A veterinarian will be deemed to fall below acceptable Standards of Practice if the veterinarian is
involved in the following:
- An act or omission inconsistent with the Act or the Regulations.
- Failing to fulfill the terms of an agreement with a client.
- Failing to continue to provide professional services until the services are no longer required or declined by the client.
- Failing to provide within a reasonable time and without cause any certificate or report requested by a client or his or her agent in respect of an examination or treatment performed by the member.
- Making a misrepresentation to a client or prospective client.
- Making a claim respecting the utility of any remedy, treatment, device or procedure other than a claim which can reasonably be supported as professional opinion.
- Failure to inform the client of the availability of a necropsy, in the case of unexpected death, by the attending veterinarian, an associate, or an independent veterinarian.
- Abusing a client or patient verbally or physically or permitting or counselling someone to abuse a client or patient verbally or physically.
- Having a conflict of interest.
- Failing to make or retain the records required by the Act, the Regulations and the Code of Ethics.
- Falsifying a record regarding professional services.
- Failing to abide by a condition in a license or a certificate of accreditation.
- Failing to direct or supervise, or inadequately directing or supervising, staff.
- Permitting, counselling or assisting any person other than a member, to practice or to attempt to practice veterinary medicine.
- Directly or by implication representing any person to be a member who is not a member.
- Signing or issuing a veterinary certificate, report or similar document that contains a statement that the member knows or ought to know is false, misleading, or otherwise improper.
- Signing or issuing a veterinary certificate, report or similar document without ascertaining, or taking reasonable measures to determine, the accuracy of its contents.
- Making any statement, orally or in writing, calculated to belittle or injure the professional reputation of another veterinarian, or unnecessarily commenting adversely upon any professional act of another veterinarian.
- An act or omission relevant to the practice of veterinary medicine that, having regard to all of the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct.