The Model Telemedicine Regulations released during the AVMA annual conference this week facilitate the practicing veterinarians’ trained judgment and address the growing demand for guidance surrounding the veterinary client patient relationship when providing telemedicine services. The VVCA issued these regulations as a framework to provide support and direction for practitioners, associations, legislatures and state boards of veterinary medicine, all of which play a role in safeguarding real-world standards of practice.
Source: VVCA, August 1, 2022. Link.
These VVCA Model Telemedicine Regulations represent a benchmark in a six-year journey addressing veterinary telehealth within the newly created Veterinary Innovation Council and the resulting VVCA. “In discussions within the profession, invariably questions are raised about appropriate guardrails for a telemedicine VCPR. We are hopeful that the proposed model will further unify the profession around the many benefits of telehealth.” – Eleanor Green, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP