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Senate approves bill letting qualified vet technicians respond to field emergency calls under indirect supervision
Summary
Senate Bill 68 lets veterinary technicians, technologists and technician specialists travel offsite to assist under indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian for emergency calls; senators debated supervision, training and risk.
The Arkansas Senate passed Senate Bill 68, which permits veterinary technicians, technologists and technician specialists to go to a location other than the supervising veterinarian’s facility to provide services on emergency calls under indirect supervision.
Sponsor Senator Hill said the bill responds to a shortage of large-animal veterinarians and would allow qualified staff employed…
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