21 NCAC 66 .0903             SUPERVISING VETERINARIAN

(a)  The owners of a veterinary facility shall designate a supervising veterinarian who shall be responsible for informing the owners as to the instances of non-compliance with 21 NCAC 66 .0207 and 21 NCAC 66 .0208 at the veterinary facility.

(b)  The supervising veterinarian shall be currently licensed by and in good standing with the Board.

(c)  The owners may designate an interim supervising veterinarian to serve for a period not to exceed 25 business days.

(d)  A veterinarian may be a supervising veterinarian at more than one veterinary facility. At each veterinary facility that is open for 159 hours or less per month, the supervising veterinarian shall be physically onsite for a minimum of 25 percent of the total time a veterinary facility is open. At each veterinary facility that is open for 160 hours or more per month, the supervising veterinarian shall be physically onsite at each veterinary facility for a minimum of 40 hours per month. Electronic or handwritten documentation stating the dates and times that the supervising veterinarian was present at the veterinary facility shall be maintained by the supervising veterinarian at each individual facility and made available by the owner, supervising veterinarian, or the staff at each facility at the time of inspection or investigation by the Board.

(e)  The owners of a veterinary facility may designate more than one supervising veterinarian for a veterinary facility, in which case the onsite physical presence of each of the supervising veterinarians at the veterinary facility shall be counted toward satisfaction of the onsite physical presence requirement of Paragraph (d) of this Rule.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-185(6); 90‑186(9);

Eff. June 17, 2024.