Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
Public Comment Forum
On this Action: 
Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary school
 
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CLOSED     Opened on 11/30/2015 and Ended on 1/29/2016

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94 comments
Comment Title Commenter
Owner consent required Rainbow Lonestar  1/29/16  1:06 pm
Owner Consent Required Oma Gail Simmons  1/26/16  3:53 pm
Owner consent required! Robert Stallworth  1/25/16  8:58 am
Owners must know who is caring for their pet! Toni Stallworth  1/25/16  8:56 am
Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary school Gerry Henkel  1/24/16  12:39 pm
Vet Students practice before 4th year Leslee Eldard  1/22/16  2:50 am
Require owner consent Patricia Finn  1/21/16  7:45 am
Notification is Not Consent Susan Fredette  1/20/16  10:00 pm
My pets, my family Caroline Reznicek  1/17/16  7:50 pm
Veterinary student regulation Debby Bright  1/17/16  4:04 pm
Owner consent Debra Perry  1/17/16  5:49 am
i oppose any student treating animal witout owners permission betsey beale  1/17/16  1:54 am
Require Consent Kate Sherwood  1/16/16  10:45 pm
Consent to allow vet students to work on pets Doris Potter  1/16/16  7:44 pm
Require owner consent Anne Armistead  1/16/16  7:37 pm
Inadequate Standards in Veterinary Care Informed Consent Robin Eddington  1/16/16  7:03 pm
Owner consent for veterinary student practice on animal patients Nancy Kelly  1/16/16  4:35 pm
A Pet Owner Must Be Informed Directly Kate Garland  1/16/16  2:20 pm
Owner Consent Regarding Vet Students Performing Certain Tasks Jane Whitmore  1/16/16  2:01 pm
Pet owners must be informed Christopher Skipp  1/16/16  1:45 pm
Students practicing medicine without owners consent Jacqueline Carrington  1/16/16  12:46 pm
Consent to allow student practice on our pets Dani (Donna) Duran  1/16/16  12:18 pm
My consent is required for any involvement with students and my pet. Pat Petro  1/16/16  1:21 am
Non licensed student or personnel working on peoples pets Antonia & Andrew Chianis  1/15/16  11:51 pm
My Right Sue  1/15/16  8:48 pm
No student works on my cat, unless I say so. Mary B. Beane  1/15/16  8:19 pm
No Vet Students "Practicing" on Pets! Lisa Mazzola  1/15/16  8:14 pm
The owners have a right to know. Bottom line. Jill Kortright  1/15/16  7:43 pm
Inform Pet Owners Elaine Becker, Hedgehog Welfare Society, International Hedgehog Association  1/15/16  7:05 pm
owners should know Robin Patten  1/15/16  6:38 pm
Let the animals' owners know! Janet Ameen-Lee  1/15/16  5:53 pm
Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary school Sidney L. Delson  1/15/16  5:51 pm
Transparency: a higher standard Jim Best  1/15/16  5:46 pm
What objection could a veterinarian have to obtaining owner consent? Douglas A Britton  1/15/16  5:15 pm
owner consent, not just notification Reevyn Aronson  1/15/16  4:22 pm
What's "burdensome" about consent? Harry Yeatts Jr.  1/15/16  3:20 pm
Owner consent for student practice Noreen Nickolas  1/15/16  2:52 pm
Vet Student Regulations Betsy Cousins-Coleman  1/15/16  1:48 pm
On this Action: Elimination of restriction on practical training only in final year of veterinary s Jean Hornberg  1/15/16  1:32 pm
I wasn't informed marly wexler  1/15/16  1:30 pm
virgina vet school practices. dostana ljusic  1/15/16  1:08 pm
Follow the Rules Allison Anderson  1/15/16  12:50 pm
Vet students unauthorized surgeries Mandy mckitrick  1/15/16  12:38 pm
Veterinary protocol for animal treatment Nicholas Silvey  1/15/16  12:24 pm
informed consent - veterinary office Kathleen Kinsey  1/15/16  12:13 pm
student supervision/ informed consent Topcat Rescue  1/15/16  12:02 pm
