AVMA, COVID-19 FAQs for veterinarians and veterinary clinics (web page as captured Apr. 30, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States (trade association; context)

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

None (professional association; secondary source describing the orders and their operation)

Issued

2020-04-30 Apr. 30, 2020

Effective

n/a (read as 2020-04-30)

End

n/a

In force

Apr. 30, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• veterinarians

Functions reached

• CL
• EM
• RT
• SC
• CB (context)

Collection

Veterinary and Animal Services SEC-26

Operative words

In the midst of this emergency, some states--not all--have applied regulatory discretion to temporarily not require an in-person examination or premise visit to establish a VCPR.... At the federal level, FDA has issued guidance, for immediate implementation, that temporarily suspends enforcement of certain aspects of the federal VCPR requirements that apply to extralabel use of drugs and issuing of veterinary feed directives.... DEA-registered practitioners, which--by definition--includes veterinarians, have been advised that they may issue controlled substance prescriptions via telemedicine for the duration of the emergency.... in some communities and across some states executive orders have been issued directing veterinarians to postpone non-urgent patient visits and procedures in an effort to support social distancing and preserve existing supplies of PPE.... in some areas veterinarians have been directed to turn over their PPE.... On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce. Animal health and veterinary services are included. While this is not a federal mandate, it is a recommendation to state and local jurisdictions.... state, county, and municipal officials have authority to determine which businesses are, and are not, essential and, if essential, what activities may or may not be conducted in a given locality.

Enforcement

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