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19 Nov

Posted at 11:45h in Legislative
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Many veterinarians in Colorado may be aware that the Colorado Veterinary Practice Act underwent a sunset review by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) and will be up for renewal by the state legislature in 2022. On October 15, 2021, DORA released a report with key findings and recommendations from its sunset review process. DORA’s recommendations will be presented to the state legislature in mid-January and will become the basis for a bill that revises the veterinary practice to be introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives. In the report, DORA made the...

18 Nov

Posted at 15:31h in Disease updates
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The Colorado Department of Agriculture, through the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA) program, has suspended the license of, and issued a cease and desist order to New Hope Rescue, Inc., an animal shelter facility in Colorado Springs. Upon the conclusion of a parallel investigation with the Animal Law Enforcement Division of the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, CDA has determined that New Hope Rescue violated PACFA regulations, which require pet animal facilities to properly isolate dogs with communicable disease and provide timely veterinary care to sick, diseased,...

29 Oct

Posted at 15:52h in Legislative
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On October 15, 2021, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) released a report recommending that veterinary technicians be regulated in the state of Colorado. This report, also known as a “sunrise report” will be presented to the Colorado state legislature in early 2022. Both the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and the Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians (CACVT) are aware of the report and its recommendation regarding regulation of technicians; while the report has recommended regulation, it did not outline what form such regulation will take and how the...

29 Oct

Posted at 15:05h in Legislative
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2022 will be one of the biggest years on record in recent state history for Colorado veterinarians. Why? For the first time in 11 years, the Colorado Veterinary Practice Act is undergoing a sunset review by the Department of Regulatory Agencies and renewal by the state legislature. This means there is potential for substantial impact for veterinarians and the practice of veterinary medicine in Colorado. As the number one advocate for veterinarians in Colorado, CVMA has been working behind the scenes since fall 2019 to prepare for the sunset review. But what...

26 Oct

Posted at 09:22h in Sponsored
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This is a paid sponsored content article from Epicur Pharma®. Why does it matter where I get my patients’ veterinary drugs from? What do terms like cGMP and USP 800 mean? What’s the difference between a 503B outsourcing facility and a 503A traditional compounding pharmacy? Does any of this really impact my practice and standard of care? Have these questions come up in your practice? Epicur’s advisory council member, Ann Donoghue, DVM, MS, answered these questions and more when we spoke with her about why it matters where veterinary hospitals and clinics get their compounded...

22 Oct

Posted at 11:34h in Industry news
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The following message was distributed to Colorado veterinarians by the State Veterinarian’s Office on October 13, 2021. CVMA is sharing the message on behalf of the State Veterinarian’s Office. Dear colleagues, The USDA’s Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP), authorized by the National Veterinary Medical Services Act (NVMSA), helps qualified veterinarians offset a significant portion of the debt incurred in pursuit of their veterinary medicine degrees in return for their service in certain high-priority veterinary shortage situations. We are soliciting your input to assist in identifying areas in Colorado with the highest priority,...

22 Oct

Posted at 11:18h in CVMA news
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CVMA welcomed Ashley Ackley, DVM, to the helm of CVMA as president during a CVMA Board of Directors meeting on September 23. A Colorado native , Dr. Ackley will be formally installed in her new role during the annual member meeting on December 5. Dr. Ackley is a proud CSU Ram through-and-through; she holds undergraduate, graduate, and veterinary degrees from CSU. Dr. Ackley currently practices at Animal Urgent Care in Arvada, where emergency medicine is her passion. She is certified in veterinary acupuncture and Fear Free. In her free time, you can...

08 Oct

Posted at 12:21h in Disease updates
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The following information was distributed by the Colorado Department of Agriculture on October 6, 2021.  Medgene Labs, Brookings, SD, has been granted permission by the Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) to sell an experimental Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Type 2 (RHDV2) vaccine under emergency use authorization. The Medgene product is an inactivated (killed) recombinant subunit vaccine that builds immunity to RHDV2 specific antigenic proteins in the rabbit. The vaccine is administered as a subcutaneous injection and is a 2-dose regimen, with the booster dose being delivered 21 days following. The Colorado State...

01 Oct

Posted at 12:41h in Legislative
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Colorado veterinarians may be aware of a law passed in 2019 that required all controlled substances in Colorado to be prescribed through e-scribe after July 1, 2021. Several veterinarians have reached out to CVMA asking if this new Colorado law applies to them. The short answer: No. Colorado Senate Bill 19-079 was passed in 2019 (read this summary on the Colorado General Assembly website for more information). It required that health care practitioners with prescribing authority to prescribe schedule II, II, or IV controlled substances only via a prescription that is electronically transmitted to a...

24 Sep

Posted at 15:50h in Disease updates
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The following information was distributed by the Colorado Department of Agriculture on September 20, 2021. The total number of horses in Colorado with confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) cases has risen to 21, with a first case of equine WNV confirmed in Mesa County. Additional horses in Weld, Larimer, Morgan, and Douglas counties have also tested positive for WNV. Of the confirmed positive cases, five horses have died or have been euthanized. “The West Nile Virus vaccine has proven to be safe and effective in preventing disease. Horse owners should work with...

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