Section 216-RICR-40-05-14.2 - DefinitionsA. Wherever used in this Part, the terms listed below shall be construed as follows:1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-25, entitled, "Veterinary Practice Act."2. "Animal" means any animal other than man and includes, by the way of illustration, not limitation, fowl, birds, fish, livestock and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead.3. "Board" means the Board of Veterinary Medicine established under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-1.4. "Client" means the owner of the pet.5. "Department" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.6. "Director" means the Director, Rhode Island Department of Health.7. "Non-contact hours" means Internet courses, correspondence courses, tapes, or other continuing education programs that do not provide for direct interaction between faculty and the participant.8. "Practice of veterinary medicine" means any person shall be regarded as practicing veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry within the meaning of the Act who, either directly or indirectly, conducts those activities stated in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-7(a). The term "practicing veterinary medicine" does not include those exceptions stated in R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-25-7(b).9. "Prescription" means an order from a veterinarian to a pharmacist authorizing the dispensing of a prescription veterinary drug to a client for use on or in a patient.10. "Veterinarian" means a person who practices veterinary medicine and is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-25.11. "Veterinarian/client/patient relationship" means a relationship where all of the following conditions have been met:a. The veterinarian has assumed the responsibility for making medical judgments regarding the health of the animal(s) and the need for medical treatment, and the client has agreed to follow the instructions of the veterinarian.b. The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge of the animal(s) to initiate at least a general or preliminary (e.g., tentative) diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal(s). This means that the veterinarian has recently seen and is personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the animal(s), and/or by medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises where the animal(s) are kept.c. The veterinarian is readily available for follow-up in cases of adverse reactions or failure of the regimen of therapy.d. The veterinarian maintains records which document patient visits, diagnosis, treatment, and other relevant information.12. "Veterinary dentistry" means that part of veterinary science that deals with the prevention and treatment of diseases, developmental conditions and injuries of the teeth, gums and oral cavity in animals.216 R.I. Code R. § 216-RICR-40-05-14.2