Sec.20-196-3. Definitions as used in these regulations

(a) "Office" means a building, room or series of rooms in which the practice of a veterinarian is conducted.

(b) "Clinic" means a veterinary clinic is a facility giving medical and surgical care to patients. A facility that meets the definition of a hospital may be called either hospital or clinic, but if the facility meets the definition of a clinic and not a hospital, it must be called a clinic.

(c) "Hospital" means a veterinary hospital is a facility for medical and surgical treatment of animals. The practice conducted within this facility includes the confinement as well as the treatment of patients. Veterinary service should be available 7 days a week and emergency service should be available on a 24-hour basis.

Types of Hospitals

(a) Private or partnership hospital—a facility operated by one or two individuals.

(b) Group hospital—a facility organized, controlled and operated by a group of veterinarians for the medical and surgical treatment of their own patients.

(c) Central hospital—a central veterinary hospital organized, controlled and operated by licensed veterinarians as a facility with a fixed location, which receives patients from offices, clinics or other hospitals, is equipped to care for medical, surgical and dental cases and has a resident veterinarian in attendance at all times.

(d) Veterinary medical center—a veterinary medical center is a facility that performs full and complete consultative, clinical, and hospital services by an adequate staff of duly accredited veterinary scientists who perform scientific research and conduct advanced professional educational programs.

(e) Large animal veterinary medical facility—any facility used as a treatment center for the care of equines and bovines under the direct supervision of a veterinarian identified as such.

(Effective March 14, 1974)