Wash. Dept. of Agriculture amending several regulations
The Wash. Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) has issued notice of their intent to amend rules related to animal disease reporting (WAC 16-70), regulated swine...
November 11, 2022
Category: State Regulatory
State by State – AVMA legislative report
The following State Legislative Update includes select summaries of bills and regulations tracked by AVMA Division of State Advocacy and introduced in December and...
January 21, 2022
Washington Legislature convenes for 2022
The Washington State Legislature convened on Monday, January 10 for a 60-day legislative session. In an election year, the session is shorter than the...
January 14, 2022
Updated advisory about WA Cares premiums from the Employment Security Dept.
The Legislature and Gov. Inslee have announced plans to change and improve the WA Cares Fund during the 2022 legislative session, which is scheduled...
January 7, 2022
Livestock identification proposed rulemaking
The Wash. State Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) is proposing to amend chapter 16-610 (Livestock Identification) of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) to: Reduce the...
January 7, 2022
WA Cares payroll tax delayed
The Seattle Times reported today that Gov. Jay Inslee and Democratic legislative leaders have agreed to put the brakes on the long-term care payroll...
December 17, 2021
President’s Message – Defining the VCPR in a Telehealth Post-Pandemic World
Can it be that 2021 is already closing in on the holidays and almost two years since the first COVID-19 case made national news...
December 3, 2021
Long Term Care insurance available for WA veterinarians and employees through AVMA Life
For AVMA member veterinarians who have tried to secure long-term care insurance ahead of the state’s Nov. 1, 2021 deadline but have been unsuccessful...
September 24, 2021
Pacific Northwest Veterinary Conference News – Board of Governors extends COVID-19 CE policy for non-live CE
At the start of the pandemic, the Veterinary Board of Governors approved the COVID-related policy allowing an unlimited number of non-live CE programs to...
September 17, 2021
Veterinary Board of Governors needs to fill two positions
The Department of Health, Health Systems Quality Assurance (HSQA) is accepting applications to fill two veterinarian positions on the Veterinary Board of Governors, public-spirited...
September 17, 2021