Modernizing
the Practice
of Veterinary
Medicine
Activities Authorized to
Veterinarians
1.
SCOPE OF
PRACTICE
4.
•Definition
and Authorized
Activities•
5.
Making or
communicating a
diagnosis identifying
a disease, disorder,
dysfunction or condition
as the cause of an
animal’s signs and
presentation
Prescribing,
compounding,
dispensing, or selling a
drug
Performing a procedure
on tissue below the
dermis
Subset of Activities
Authorized
to Veterinary
Technicians
Triaging emergency
patients Authority
Preparing a drug
for the purpose of
dispensing a drug Order
Collecting specimens
for diagnostic tests Order
Placing IV catheter for
emergency purpose Initiate
Placing IV catheter for
therapeutic purpose Order
Initiate
7. Performing a procedure
on or below the surfaces
of the teeth, including
the scaling of teeth and
occlusal equilibration Performing dental
prophylaxis, inclusive
of scaling and occlusal
equilibration Order
8. Performing a procedure
on or below the surface
of the cornea Collecting specimens Order
Setting, immobilizing,
or casting a fracture of
a bone or a dislocation
of a joint or a severed
tendon Applying splints
and/or bandages
for the purpose
of immobilizing a
fracture of a bone or a
dislocation of a joint
9.
20 Achieving a Modern Approach to the Regulation of Veterinary Medicine in Ontario
Performing tests on the Order
surface of the cornea
Order