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California's proposed tax on veterinary care draws fire
December 1st 2008National Report - Veterinarians are protesting a state proposal to tax veterinary services in California. Hundreds of letters were sent to the California Veterinary Medical Association. Currently, only three other states tax veterinary services - Hawaii, New Mexico and South Dakota, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.
State boards wage war on lay persons practicing veterinary medicine
December 1st 2008National Report - State licensing boards are waging war against lay persons performing veterinary medicine, but with attorneys unwilling to prosecute the problem continues to grow. Some believe lay persons are pushing the boundary by offering therapeutic massage, reproductive and chiropractic services.
Kansas task force evaluates DVM's exemption for state's prescription monitoring program
December 1st 2008Topeka, Kan. - A newly formed veterinary task force in Kansas will determine whether DVMs there will remain exempt from a new law requiring those who dispense scheduled substances to report to an electronic prescription monitoring program.