State wellbeing programs for veterinary professionals
This resource examines state laws and regulations that authorize or establish wellbeing programs for licensed veterinarians. Some programs cover other licensed veterinary professionals such as veterinary technicians. These laws and regulations vary in scope and mission. The programs can include peer assistance, professional recovery, dependency, impairment and diversion. The information here includes confidentiality provisions that apply to participants in such programs.
Note that there may be programs available to veterinary professionals that our legislative research did not identify. Please contact your own state board of veterinary medicine if no specific program is listed for your jurisdiction. Moreover, if your state is not indicated as having a confidentiality law or regulation in the chart below, keep in mind that mental health and dependency programs typically maintain client confidentiality nonetheless. To be sure, contact the program about its confidentiality and reporting policies.
Our research found laws and regulations authorizing or establishing specific wellbeing programs available to veterinary professionals in 36 states and District of Columbia. Such provisions were not found in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
In the states with authorized or established wellbeing programs, all but nine states provide or offer some type of confidentiality protection to participants in these programs. We did not find such confidentiality provisions for programs in Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming.
Additionally, the efforts of the legal, medical and pharmacy professions in this area are summarized below, followed by the chart of veterinary wellbeing state programs and confidentiality provisions. We will update this information as we learn of new programs or changes to current ones.
American Bar Association
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Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs: The American Bar Association's Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs has the mandate to educate the legal profession concerning alcoholism, chemical dependencies, stress, depression, and other emotional health issues; and assist and support all bar associations and lawyer assistance programs in developing and maintaining methods of providing effective solutions for recovery.
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Each state has its own confidential Lawyer Assistance Program.
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National Helpline for Judges Helping Judges: Judges who need assistance because of alcoholism, substance abuse, addiction or mental health issues may reach other judges who are in recovery or who have gone through treatment by calling a helpline sponsored by the American Bar Association. All information is confidential and protected by statute.
American Medical Association
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There is no specific mention of wellbeing programs on the American Medical Association website.
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Individual state medical associations conduct their own wellbeing programs. Here are two examples:
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llinois State Medical Society: Many hospitals have employee assistance programs designed to help individuals identify and resolve a broad range of employee personal concerns that may affect job performance. These programs deal with situations such as substance abuse, marital problems, family troubles, stress, and domestic violence. Resident members of the Illinois State Medical Society can participate without charge in the Illinois Professionals Health Program (IPHP). IPHP services are confidential and voluntary, and communication with the IPHP is exclusively confidential. The IPHP's activities are strictly limited to providing assistance and advocacy.
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Indiana State Medical Association offers a Physician Assistance Program, saying on its website: "Experience indicates that an untreated psychiatric, substance abuse or stress disorder can eventually lead to problems in the medical practice. Obtaining assistance during these troubled times can be of benefit to the physician personally and can help avert a crisis in the professional workplace." According to state and federal law and ISMA program policies, all participant information is confidential. Only in rare instances is the program required to report a physician to the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana. Also, only under limited circumstances can the program be compelled to disclose information to third parties.
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American Dental Association
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Dentist Health and Wellbeing Program: The Dentist Health and Wellbeing Program provides support for American Dental Association members needing information on ergonomics in their dental practice, prescription opioids and abuse prevention, and substance use and mental health. It also provides resources to help dentists be proactive in looking at their own health and wellbeing.
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State-led wellbeing programs. One example is the Indiana Dental Association's Wellbeing Program, which, according to its website: "addresses the needs of dentists impaired by substance abuse or chemical dependence. Identifying and assisting a dentist with signs and symptoms of impairment is a difficult challenge. Fears of legal and personal risk prevent colleagues from becoming involved. These fears often are compounded by a lack of confidence in the ability to accurately diagnose impairing illnesses, particularly chemical dependency. ... According to federal law, state law and IDA program policies, all participant information is confidential. The IDA does not automatically refer a dentist to the licensing board for a minor infraction of the contract. It is only after all attempts to work with a dentist have failed that a referral is made to the Indiana State Board of Dentistry."
American Pharmacists Association
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There is no specific mention of wellbeing programs on the American Pharmacists Association website. However, the website states that the association "supports and encourages a cooperative effort among state and national pharmacy associations, state boards of pharmacy, and state legislative bodies to authorize, develop, implement and maintain mechanisms for the comprehensive funding of state recovery programs for pharmacists, student pharmacists and pharmacy technicians."
