CHAPTER 20:57:03
VETERINARY TECHNICIANS
Section
20:57:03:01 Veterinary technician qualifications.
20:57:03:02 Application for registry.
20:57:03:03 Qualifications listed in application.
20:57:03:04 Review of application information by board.
20:57:03:05 Registry of veterinary technician.
20:57:03:06 Personal supervision of veterinary technician for three months.
20:57:03:07 Registry of additional services.
20:57:03:08 Annual renewal fee.
20:57:03:08.01 Veterinary technician renewal application form and requirements.
20:57:03:09 Declaratory rulings by board -- Procedure.
20:57:03:10 Unprofessional conduct.
20:57:03:01. Veterinary technician qualifications. Veterinary technicians shall possess the following qualifications:
(1) Have successfully completed an approved high school course of study or its equivalency;
(2) Have successfully completed a veterinary technician course of study in a school approved by the board;
(3) Have passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) as administered by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) with a score of 425 or greater.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 39 SDR 51, effective October 2, 2012; 44 SDR 158, effective May 7, 2018.
General Authority: SDCL 36-12-21.2.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-12-21.2.
20:57:03:02. Application for registry. Applications for registry of a veterinary technician by a licensed veterinarian may be obtained by a written request made to the secretary of the board.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-21.2.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.2.
20:57:03:03. Qualifications listed in application. Applications for registry of a veterinary technician shall list the veterinary services which, in the opinion of the applicant, by training and experience or course of study, the technician is qualified to perform and which the veterinarian intends the applicant to perform if registered as a veterinary technician. Both the applicant and the technician shall certify that the technician shall limit the services to be rendered to those for which the technician has been duly registered.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-21.2.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.3.
20:57:03:04. Review
of application information by board. Upon receiving an application for
registry of a veterinary technician, and upon receiving a registration fee of
$20, the board shall review all information submitted and determine what
veterinary services the veterinary technician for whom application is made is
qualified to perform. If the board requires more information to make such a
determination, the board shall request it from the applicant.
Source:
Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; 36 SDR
183, effective May 20, 2010.
General
Authority: SDCL 36-12-21.2, 36-12-21.3.
Law
Implemented: SDCL 36-12-21.3.
20:57:03:05. Registry of veterinary technician. Upon the board's making a determination on registry of a veterinary technician, the board shall notify the veterinary employer and the veterinary technician to be registered of its determination and specify in the notice the services the board has determined the veterinary technician is qualified to perform and for which the veterinary technician is registered.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-21.2.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.4.
20:57:03:06. Personal supervision of veterinary technician for three months. A person employed and registered as a veterinary technician may not perform any services not personally supervised by the veterinarian by whom the veterinary technician is employed for a period of three months following employment.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-21.2.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.6.
20:57:03:07. Registry of additional services. At the time of annual renewal of the registry of a veterinary technician, the applicant may submit proof of additional training and qualification for consideration by the board and specify in the veterinary technician's opinion what veterinary services the veterinary technician is qualified to perform in addition to those for which the technician was previously registered. The board, upon receipt of any additional proof as required by it, may grant registry to perform the additional services and give notice of them to both the veterinary employer and the registered veterinary technician.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-21.2.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.3, 36-12-21.5.
20:57:03:08. Annual renewal fee. The annual renewal fee for a veterinary technician, registered as provided in this chapter, is five dollars and shall continue the technician's right to perform veterinary services for which the technician is registered.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-21.5.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.5
20:57:03:08.01. Veterinary technician renewal application form and requirements. A veterinary technician renewal application must be on a form provided by the South Dakota Veterinary Medical Examining Board and provide proof of continuing education completed by the applicant. the applicant's continuing education must consist of a minimum of twelve credit hours in the twenty-four months before the submission of the renewal application. The continuing education may include South Dakota Veterinary Medical Association sponsored courses and other courses relating to veterinary science and technology, including clinical techniques, diagnostics, therapeutics, animal care, and record keeping as approved by the Examining Board.
Source: 25 SDR 56, effective October 21, 1998.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-21.1.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.2.
20:57:03:09. Declaratory rulings by board -- Procedure. Any licensed veterinarian may petition the board for declaratory rulings as to what constitutes direction and supervision of a veterinary technician as provided in SDCL 36-12-21.6 by sending a written petition or request to the secretary of the board. The board shall, at the next regular meeting of board or at the next special meeting of the board, make its declaratory ruling and shall notify the person in writing of the decision and disposition of the petition within 30 days after that.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 1-26-15, 36-12-21.2.
Law Implemented:SDCL 1-26-15, 36-12-21.4.
20:57:03:10. Unprofessional conduct. It is unprofessional conduct for a licensed veterinarian to knowingly permit any veterinary technician employed by the veterinarian to perform any act not permitted by SDCL 36-12, including permitting such technician to do work without the direction or supervision of the licensed veterinarian or veterinarians by whom the technician is employed, and it is unprofessional conduct of the veterinary technician to perform any such act.
Source: Effective June 26, 1975; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986.
General Authority:SDCL 36-12-12, 36-12-21.2, 36-12-22.1.
Law Implemented:SDCL 36-12-21.6, 36-12-21.8, 36-12-22.
