12 AAC 68.190. Patient abandonment by owner

(a) If a patient is abandoned by its owner at a veterinary clinic authorized to service the patient, and the owner refuses to claim the patient and pay the fees for services rendered, the veterinarian will be practicing the proper standard of care under AS 08.98 and this chapter for the patient if

(1) the veterinarian sends a notice of abandonment by certified mail to the last known address of the owner and the owner does not respond to the notice within ten days by claiming the patient and paying the fees for services rendered; and

(2) the veterinarian makes reasonable efforts to reach the owner.

(b) If the owner of a patient does not respond to the notice of abandonment, as described in (a) of this section, the veterinarian may dispose of the patient by sale, placement, or humane euthanasia.

History: Eff. 4/22/83, Register 86; am 1/1/2000, Register 152

Authority: AS 08.98.050

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