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HOUSE
FILE
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BY
BARKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
administration
of
a
rabies
vaccine
to
1
an
animal
by
a
registered
veterinary
technician
performing
2
the
task
under
the
supervision
of
a
licensed
veterinarian.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
169.3,
subsection
11,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
(1)
“Practice
of
veterinary
medicine”
does
not
include
3
providing
authorized
veterinary
medical
services
to
an
animal
4
patient
by
veterinary
auxiliary
personnel
when
performing
5
a
delegated
task
under
the
supervision
of
a
supervising
6
veterinarian
as
provided
in
subchapter
II
.
7
(2)
Subparagraph
(1)
does
not
prevent
a
registered
8
veterinary
technician
from
administering
a
rabies
vaccine,
if
9
the
registered
veterinary
technician
performs
the
task
under
10
the
supervision
of
a
supervising
veterinarian
as
provided
in
11
subchapter
II.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
351.35,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
351.35
How
and
when
Procedures
.
15
1.
The
rabies
vaccination
required
by
section
351.33
shall
16
be
an
injection
of
antirabies
vaccine
approved
by
the
state
17
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
,
and
the
.
The
18
department
may
provide
for
the
frequency
of
any
necessary
19
revaccination
necessary
for
approved
vaccinations
shall
be
as
20
established
by
such
department
.
21
2.
The
vaccine
described
in
subsection
1
shall
be
22
administered
by
a
any
of
the
following:
23
a.
A
licensed
veterinarian
and
acting
under
chapter
169.
24
b.
A
registered
veterinary
technician
performing
the
25
task
under
the
supervision
of
a
supervising
veterinarian
as
26
described
in
chapter
169,
subchapter
II.
27
3.
The
vaccine
described
in
subsection
1
shall
be
given
as
28
administered
in
a
manner
approved
by
the
state
department
of
29
agriculture
and
land
stewardship.
30
4.
The
licensed
veterinarian
or
registered
veterinary
31
technician
shall
issue
a
tag
with
the
certificate
of
32
vaccination,
and
such
tag
shall
at
all
times
be
attached
to
the
33
collar
of
the
dog.
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EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
BILL’S
PROVISIONS.
This
bill
provides
that
a
registered
3
veterinary
technician
acting
under
the
supervision
of
4
a
licensed
veterinarian
(referred
to
as
a
supervising
5
veterinarian)
may
administer
a
rabies
vaccination
to
an
animal.
6
BACKGROUND.
Code
chapter
169
regulates
the
practice
of
7
veterinary
medicine
by
an
individual
who
has
received
a
doctor
8
of
veterinary
medicine
degree
or
equivalent
and
is
licensed
9
by
the
Iowa
board
of
veterinary
medicine
(board).
Generally,
10
a
person
who
is
not
a
licensed
veterinarian
cannot
practice
11
veterinary
medicine.
The
practice
of
veterinary
medicine
12
includes
the
prescription
or
administration
of
any
drug.
13
Certain
individuals
who
are
not
veterinarians
(veterinary
14
auxiliary
personnel)
may
perform
delegated
tasks
under
15
different
levels
of
supervision
by
a
supervising
veterinarian,
16
including
direct
supervision
(when
the
veterinarian
is
readily
17
available
on
the
premises),
intermediate
supervision
(when
the
18
veterinarian
is
within
audible
and
visual
range),
and
indirect
19
supervision
(when
the
veterinarian
has
provided
written
20
instruction
for
an
animal’s
treatment
and
is
readily
available
21
by
telephone
or
other
means
of
immediate
communication).
22
One
type
of
veterinary
auxiliary
personnel
is
a
veterinary
23
technician
who
has
graduated
from
an
accredited
or
approved
24
veterinary
technology
program,
has
received
a
passing
score
25
on
a
national
veterinarian
technician
examination,
and
is
26
issued
a
certificate
of
registration
by
the
board
(Code
section
27
169.34).
Code
chapter
351
requires
dogs
to
be
administered
a
28
rabies
vaccination
(Code
section
351.35)
and
administered
an
29
antirabies
vaccine
approved
by
the
department
of
agriculture
30
and
land
stewardship
(Code
section
169.36).
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