VE 1.44(9)(9) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (8), a veterinary student, certified veterinary technician or unlicensed assistant employed by a veterinarian may, under the supervision of the veterinarian and pursuant to mutually acceptable written protocols, perform evaluative and treatment procedures necessary to provide an appropriate response to life-threatening emergency situations for the purpose of stabilizing the patient pending further treatment.

VE 1.44 HistoryHistory: CR 21-062: cr. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8-1-22; correction in numbering of (2) (c) 1., 2. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register July 2022 No. 799.

VE 1.46(1)(1) Definitions. In this section:

VE 1.46(1)(a)(a) “Consulting veterinarian” means the veterinarian who gives advice or assistance, whether in-person or by any method of communication, to the attending veterinarian, for the benefit of a patient.

VE 1.46(1)(b)(b) “Consultant” means a person whose subject matter expertise, in the opinion of the attending veterinarian, will benefit a patient, and who gives the attending veterinarian advice or assistance, whether in-person or by any method of communication.

VE 1.46(2)(2) A consulting veterinarian or other consultant may give advice or assistance to the attending veterinarian where the VCPR remains with the attending veterinarian and the responsibility for patient treatment, prescriptions, and welfare remain with the attending veterinarian.

VE 1.46(3)(3) A consulting veterinarian or other consultant may not do any of the following:

VE 1.46(3)(a)(a) Visit the patient or client or communicate directly with the client without the knowledge of the attending veterinarian.

VE 1.46(3)(b)(b) Take charge of a case or problem without the consent of the attending veterinarian and the client.

VE 1.46(4)(4) Subsection (3) does not apply to other veterinarians licensed by the board, practicing with the attending veterinarian, who have access to, and have reviewed, the medical history and records of the animal.

VE 1.48(1)(1) In this section, “Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies” means a heterogeneous group of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic philosophies and practices. These therapies include:

VE 1.48(1)(c)(c) Veterinary manual or manipulative therapy, meaning therapies based on techniques practiced in osteopathy, chiropractic medicine, or physical medicine and therapy.

VE 1.48(2)(2) A veterinarian may make a referral to a client, for treatment of a patient by a license holder in another profession, using complimentary, alternative, or integrative therapies, as defined in sub. (1), if the license holder, to whom the client and patient are referred, provides all of the following evidence to the veterinarian for performing the type of therapy for which the referral is being made:

VE 1.48(2)(a)(a) The license holder’s current licensing in good standing, with the applicable board through the department of safety and professional services.

VE 1.48(2)(b)(b) The license holder’s education, training, and experience in performing the therapy on an animal.

VE 1.48(3)(3) The VCPR, as defined in s. 89.02 (8), Stats., does not extend to the provision of any complementary, alternative, or integrative therapy performed on a veterinarian’s patient, under either of the following circumstances:

VE 1.48(3)(a)(a) The therapy is performed by a license holder in another profession, where the veterinarian demonstrates meeting the requirements, in sub. (2), for making the referral to the license holder.

VE 1.48(3)(b)(b) The veterinarian’s client obtains any complementary, alternative, or integrative therapy services for a veterinarian’s patient without a referral by the veterinarian.