Section 1500.48  Employees of a Licensed Veterinarian Who are not Certified Veterinary Technicians

As set forth in Section 3 of the Act, supervising veterinarians assume responsibility for the professional care given to an animal by a person working under his or her direction in an immediate, direct or indirect supervision arrangement.  This Section sets forth the required levels of supervision for employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians and does not apply to individuals exempt from Section 4 of the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 [225 ILCS 115].

a)         Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians are prohibited from performing the following:

1)         cut down with needle;

2)         central line without cut down;

3)         dental extractions;

4)         gingival resection;

5)         skin closure;

6)         cast application;

7)         fine needle aspiration;

8)         puncture abscess with needle;

9)         clamping calves' tails;

10)        floating teeth;

11)        castrating any animal;

12)        blocked male cat urinary catheterization; and

13)        setting of bones.

b)         Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians may perform the following only under the immediate supervision of a veterinarian, as defined in Section 3 of the Act:

1)         anesthesia induction;

2)         anesthesia endotracheal intubation;

3)         anesthesia maintenance;

4)         anesthesia monitor signs;

5)         dental prophylaxis;

6)         local nerve blocks;

7)         splint application;

8)         female canine urinary catheterization;

8)         decapitation for rabies test submission;

9)         necropsy − tissue sample collection; and

10)        cystocentesis. 

c)         Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians may perform the following under the immediate or direct supervision of a veterinarian, as defined in Section 3 of the Act:

1)         administer IV catheter;

2)         administer chemotherapy;

3)         remove sutures, drains or staples;

4)         implant microchips;

5)         bandage application;

6)         male canine urinary catheterization;

7)         acquire or process radiological images;

8)         venipuncture;

9)         obtain objective patient data without diagnosis;

10)        administer nonrabies vaccines;

11)        intramuscular and subcutaneous injections;

12)        intravenous injections into uncatheterized or catheterized veins;

13)        docking sheep/pig tails;

14)        dehorning calves; and

15)        humane euthanasia of animals.

d)         Employees of a licensed veterinarian who are not certified veterinary technicians may perform the following under the indirect, direct or immediate supervision of a veterinarian, as defined in Section 3 of the Act:

1)         trim normal hooves, excluding equine;

2)         process laboratory samples;

3)         bacterial streak and culture; and

4)         animal restraint.

(Source:  Added at 40 Ill. Reg. 2913, effective February 16, 2016)