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Although not all states have programs, there are some state-led wellbeing programs. Here are two examples:
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Illinois uses the Illinois Professionals Health Program for pharmacists.
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Indiana Pharmacists Alliance offers the Pharmacists Recovery Network of Indiana (PRNIndiana), which it says "serves as an advocacy group for impaired and recovering pharmacists. The PRNIndiana board, which is made up of both recovering and non-recovering pharmacists, works closely with the Indiana Board of Pharmacy in managing the recovery and monitoring process of pharmacists in the state. The state board often refers clients to the PRN board for monitoring following a hearing by the board where a pharmacist is found to be in violation of their license." All calls to the Pharmacists Recovery Network are confidential. The Indiana Pharmacists Alliance also formed its Impaired Pharmacist Committee in 1976. The committee, which the alliance says was the first formed by a state association, aimed "to support and assist pharmacists who were physically and/or emotionally handicapped with their right to work and/or to get appropriate help."
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State-by-state wellbeing programs for veterinary professionals
| State | Statutory/Regulatory provisions | Confidentiality | Contact |
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| Alabama | Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee * Ala. Code 1975 § 34-29-111 |
All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other documents furnished to or produced by the Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Committee and any findings, conclusions, recommendations or reports resulting from the investigations, interventions, treatment, or rehabilitation, or other proceedings of such committee are declared to be privileged and confidential. |
Alabama Veterinary Professionals Wellness Program Fax: 205-326-8085 Email: alvetwellness  gmail [dot] com (alvetwellness[at]gmail[dot]com)Alabama Veterinary Medical Association P.O. Box 803 Fayetteville, TN 37334 Ph: 334-603-6227 |
| Alaska | N/A | N/A |
AVMA Delegate for the Alaska State Veterinary Medical Association |
| Arizona |
The Board of Veterinary Medicine may establish a plan for the treatment and rehabilitation of licensees or certificate holders who are impaired by alcohol or drug abuse. |
Participants in the plan are either confidential or known:
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Arizona Veterinary Medical Association 100 W. Coolidge St., Phoenix, AZ 85013 Ph: 602-242-7936 Fx: 602-249-3828 Email: office azvma [dot] org (office[at]azvma[dot]org) |
| Arkansas | N/A | N/A | Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association PO Box 17687 Little Rock, AR 72222 Ph: 501-868-3036 Fax: 501-868-3034 Email: info arkvetmed [dot] org (info[at]arkvetmed[dot]org)Peer Assistance: Mike Beard 2845 Prince St Conway, AR 72034 Ph: 501-329-2244 |
| California |
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Diversion Program for Veterinarians and Registered Veterinary Technicians *16 CCR § 2075 |
All Board, Diversion Committee and Program records relating to a veterinarian's or registered veterinary technician's application to the program shall be kept confidential... including all information provided by the applicant, or by an examining physician, to the program manager, a medical consultant, members of a diversion committee, or other employees of the Board in connection with the program. |
California Veterinary Medical Association Wellness Program 1400 River Park Drive Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95815 Ph: 916-649-0599 Fax: 916-646-9156 Email: staff cvma [dot] net (staff[at]cvma[dot]net)Veterinary Medical Board's Confidential Diversion Program Ph: 916-515-5220 Program brochure |
| Colorado |
Veterinarian Peer Health Assistance Program * C.R.S.A. § 12-64-124 |
If the Board of Veterinary Medicine determines that a licensed veterinarian who submitted to an examination…is able to render limited services with reasonable skill and safety to patients and clients, the Board may enter into a confidential agreement with the licensed veterinarian in which the licensed veterinarian agrees to limit his or her practice based on the restrictions imposed by the illness, condition, or disorder. |
Colorado Veterinary Medical Association - Concerned Colorado Veterinarians Client Services Manager: Katherine Garcia Ph: 303-369-0039 ext. 230 Email: kgarcia peerassist [dot] org (kgarcia[at]peerassist[dot]org)Program Manager: Chris Kesterson Ph: 303-369-0039 ext. 206 Email: ckesterson peerassist [dot] org (ckesterson[at]peerassist[dot]org)Peer Assistance: Dr. William (Bill) Fredregill Veterinary Medical Clinic 211 El Camino St. Sterling, CO 80751 Ofc: 970-522-3321 Fax: 970-522-3351 Email: billfred vetmedclinic [dot] com (billfred[at]vetmedclinic[dot]com) |
