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Title 15 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURESubtitle 14 - BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Chapter 15.14.01 - Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for the Practice of Veterinary Medicine in the State
Section 15.14.01.07 - Professional Judgment and Practice

Md. Code Regs. 15.14.01.07

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Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024
Section 15.14.01.07 - Professional Judgment and Practice
A. A veterinarian, when caring for and treating a patient, shall conform to those minimal standards of care and treatment which are customary among veterinarians in this State.
B. If a veterinarian professes to the public or colleagues to be a specialist in a particular area of veterinary medicine, the veterinarian, when caring for and treating a patient, shall conform to the minimum standards of care and treatment which are customary among these specialists.
C. A veterinarian may not provide professional services while:
(1) Using any narcotic or controlled dangerous substance, as defined in Criminal Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(2) Under the influence of alcohol or any drug that impairs that veterinarian's judgment or motor skills.

Md. Code Regs. 15.14.01.07

Regulation .07 amended effective May 7, 1984 (11:9 Md. R. 796); January 26, 1987 (14:2 Md. R. 130); December 25, 1989 (16:25 Md. R. 2714); September 8, 1997 (24:18 Md. R. 1296)