The CVT is responsible to the client and the veterinarian:

• To undertake only what the veterinarian authorizes or directs
• To perform work in the manner directed by the veterinarian.
• To employ his/her best care and skill in performing all work for the veterinarian; not to undertake any work he/she is not capable of performing satisfactorily.
• To NOT diagnose, prognose, prescribe, initiate treatment, or perform surgery.

The licensed veterinarian has a legal and moral responsibility to the client and the CVT:

• To personally examine the animal before the CVT carries out any procedure.
• To direct, control, and supervise the conduct of the CVT in his/her work.
• To authorize or require the CVT to perform only such work as the veterinarian knows that the technician is capable of performing.
• To direct the CVT to perform his/her work in the proper method and manner.
• No one may use a CVT to staff a separate place of business without direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian on the premises.

RESPONSIBILITY BROCHURE