| Connecticut | Health Assistance Intervention Network (HAVEN) *Connecticut General Statute Sec. 19a-12a |
The program shall be an alternative, voluntary, and confidential opportunity for the rehabilitation of health care professionals and persons who have applied to become health care professionals. All information given or received in connection with any intervention, rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services provided by the assistance program pursuant to this section, including the identity of any health care professional seeking or receiving such intervention, rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed. |
Health Assistance Intervention Network (HAVEN) 1210 Mill Street East Berlin, CT 06023 Maureen Sullivan Dinnan, J.D., Executive Director Email: mdinnan haven-ct [dot] org (mdinnan[at]haven-ct[dot]org)Ph: 860-828-3175 Confidential Fax: 860-828-3192 Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association P.O. Box 107 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Ph: 860-635-7770 Fax: 860-659-8772 Email: info ctvet [dot] org (info[at]ctvet[dot]org) |
| Delaware |
Voluntary Treatment Option *24 Del. Admin. Code 3300-11.0 |
Entry of the regulated professional into a treatment program approved by the participating Board. The regulated professional's records of participation in the Voluntary Treatment Option will not reflect disciplinary action and shall not be considered public records open to public inspection. |
Delaware Professionals' Health Monitoring Program 1220 SW Morrison St Suite 600 Portland, OR 97205 Ph: 855.575.9350 Email: RbhMonitoring ReliantBH [dot] com (RbhMonitoring[at]ReliantBH[dot]com)Delaware Veterinary Medical Association P.O. Box 9997 Newark, DE 19714 Ph: 302-455-8387 Email: info devma [dot] org (info[at]devma[dot]org) |
| District of Columbia |
Voluntary limitation or surrender of license by impaired health professional * DC ST § 3-1205.18 |
As a condition for accepting the voluntary limitation of practice, the Board of Veterinary Medicine may require the licensee, registrant, or person certified to do 1 or more of the following:
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| Florida |
Impaired Practitioner Program * West's F.S.A. § 474.221 |
Veterinarians licensed shall be governed by the impaired practitioner program as if they were under the jurisdiction of the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, except that for veterinarians the Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall, at its option, exercise any of the powers granted to the Department of Health by that section, and “board” shall mean board as defined in this chapter. All information obtained by the consultant pursuant to this section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
Florida Veterinary Medical Association 7207 Monetary Drive Orlando, FL 32809 Ph: 407-851-3862 Toll-free: 800-992-3862 Fax: 407-240-3710 Email: info fvma [dot] org (info[at]fvma[dot]org)Peer Assistance: Dr. Steve Woodby Calusa Crossings Animal Hospital 12801 SW 134th Ave. Miami, FL 33186 Ofc: 305-234-1044 Cell: 305-281-0257 Fax: 305-234-1099 |
| Georgia |
Georgia Veterinary Medical Association has a Wellness Committee with the following objectives and duties:
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N/A | GVMA Wellbeing & Resilience Committee Chair: Laura Smallwood, DVM, ACVIM St. Francis Veterinary Specialists 625 Dekalb Industrial Way, Ste. 500 Decatur, GA 30033 Work: (404) 924-2000 Fax: (404) 974-2006 Email: laurajean335 gmail [dot] com (laurajean335[at]gmail[dot]com)
Georgia VMA 2200 Century Parkway, Suite 725 Atlanta, GA 30345 Ph: 678-309-9800 Toll-free: 800-853-1625 Email: gvma gvma [dot] net (gvma[at]gvma[dot]net)
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| Hawaii | N/A | N/A |
Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association Peer Assistance: |
| Idaho | N/A | N/A |
Idaho Veterinary Medical Association |
| Illinois |
Impaired Veterinarian Program of Care, Counseling or Treatment * 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1500.51 |
The contents of any report shall be strictly confidential and shall be exempt from public disclosure. | Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association 1121 Chatham Road, Springfield, IL 62704 Ph: 217-546-8381 Fax: 217-546-5633 Email: info isvma [dot] org (info[at]isvma[dot]org) |
| Indiana |
Rehabilitation of an Impaired Veterinary Health Care Provider * IC 25-38.1-5-1 |
