used needles and
syringes shall be disposed of in a manner that makes their reuse
impossible.
2) Proper
Storage. When no certified euthanasia technician is on duty, proper storage for
euthanasia drugs is in a secure locked storage cabinet or metal safe.
A) The cabinet shall be of such material and
construction that it will withstand strong attempts to break into it.
B) The cabinet shall be securely attached to
the building in which it is housed.
C) The temperature and environment in the
storage cabinet or metal safe shall be adequate to assure the proper keeping of
the drug.
3) Proper
Labeling and Reporting
A) Shipment records
showing receipt of the euthanasia drugs shall be maintained and include
information required by federal law. Upon removal from the shipment carton,
each individual container of a euthanasia drug shall be labeled with the drug
name and strength, the date the drug was prepared, a drug hazard warning label
and the name and address of the agency owning the drug.
B) Administration records showing the date a
euthanasia drug was administered, weight, species of animal and dosage
administered for euthanasia, identification of the person who administers the
euthanasia drug and identification of the veterinarian or certified euthanasia
technician who supervised the dosage administered shall be
maintained.
C) The certified
euthanasia agency will submit to the Department the number of dogs, cats,
puppies and kittens and other species euthanized each calendar year by January
31 of the next year. For the purposes of this Section, puppies are dogs younger
than 4 months of age, kittens are cats younger than 4 months of age, dogs are
canines 4 months of age or older and cats are felines 4 months of age or older.
The report shall also include the total amount of drugs used for the year and
the amount of drugs wasted. This record shall be kept by the
Department.
D) Records of wastage
shall be maintained and signed by the person administering the euthanasia drug
and the person responsible for security.
E) A monthly record of verification of the
stock on hand, minus the amounts withdrawn for administration, signed by the
person responsible for security.
F)
Disposal records of any expired or unwanted euthanasia drugs shall be
maintained.
4) Temporary
Storage. When a certified euthanasia technician is on duty and when animals are
being euthanized throughout the workday, euthanasia drugs may be kept in a
temporary storage cabinet. The cabinet shall be constructed of any strong
material and shall be securely locked. The key to this cabinet shall be
available only to a veterinarian or certified euthanasia technician.
5) Proper Sanitation. The area shall be clean
and regularly disinfected.
6) Other
site conditions relevant to the proper euthanasia environment.
A) Each agency shall have a specific area
designated for euthanasia. The area shall be:
i) A separate room; or
ii) An area that is physically separated from
the rest of the agency by a wall, barrier, or other divider; or
iii) An area that is not used for any other
purpose while animals are being euthanized.
B) The euthanasia area shall meet the
following minimum standards:
i) Lighting shall
be bright and even;
ii) The air
temperature shall be within a reasonable comfort range for both the personnel
and the animals;
iii) The area
shall have adequate ventilation that prevents the accumulation of
odors.
C) The euthanasia
area shall have the following equipment:
i) A
table or other work area where animals can be handled while being
euthanized;
ii) A cabinet, table or
workbench where the drugs, needles, syringes and clippers can be
placed.
D) The following
materials shall be kept in the euthanasia area or shall be brought to the area
each time an animal is euthanized:
i) A first
aid kit that meets minimum first aid supply standards;
ii) One or more tourniquets;
iii) Standard electric clippers;
iv) Animal control stick for dogs and animal
net for cats. The use of control sticks, squeeze gates, nets and squeeze cages
or other restraint devices shall be limited to fractious, feral, vicious or
dangerous animals. Control sticks shall never be used on cats, except in such
extreme cases where no other sedation methods can be used;
v) Stethoscope;
vi) Towels, sponges, disinfectant;
vii) Eyewash station.
g) All equipment shall
be in good working order. Failure to comply with the requirements set forth in
this Section may be grounds for discipline in accordance with Sections 65, 90,
and 165 of the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act.
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