Or. Admin. Code § 875-010-0045 - Student Interns
(1) Any person
wishing to work in Oregon as a student intern may do so if he or she is engaged
in a student intern program administered by a veterinary college or university,
or a veterinary technology program, approved by the Board or the American
Veterinary Medical Association.
(2)
Supervision of veterinary school student interns. All acts which a student
intern may perform must be under the direct supervision of a licensed
veterinarian. "Direct supervision" means that each act shall be performed by
the student intern only after receiving specific directions from and in the
presence of an Oregon licensed veterinarian. Certified Veterinary Technician
student interns may work under direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian or
Certified Veterinary Technician.
(3) Student interns enrolled in programs
listed under (1) may perform the following acts:
(a) Obtaining and Recording Information.
Student interns may obtain and record the following information:
(A) Complete admission records, including
recording the statements made by the client concerning the patient's problems
and history. Student interns may also record their own observations of the
patient. However, student interns cannot state or record their opinion
concerning diagnosis of the patient;
(B) Maintain daily progress records, surgery
logs, X-ray logs, Drug Enforcement Agency logs, and all other routine records
as directed by the supervising veterinarian.
(b) Veterinary school student interns may
perform surgery, if relevant coursework has been successfully completed, and if
determined by the supervising veterinarian to be competent in basic surgical
techniques;
(c) Preparation of
patients, instruments, equipment, and medications for surgery. Student interns
may:
(A) Prepare and sterilize surgical
packs;
(B) Clip, surgically scrub,
and disinfect the surgical site in preparation for surgery;
(C) Administer preanesthetic drugs as
prescribed by the supervising veterinarian;
(D) Position the patient for
anesthesia;
(E) Administer
anesthesia as prescribed by the supervising veterinarian;
(F) Operate anesthetic machines, oxygen
equipment, and monitoring equipment.
(G) Place an endotracheal tube for the
purpose of delivering oxygen and anesthetic gas to the patient requiring
inhalant anesthesia.
(d)
Collection of specimens and performance of laboratory procedures. Student
Interns may:
(A) Collect urine, feces, sputum,
and all other excretions for laboratory analysis;
(B) Collect blood samples for
laboratory;
(C) Collect skin
scrapings;
(D) Perform routine
laboratory procedures including urinalysis, fecal analyses, hematological, and
serological examinations.
(e) Assisting the veterinarian in diagnostic
medical and surgical procedures. Student interns may assist supervising
veterinarians in the following diagnostic, medical, and surgical proceedings:
(A) Take the patient's temperature, pulse and
respiration;
(B) Medically bathe
the patient;
(C) Administer
topical, oral, hypodermic, and intravenous medication as directed by the
supervising veterinarian;
(D)
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment;
(E) Perform dental prophylaxis, including
operating ultrasonic dental instruments.
(f) Veterinary School student interns may
perform other acts not specifically enumerated herein under the supervision of
a veterinarian licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Oregon,
however, a student intern may not administer rabies vaccine.
(4) Certified Veterinary
Technician student interns may perform all the acts enumerated in OAR
875-030-0040(2)
and may not perform the acts prohibited in
875-030-0040(3).
Certified Veterinary Technician student interns may not administer rabies
vaccine.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 686.210
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 686.040(13)
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