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Indiana Veterinary Medical Association Well-Being Program Ph: 317-627-0290 Email: veterinarywellbeing invma [dot] org (veterinarywellbeing[at]invma[dot]org)Indiana Veterinary Medicial Association 1202 E. 38th Street, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46205 Ph: 317-974-0888 Toll-free: 800-270-0747 Fax: 317-974-0985 Email: info invma [dot] org (info[at]invma[dot]org) |
| Iowa |
There is nothing specific in the Iowa Veterinary Practice Act regarding wellness. |
The medical testimony or examination reports shall not be used against a veterinarian in another proceeding and are confidential except for other actions filed against a veterinarian to revoke or suspend that person's license. |
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association |
| Kansas |
Impaired Veterinarian Committee * K.S.A. 47-848 |
The reports and records made ...shall be confidential and privileged, including:
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Kansas Veterinary Medical Association |
| Kentucky |
Veterinary Wellness Committee * KRS § 321.237 |
Other provisions of law notwithstanding, all Board and committee records pertaining to the veterinary wellness program shall be kept confidential. | Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association 108 Consumer Lane Frankfort, KY 40601 Ph: 502-226-5862 Toll-free: 800-552-5862 Fax: 502-226-6177 Email: info kvma [dot] org (info[at]kvma[dot]org)Peer Assistance: Dr. Sam Vaughn 203 Moser Rd. Louisville, KY 40223 Ofc: 502-245-7863 Fax: 502-245-2869 Email: aviansam gmail [dot] com (aviansam[at]gmail[dot]com)Brian Fingerson, PharmD Email: kyprn att [dot] net (kyprn[at]att[dot]net) |
| Louisiana |
Peer Assistance Program for Impaired Veterinarians * La. Admin Code. tit. 46, pt. LXXXV, § 901 |
N/A |
Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association |
| Maine |
Maine Medical Professionals Health Program. * https://www.mainemphp.org/mphp-program.html |
Information shared with the program concerning a healthcare professional seeking or receiving assistance is confidential. As the MPHP program is operated in an ethical manner, confidentiality is limited only by overreaching responsibility for public safety -issues that could foreseeably result in patient harm must be reported under protocols negotiated with the licensing boards. |
Maine Medical Professionals Health Program |
| Maryland |
There is nothing specific in the Maryland Veterinary Practice Act regarding wellness. |
The report or testimony of an examining physician or other person designated by the Board is confidential except as to contested case proceedings as defined by the Administrative Procedure Act. |
Maryland HealthCare Professionals Program |
| Massachusetts |
An impaired licensee may self-refer to a Board-approved supervised drug or alcohol counseling and testing program unless there is a complaint pending with the Board regarding that licensee. |
N/A | Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association Mental Health Resources 163 Lakeside Ave. Marlborough, MA 01752 Ph: 508-460-9333 Fax: 508-460-9969 Email: admin massvet [dot] org (admin[at]massvet[dot]org) |
| Michigan |
Health Professional Recovery Committee * M.C.L.A. 333.16167 |
The identity of a health professional who participates in the health professional recovery program is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under discovery or subpoena or the freedom of information act... unless the health professional fails to satisfactorily participate in and complete a treatment plan prescribed under the health professional recovery program. If a health professional successfully participates in and completes a treatment plan...the department shall destroy all records pertaining to the impairment of the health professional, including records pertaining to the health professional's participation in the treatment plan, upon the expiration of 5 years after the date of the committee's determination. |
Health Professional Recovery Program P.O. Box 842 Troy, MI 48099 Ph: 800-453-3784 Fax: 248-519-0373 Email: hprp hprp [dot] org (hprp[at]hprp[dot]org)Michigan Veterinary Medical Association 2144 Commons Pkwy. Okemos, MI 48864 Ph: 517-347-4710 Fax: 517-347-4666 Email: mvma michvma [dot] org (mvma[at]michvma[dot]org) |
| Minnesota |
Health Professionals Services Program (HSAP) Non-Regulatory Wellness and Peer Assistance Committee * http://mn.gov//boards/hpsp/ |
HSAP is confidential and non-disciplinary. |
Minnesota Health Professionals Services Program (HSAP) 101 Bridgepoint Way Suite 100 South St. Paul, MN 55075 Ph: 651-645-7533 Fax: 651-645-7539 Email: info mvma [dot] org (info[at]mvma[dot]org) |
| Mississippi |
Impaired Veterinarians Program * Miss. Code Ann. § 73-39-79 |
