laws Flashcards
morals
right vs wrong
ethics
systemic approach to normal behavior
laws
bodies of rules developed of enforced by govt
vet practice act
- sets who can practice
- promotes public safety health and welfare
- regulated by state vet board
CVT can be punished by CACVT for
- unprofessional, unethical
- fraud
- false statement
- cruelty to animals
- giving away license number
- mental incompetence
vet can be punished by board for
- fraud/ fraud of health cert.
- failure to display license
- fraudulent insurance
- false advertisement
- mistreat animals
- refusal to inspection
laws of malpractice
- refers to illegal immoral and unprofessional conduct
- results in injury death and escape of animals
- applies only after VCPR is established
VCPR
veterinary client patient relationship
acts of malpractice
- failure to communicate
- failure to exercise good judgement
- loss or damage
- leaving foreign objects in patient
- failure to keep animal safe
- incorrect drugs
- disease transmission
- use of defective equipment
laws of negligence
- performance of an act that a reasonable person would not do
- results of personal injury
- results in slip or fall- techs fault
contract law
an agreement that creates an obligation between two or more parties written or oral
can not sign contract
minors, mentally handy capped, intoxicated
how can you limit malpractice
- practice quality medicine
- precise medical records
- techs not act like the vet
- watch your behavior and attitude
- use consent forms
consent
voluntary acceptance or agreement to what is planned or done, witness signature
animal
every living creature except human beings
domestic
any animal that has been bred or kept traditionally for agricultural reasons
pet
subcategory of domestic, unique form of personal property
pet owners rights
- owner difficult to determine based on relationship between owner and animal
- owner must provide proof
- high damage compensation awarded for injury to loss of animal
- keep ownership if pet escape
- proof of first bite
- injured parties must prove negligence
wild
any animal non domestic must be dangerous venomous or fierce, lions tigers snakes
ownership rights for wild
- noxious or naturally inclined to harm
- fewer rights more liability
- escapes- not your animal
- animal bites- no record, they can be put down
- owner held strictly liable for damages
exotic
any animal not wild or domestic can be safely and humanely maintained in captivity hedgehogs chinchilla ferret
