§ 5-25-13. Emergency services.
(a) Every veterinary practice shall provide some form of referral for emergency veterinary
services when a veterinarian is not available. That referral, at the minimum, shall
be a combination of a posted sign at the veterinary practice entrance and access to
emergency veterinary services through the veterinary practice main telephone number.
(b) A veterinarian who advertises veterinary emergency services shall include in all emergency-service
advertisements the hours during which such emergency services are provided and the
availability of the veterinarian who is to provide em
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§ 5-25-13. Emergency services.
(a) Every veterinary practice shall provide some form of referral for emergency veterinary
services when a veterinarian is not available. That referral, at the minimum, shall
be a combination of a posted sign at the veterinary practice entrance and access to
emergency veterinary services through the veterinary practice main telephone number.
(b) A veterinarian who advertises veterinary emergency services shall include in all emergency-service
advertisements the hours during which such emergency services are provided and the
availability of the veterinarian who is to provide emergency service in his or her
practice.
(c)(1) The availability of the veterinarian who is to provide emergency service shall be
specified as either "veterinarian on premises� or "veterinarian on call.�
(2) The phrase "veterinarian on premises� means that there is a veterinarian actually
present at the hospital, clinic, or other type of veterinary practice, who is prepared
to render emergency veterinary services.
(3) The phrase "veterinarian on call� means that a veterinarian is not present at the
hospital, clinic, or other type of veterinary practice but is able to respond within
a reasonable time to requests for emergency veterinary services and has been designated
to so respond.