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Update on Prescription Laws for Food
Animal Veterinarians. Concerns regarding Veterinary Food Animal Drug
Retailers (VFADRs) have been recently addressed by the CVMA Agriculture
Committee. |
ACTION ALERT – AB 2427
(Eng) is critical legislation, sponsored by the CVMA,
that would prohibit cities or counties from banning legal veterinary procedures. Please send a letter to your Senator in support of this bill. Fact Sheet |
CVMA Award Nominations - Know someone special, colleague, co-worker, or client? Nominate them for a CVMA Award! |
The CVMA is looking for
qualified candidates to apply for AVMA
Council positions in 2009! The CVMA Board of Governors will select
candidates at its January meeting. |
The
CVMA develops position statement on the California
Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act. |
Effective
May 19, 2008, IMOVAX Rabies Vaccine became available for post-exposure use
only. This temporary unavailability of human rabies vaccine for
pre-exposure usage is in response to limited supplies of vaccine.
CDC Web Site
CDC - Rabies
Biological Supply |
2008
Rabies Compendium now available! |
The Veterinary
Insurance Services Company (VISC) is the new broker of the CVMA Insurance
Services Program. This new
member-owned company offers a broad range of affordable insurance services
specially designed for California veterinary professionals and their
families. Be sure to sign a “Change of
Broker letter” to remain with the CVMA program and appoint VISC as your new
broker. Visit the VISC website at www.visc-ins.com or call 888.762.3143 for
more information. |
Dr.
Tom Kendall, a past president of the CVMA, has been appointed to the
California Veterinary Medical Board. Dr. Kendall, who is a small animal practitioner in Sacramento, was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on
February 5. Read
the Governor’s
press release. |
Alert!
New California Law Requires Employers to Notify Employees of Possible EITC
Eligibility. Effective
January 1, 2008, California employers who are required to provide unemployment insurance
must notify all employees that they may be eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). |
Clarification: Controlled Drugs
& Employee Screening. Practitioners are required to restrict access to controlled
drugs to employees who meet certain requirements. While this is not a new
regulation, it has become more prominent with the passage of the CVMA-sponsored
bill SB 969, which allows RVTs and unregistered assistants to administer drugs
under indirect supervision. |
The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine 2008 Senior Directory is now
available. |
Farm Animal Housing Initiative Qualifies for the November 2008 Ballot
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Join the Public Service VMA, the Food Animal VMA, the Lab Animal VMA, the Shelter Medicine VMA, or the UC Davis VMA and be represented in the CVMA House of Delegates! |
NEW
Featured Member Benefit: AVMA-Accredited
RVT Distance Learning Programs with substantial discounts for employees of CVMA
members. |
CVMA Posters Set Covers New
Federal Minimum Wage - All
employers are required to post current state and federal minimum wage and
certain labor law information in an area accessible to employees. California’s minimum wage increases
to $8.00 an hour on January 1, 2008. |
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