CHAPTER 1
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND DEFINITIONS
[Prior to 2/8/89, Veterinary Medicine, Board of[842] Ch 1]
811—1.1(17A,169) Organization and duties. The board of veterinary medicine shall consist of five members, three of whom shall be licensed veterinarians and two of whom shall not be licensed veterinarians and who shall represent the general public. One public member may be a graduate of an AVMA-accredited school of veterinary technology and be credentialed in Iowa as a veterinary technician. The state veterinarian shall serve as secretary. The board may administer examinations to applicants for a license or temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine and to applicants for licenses or certificates for auxiliary personnel. The board shall investigate and discipline, as necessary, persons for whom credentials have been issued or who are engaged in an activity regulated by the board.
811—1.2(17A,169) Headquarters of the board. The official mailing address of the board is: Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0053.
811—1.3(17A,169) Meetings. The board shall meet once a year at its headquarters and shall hold additional meetings as necessary for the purpose of administering examinations and conducting its duties. The organizational meeting shall be the first board meeting of the fiscal year. The fiscal year begins July 1. Three members shall constitute a quorum authorized to act in the name of the board.
811—1.4(17A,169) Definitions. As used in the rules of the board, unless the context otherwise requires:
“AAVSB” means the American Association of Veterinary State Boards.
“AVMA” means the American Veterinary Medical Association.
“AVMA-accredited” means colleges in the United States and foreign colleges evaluated by the AVMA Council on Education and found to meet accreditation standards as published.
“AVMA-listed” means a foreign college recognized by the World Health Organization or the government of its own country whose graduates are eligible to practice veterinary medicine in that country and whose graduates may qualify for entrance in the ECFVG certification program.
“Board” means the Iowa board of veterinary medicine.
“Certificate” means a credential issued by the board to practice on an animal as a certified veterinary student pursuant to 811—subrule 6.7(3).
“Certificate holder” means a person issued a certificate by the board.
“Client” means the patient’s owner, owner’s designee, or other person responsible for the patient.
“Client consent” requires that the licensed veterinarian inform the client of the reasonable and usual diagnostic and treatment options available and provide an assessment of the risks and benefits of such choices, the prognosis and an estimate of the fees expected for the provision of services. The consent of the client shall be provided in verbal or written form prior to initiation of diagnostic and treatment procedures and shall be documented in the medical record by the licensed veterinarian or staff. The client shall indicate that the client’s questions have been answered to the client’s satisfaction and that the client consents to the recommended treatments or procedures.
“Credential” means, as applicable, a certificate, license, or permit issued by the board.
“Credential holder” means a person who holds a certificate, license, or permit issued by the board.
“Department” means the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship.
“Direct supervision” means that a licensed veterinarian is on the premises and is readily available.
“ECFVG” means the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates.
“Emergency” means that an animal has been placed in a life-threatening condition and immediate treatment is necessary to sustain life or that death is imminent, and action is necessary to relieve extreme pain or suffering.
“License” means a credential issued by the board that permits a person to practice veterinary medicine.
“Licensee” means a person holding a license issued by the board.
“NAVLE” means the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination.
“NBVME” means the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
“Patient” means an animal or group of animals examined or treated by a licensed veterinarian.
“PAVE” means the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence.
“Permit” means a temporary educational permit or a temporary in-state practice permit issued by the board pursuant to rule 811—9.1(169).
“Permit holder” means a person holding a permit issued by the board.
“Physical examination” means a veterinarian is physically proximate, hands-on to the patient and subjectively and objectively evaluates the patient’s health status through the use of observation, auscultation, palpation, percussion or manipulations, or, for a group of patients, the veterinarian is physically proximate to the group of patients and has subjectively and objectively assessed a representative sample of the patients.
“Premises” means the land, buildings, enclosures, and facilities operated or owned by the client where the patient or representative patients are housed, kept, located, or grazed.
“Qualifying military service personnel” means a person, or the spouse of that person, who is currently or who has been during the past 12 months on federal active duty, state active duty, or national guard duty and has provided sufficient documentation to the board concerning the service and, if applicable, marriage.
“RACE” means the Registry of Approved Continuing Education, which is the national clearinghouse for approval of continuing education providers and their programs. All RACE-approved continuing education providers and programs are listed on the American Association of Veterinary State Boards website.
“Veterinarian” means a person who has received a doctor of veterinary medicine degree or its equivalent from an AVMA-accredited, -approved or -listed college of veterinary medicine.
“VTNE” means the Veterinary Technician National Examination.
[ARC 1465C, IAB 5/28/14, effective 7/2/14; ARC 1984C, IAB 4/29/15, effective 6/3/15; ARC 5638C, IAB 6/2/21, effective 7/7/21; ARC 6397C, IAB 7/13/22, effective 6/14/22; ARC 6523C, IAB 9/21/22, effective 10/26/22]
These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code section 17A.3 and chapter 169.
[Filed 3/2/78, Notice 9/21/77—published 3/22/78, effective 4/26/78]
[Filed 4/10/81, Notice 3/4/81—published 4/29/81, effective 6/3/81]
[Filed 12/2/83, Notice 10/26/83—published 12/21/83, effective 1/25/84]
[Filed 11/13/87, Notice 10/7/87—published 12/2/87, effective 1/6/88]
[Filed 1/20/89, Notice 11/16/88—published 2/8/89, effective 3/15/89]
[Filed 9/4/08, Notices 4/23/08, 6/18/08—published 9/24/08, effective 10/29/08]
[Filed ARC 1465C (Notice ARC 1377C, IAB 3/19/14), IAB 5/28/14, effective 7/2/14]
[Filed ARC 1984C (Notice ARC 1756C, IAB 12/10/14), IAB 4/29/15, effective 6/3/15]
[Filed ARC 5638C (Notice ARC 5434C, IAB 2/10/21), IAB 6/2/21, effective 7/7/21]
[Filed Emergency ARC 6397C, IAB 7/13/22, effective 6/14/22]
[Filed ARC 6523C (Notice ARC 6403C, IAB 7/13/22), IAB 9/21/22, effective 10/26/22]