How is this even legal?? jennifer pies  1/15/16  11:58 am
INADEQUATE Matthew Allen  1/15/16  11:52 am
The change regarding owner consent is still insufficient. Katherine Bishop  1/15/16  11:50 am
Students need supervision Gail Kieler  1/15/16  11:43 am
Notification is not enough; consent must be required Preston Boggess, MD  1/11/16  12:23 pm
Opposed Cassandra Cooper  12/26/15  8:50 am
Have to have consent for vet students to work on animals Rebecca Dameron  12/10/15  4:56 pm
Consent to help protect my fur baby Jackie Davis  12/9/15  9:20 pm
I don't believe students should be practicing outside of a teaching hospital Karen J Thomason DVM  12/9/15  10:59 am
Addendum to previous comment Edna Whittier  12/8/15  4:02 pm
student practice jo parr  12/8/15  1:46 pm
Vet student practice regulations Danielle Payne  12/6/15  6:52 pm
Informed consent Regan Backwood  12/6/15  3:45 pm
informed owner consent required Rainbow Lonestar  12/6/15  3:20 pm
Opposed Unless Owners Provide Consent for Students to Practice on Animals Margie Beane  12/6/15  12:13 pm
Change action James McDonald DVM  12/5/15  8:26 pm
Need for informed consent for student care of animals Sharon Custer-Boggess  12/5/15  5:44 pm
Require Owner Consent and Supervision of Students Edna Whittier  12/5/15  10:38 am
Owner Consent on Student Practice Ginny Welton  12/4/15  1:18 pm
Owner's Consent must be REQUIRED before students work on people's pets. B. & C. Graefe  12/4/15  1:12 pm
Surgery by Veterinary Students Craig A. Reed, D.V.M.  12/3/15  4:33 pm
Please Do not let vet student perform ANY type of surgery on animals without the consents of their g Susanna Nieddu  12/3/15  11:29 am
Support Devon Reed, LVT  12/2/15  1:13 am
Eliminating restriction of performing vet duties to 4th year students Jackie Jones  12/1/15  10:55 am
Important change to practice act Joseph Taboada, Veterinarian and graduate of Virginia-Maryland CVM  12/1/15  10:27 am
owner consent for students to perform procedures on pets Dagmar Finch  12/1/15  3:34 am
My consent is required for any involvement with students and my pet. Pat Petro  12/1/15  12:40 am
Changes needed Rachel Ely  11/30/15  8:41 pm
Owner Consent Requirement for Veterinary Students Lisa Mazzola  11/30/15  8:05 pm
NO STUDENTS WORKING ON MY PETS WITHOUT MY PERMISSION Jan martucci  11/30/15  7:17 pm
Better, but not quite good enough Scott Gorn  11/30/15  4:38 pm
Will take my business elsewhere Ruth Hendrick  11/30/15  3:52 pm
I support proposed changes to 18VAC150-20-130 Judith K. Sanders  11/30/15  3:28 pm
owner notification and consent. dostana ljusic  11/30/15  2:34 pm
Working on animals without owner consent Cheryl Conley  11/30/15  2:18 pm
I want my consent required when any student is involved in the care of one of my pets Susan Adams  11/30/15  12:38 pm
Pet Owners Should Be Informed When Students Are Practing On Their Pets Heather Hinkle  11/30/15  12:19 pm
Oppose unless owner consent is required Grace S Wood  11/30/15  12:18 pm
Student-Vet Regulations Al Stein  11/30/15  12:07 pm
Please fix the lack of owner's consent in this proposal! Kathe Walton  11/30/15  11:45 am
Need specific written informed consent everytime for any invasive procedure Molly Mittens Mom  11/30/15  11:33 am
"signage" ?? Richard Rutherford  11/30/15  11:31 am
Pet Guardians have a right to know Beth Woolsey  11/30/15  11:17 am
Specific Owner's Consent Should be Manadatory J Florentine  11/30/15  11:17 am
Owner consent required Lydia pyun  11/30/15  11:00 am
pet owners consent j chepeska  11/30/15  10:56 am
vet student regulations D Stirpe  11/30/15  10:56 am
Oppose Unless Owner Consent Required    11/30/15  10:20 am


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