The rule would not require any additional reporting, bookkeeping, or other procedures.
Professional Skills Required
The proposed rule does not require any new professional skills.
Accommodation for Small Business
While this rule change is anticipated to have an effect on small business, as many veterinary practices are small business, it is anticipated that the effect of certainty for veterinarians in making referrals to other licensed professionals will be positive for both persons. While some unlicensed massage therapists, performing equine massage therapy, requested an exemption to allow veterinary referrals, given that the current statutory definition of the practice of veterinary medicine includes CAITs for animals, this rule, as written, comports with current statutory language and the accommodation request cannot be made under current statutory language.
Conclusion
The expectation by those advocating for the rule change, including veterinarians, certified veterinary technicians, and other licensed professionals in Wisconsin, is that it will result in greater use of complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies as additional tools for the benefit of animals and their owners.
This rule is not expected to have a substantial adverse economic effect on “small business” so it is not subject to the delayed “small business” effective date provided in s. 227.22(2) (e), Stats. Dated this ______ day of _________________, 2017.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
VETERINARY EXAMINING BOARD
By __________________________________
Cheryl Furstace Daniels
Board Counsel
