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Pennsylvania-Specific Guidance
for Veterinary Practices
Opening During COVID-19
Until there is a vaccine for COVID-19, mitigation remains
critically important as businesses begin a phased reopening in
Pennsylvania. You should be aware of conditions in your county
and the restrictions placed on your practice based on the threephase (red, yellow, green) reopening plan. That plan can be
found at bit.ly/3i1g8ib.

The guidelines cover these topics:

As counties move through the phases of reopening, the issue
for veterinary practices becomes not so much WHAT you do,
but HOW you do it. To assist you, PVMA is sharing guidelines,
developed by AVMA, to assist you in taking certain preventive
actions to ensure your safety and that of your employees and
clients. View the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
preventative actions at bit.ly/2AU5fxX. These include screening
and testing employees for exposure to and illness with
COVID-19; clear direction regarding what steps are to be taken
if veterinary healthcare team members develop symptoms of
acute respiratory illness; hygiene and respiratory etiquette,
including the use of cloth face coverings; and social distancing in
the clinic among employees and during interactions with clients
and vendors.

* Screening and testing employees for exposure to and
illness with COVID-19
* Steps to be taken if veterinary healthcare team members
develop symptoms of acute respiratory illness
* Hygiene and respiratory etiquette
* Social distancing among staff in veterinary clinics
* Interactions with clients
* Vendors and deliveries
* Considerations for specific veterinary practices

It is the employer's obligation to ensure the safety of your
employees and clients. Employees or members of the public
who believe a business is not making reasonable efforts
at mitigation can file a complaint with the Pennsylvania
Department of Health at bit.ly/2YZJRPz.

These guidelines can be found here
at bit.ly/ReopenVetsPA.
You can find other COVID-19
Resources for veterinary practices
and pet owners at
PaVMA.org/COVID-19.

PVMA team is hard at work making improvements to member
Speaking of resources... The
benefits, access to programs, and member communication. Throughout

Have you seen
PVMA's Member
Portal yet?

the remainder of 2020, you will be seeing updates to the PVMA website, as
well as the growing number of tools, online communities, and resources.
Our first release is the PVMA Member Portal. The Member Portal gives you
quick access to tools at your fingertips. Access items such as:
* Your Membership Profile
* Governance
* Member Relations
* Careers
* Communications

Visit the Member Portal at
bit.ly/PVMAmember-portal!
Members must be logged in
to view the content.

* Practicing in PA
* Advocacy
* Ways to Get Involved
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