New York Laws
Article 135 - Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health Technology
6708 - Definition of Practice of Veterinary Technology.

§ 6708. Definition of practice of veterinary technology. 1. The
practice of the profession of veterinary technology is defined as the
performance of services within the field of veterinary medicine by a
person who, for compensation or personal profit, is employed by or under
the supervision of a veterinarian to perform such duties as are required
in carrying out medical orders as prescribed by a licensed veterinarian
requiring an understanding of veterinary science, but not requiring
professional service as set forth in section sixty-seven hundred one of
this article.

2. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations defining the
functions an veterinary technician may perform that are consistent with
the training and qualifications for a license as an veterinary
technician. The commissioner may further require that a licensee may
practice within an area of specialization only upon the successful
completion of an examination established for the purpose of establishing
competence in a specific area of practice in the field of veterinary
technology.