NRS 638.008 “Practice of veterinary medicine” defined.

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1. “Practice of veterinary medicine” means:

(a)To diagnose, treat, correct, change, relieve or prevent animal disease, deformity, defect, injury or other physical or mental conditions, including, but not limited to:

(1)The prescription or the administration of any drug, medicine, biologic, apparatus, application, anesthetic or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance or technique;

(2)The collection of embryos;

(3)Testing for pregnancy or for correcting sterility or infertility;

(4)Acupuncture;

(5)Dentistry;

(6)Chiropractic procedures;

(7)Surgery, including cosmetic surgery; or

(8)Rendering advice or recommendation with regard to any of these by any means, including, without limitation, veterinary telemedicine.

(b)To represent, directly or indirectly, publicly or privately, an ability and willingness to do any act described in paragraph (a).

(c)To use any title, words, abbreviation or letters in a manner or under circumstances which induce the belief that the person using them is qualified to do any act described in paragraph (a), except if the person is a veterinarian.

2. The term does not include:

(a)The practice of a veterinarian or veterinary technician while he or she lectures, teaches, administers a practical examination or conducts a laboratory demonstration in a facility in connection with:

(1)A seminar; or

(2)A course of continuing education for veterinarians or veterinary technicians that has been approved by the Board;

(b)The practice of a person who is a graduate from a school of veterinary medicine that is not accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association while he or she is preparing to take a clinical proficiency examination administered by the American Veterinary Medical Association for the purpose of acquiring an educational certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of the American Veterinary Medical Association or its successor organization as described in paragraph

(b)of subsection 2 of NRS 638.100 ; or

(c)Emergency advice or recommendations given by a poison control center until the animal can be examined in person by a licensed veterinarian.