Section 888IAC1.1-4-2. Mobile practice facilities; standards

   For the purposes of 888 IAC 1.1-4-2, "mobile practice facility" means a practice established to provide examination, diagnosis, and health maintenance to animals conducted from a vehicle with special medical or surgical facilities or from a vehicle suitable only for making house or farm calls. Practitioners maintaining a mobile practice facility shall comply with the following standards:

  (a) Regardless of mode of transportation, the practice shall have a permanent base of operations with a published address and telephone facilities for making appointments or responding to emergency situations.

  (b) All records shall be maintained at the permanent facility and the information contained therein shall be readily accessible.

  (c) The vehicle and equipment shall be clean, neat, and in good repair.

  (d) Clean coveralls or other outer garment shall be available for each call.

  (e) Footwear capable of being disinfected shall be available on each professional call.

  (f) If surgical procedures are performed within the mobile facility, the facility shall meet requirements of 888 IAC 1.1-4-1(b). (Indiana Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; 888 IAC 1.1-4-2; filed Apr 26, 1988, 2:10 pm: 11 IR 3046; readopted filed Jul 18, 2001, 10:20 a.m.: 24 IR 4238; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:53 p.m.: 20070808-IR-888070070RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:20 a.m.: 20131225-IR-888130280RFA)