According to the State Board, if a veterinarian self-admits to the program set forth through the Board, he or she may remain anonymous to the Board as long as the person complies with the stipulations set forth by the program. |
Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association |
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Missouri |
N/A | N/A |
Missouri Veterinary Medical Association |
| Montana | N/A | N/A | Montana Veterinary Medical Association P.O. Box 6322 Helena, MT 59604 Ph: 406-447-4259 Email: info mtvma [dot] org (info[at]mtvma[dot]org)Peer Assistance: Dr. Jim Curtis P.O. Box 1604 Malta, MT 59538 Ph: 406-654-2058 Email: docurtis mtintouch [dot] net (docurtis[at]mtintouch[dot]net) |
| Nebraska |
Licensee Assistance Program |
Participation in the program shall be confidential, except that if any evaluation by the program determines that the abuse, dependence, or active addiction may be of a nature which constitutes a danger to the public health and safety by the person's continued practice or if the person fails to comply with any term or condition of a treatment plan, the program shall report the same to the director. | Nebraska Licensee Assistance Program Center Pointe Professional Plaza 9239 W. Center Road Suite 201 Omaha, NE 68124 Ph: 402-354-8055 Toll-free: 800-851-2336 Fax: 402-354-8046 Email: lapne bestcareeap [dot] org (lapne[at]bestcareeap[dot]org)Program brochure Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association Dina Michel, Executive Director P.O. Box 637 Hastings, NE 68902 Ph: 402-463-4704 Email: DMichel nvma [dot] org (DMichel[at]nvma[dot]org) |
| Nevada |
The Board of Veterinary Medicine may order that person to undergo a mental or physical examination or an examination testing his or her competence to practice veterinary medicine if it has reason to believe that the conduct of any veterinarian or veterinary technician has raised a reasonable question as to his or her competence to practice veterinary medicine or to act as a veterinary technician. This examination must be conducted by physicians or other persons designated by the Board The Nevada Veterinary Medical Association has an Impairment Committee. |
The testimony or reports of the examining physicians or other persons designated by the Board are privileged communication, except as to proceedings conducted pursuant to this chapter. |
Nevada Veterinary Medical Association: Impairment Committee Peer Assistance: |
| New Hampshire |
Non-regulatory Impairment (Wellness Committee) |
N/A |
New Hampshire Professionals Health Program Wellness Committee, New Hampshire Veterinary Medical Association New Hampshire VMA |
| New Jersey | N/A | N/A |
Professional Assistance Program of NJ New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association |
| New Mexico |
Impaired-Veterinarian Committee |
Be a confidential source of treatment or referral for veterinarians who, on a voluntary basis and without the knowledge of the Board, desire to avail themselves of treatment for emotionally based or chemical-dependence impairments. |
New Mexico Veterinary Medical Association Peer Assistance and Wellness Support Program New Mexico VMA |
| New York |
New York State Professional Assistance Program |
All information concerning an application, other than the fact of the surrender of the license and the participation in the program and the successful completion or failure of or withdrawal from the program, shall be strictly confidential, and may not be released by the committee to any person or body without the consent of the licensee. |
New York State Professional Assistance Program New York State Veterinary Medical Society 100 Great Oaks Blvd. Suite 127 Albany, NY 12203 Ph: 518-869-7867 Toll-free: 800-876-9867 Email: staff nysvms [dot] org (staff[at]nysvms[dot]org)
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| North Carolina |
Programs for Impaired Veterinary Personnel |
Any confidential information or other nonpublic information acquired, created, or used in good faith by an impaired veterinary personnel organization or the Board regarding a participant pursuant to this section shall remain confidential and shall not be subject to discovery or subpoena in a civil case, nor subject to disclosure as a public document by the Board. |
North Carolina Professionals Health Program Individuals in need can anonymously reach out to the North Carolina Professionals Health Program. |
| North Dakota | N/A | N/A | North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association 2304 Jackson Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501 Ph: 701-221-7740 Fax: 701-751-4451 Email: ndvma btinet [dot] net (ndvma[at]btinet[dot]net) |
| Ohio |
Treatment providers for veterinarians with substance abuse problems |
