Section 1730-02-.07 - MOBILE FACILITY/SATELLITE VETERINARY CLINICS/EMERGENCY HOSPITALS/ HOUSE CALLS(1) If complete veterinary medical services are not offered, the public shall be so informed of the limitation of services by way of a posted notice, in plain view, which clearly specifies those veterinary medical services which are not available.(2) The minimum health and sanitary regulations applying to all veterinary premises shall apply equally to the facilities covered by this Rule.(3) If emergency or any other veterinary medical services are not available, the veterinarians must have a written agreement with a clinic or hospital for the provision of emergency services or any other non-provided services. Additionally, the name and address of the clinic or hospital offering emergency services shall be posted in a conspicuous place.(4) If hospitalization, laboratory services, or radiology are not available, veterinarians must have a written agreement with a clinic or hospital for the provision of these services.(5) This does not preclude veterinarians from offering emergency services on an "on call" basis, nor does this preclude veterinarians from participating in the operation of public rabies vaccination clinics. Only public rabies vaccination clinics and mobile facilities may provide veterinary services in scheduled visits to multiple clients at transitory locations.(6) Any practitioner who provides veterinary services on a house-call basis and does not maintain a veterinary facility for the receipt of patients shall not be required to secure a premises permit, but must provide for appropriate equipment and facilities.(7) Any practitioner who provides veterinary services solely to agricultural animals and does not maintain a veterinary facility for the receipt of patients shall not be required to obtain a premises permit, but must provide for appropriate equipment and facilities.(8) Mobile large and small animal veterinary facilities operating in more than one (1) location and examining and/or treating animals belonging to multiple clients whose animals are not permanently housed or boarded at that location(s) shall have a premises permit for the mobile facilities that are utilized. Such mobile facilities shall also specify the locations at which such mobile facilities will operate. Such information shall be considered as part of the application for a premises permit. Any change in the locations at which the mobile facilities will operate shall be reported to the board at least thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date of the change.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1730-02-.07
Original rule filed April 28, 1995; effective July 12, 1995. Repeal and new rule filed June 10, 1999; effective August 24, 1999. Amendment filed May 26, 2004; effective August 9, 2004. Amendment filed October18, 2004; effective January 1, 2005.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-12-101 et. seq., 63-12-103, 63-12-106, 63-12-124, 63-12-129, and 63-12-139.