Any veterinarian who enters into treatment by an approved treatment provider shall be deemed to have waived any confidentiality requirements that would otherwise prevent the treatment provider from making reports required under this section. Treatment records concerning individuals who are receiving or who at any time have received services for mental illness, alcoholism, or drug dependence which are maintained by the Board are confidential and shall not be made available to the public. Patient health care records are confidential and shall not be made available to the public. |
Ohio Physicians Health Program Ohio Veterinary Medical Association Wellness Committee: Ohio VMA |
| Oklahoma |
Inability to practice due to mental illness or drug abuse |
N/A |
Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association Peer Assistance: |
| Oregon | N/A | N/A | Oregon Veterinary Medical Association 1880 Lancaster Dr., NE Suite 118 Salem, OR, 97305 Ph: 503-399-0311 Toll-free: 800-235-3502 Fax: 503-363-4218 Email: contact oregonvma [dot] org (contact[at]oregonvma[dot]org) |
| Pennsylvania |
Impaired Professional Programs |
N/A |
Pennsylvania Professional Health Monitoring Program |
| Puerto Rico | N/A | N/A | Puerto Rico Veterinary Medical Association 352 Ave San Claudio Ste. 248 San Juan, PR, 00926-4107 Ph: 787-283-0565 Fax: 787-761-344 |
| Rhode Island | N/A | N/A | Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association 302 Pearl Street #108 Providence, RI 02907 Ph: 401-751-0944 Fax: 401-780-0940 Email: info rivma [dot] org (info[at]rivma[dot]org) |
| South Carolina |
Grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew license; mental or physical examinations |
The Board upon reasonable grounds may obtain records relating to the mental or physical condition of a licensee or applicant including, but not limited to, psychiatric records; and these records are admissible in a hearing before the Board, notwithstanding any other provision of law. |
South Carolina Recovering Professional Program 440 Knox Abbott Drive Suite 220 Caycee, SC 29033 Ph: 803-896-5700 Toll-free: 877-349-2094 Fax: 803-896-5710 South Carolina Association of Veterinarians 1215 Anthony Ave. Columbia, SC 29201 Ph: 803-254-1027 Email: info scav [dot] org (info[at]scav[dot]org) |
| South Dakota |
Health Professionals' Assistance Program * SDCL § 36-2A-1 |
This is a confidential program designed to monitor the treatment and continuing care of any regulated health professional who may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety, if the professional's mental health issues or substance use disorder is not appropriately managed All records of health professionals' assistance program participants are confidential and are not subject to discovery or subpoena. |
South Dakota Health Professionals Assistance Program 4109 S. Carnegie Cir, Sioux Falls, SD 57106 Ph: 605-275-4711 Fax: 605-275-4715 Email: amandam mwhms [dot] com (amandam[at]mwhms[dot]com)mariae mwhms [dot] com (mariae[at]mwhms[dot]com)sherryg mwhms [dot] com (sherryg[at]mwhms[dot]com)sueh mwhms [dot] com (sueh[at]mwhms[dot]com)jillv mwhms [dot] com (jillv[at]mwhms[dot]com)South Dakota Veterinary Medical Association Box 2175, SDSU Brookings, SD 57007 Ph: 605-688-6649 Email: info sdvetmed [dot] org (info[at]sdvetmed[dot]org) |
| Tennessee |
Veterinary Wellness Committee * T. C. A. § 63-12-118 |
All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, or other data furnished to or produced by a veterinary wellness committee and any findings, conclusions, reports, or recommendations resulting from the proceedings of the committee are privileged and confidential. Information and actions taken by the committee shall be privileged and held in strictest confidence and shall not be disclosed or required to be disclosed to any person or entity outside of the committee. |
Tennessee Medical Foundation Physician's Health Program 216 Centerview Drive Ste. 304 Brentwood, TN 37027 Ph: 615-467-6411 Fax: 615-467-6419 Tennessee Veterinary Wellness Program Ph: 931-438-0070 Email: tvwp tnvetwellness [dot] org (tvwp[at]tnvetwellness[dot]org)Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association Deloris Green Gaines, Executive Director 19 Lacy Road P.O. Box 803 Fayetteville, TN 37344 Ph: 931-438-0070 Toll-free: 800-697-3587 Fax: 931-433-6289 Email: green [dot] delo gmail [dot] com (green[dot]delo[at]gmail[dot]com) |
| Texas |
Peer Assistance Program * V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 801.157 |
N/A | Professional Recovery Network Courtney Hulbert, Director 3200 Steck Ave. Ste. 370 Austin, TX 78757 Ph: 512-615-9176 Toll-free: 800-727-5152 Fax: 512-836-0308 Email: cbolin texaspharmacy [dot] org (cbolin[at]texaspharmacy[dot]org)Texas Veterinary Medical Association 8104 Exchange Dr. Austin, TX 78754 Ph: 512-452-4224 Fax: 512-452-6633 Email: info tvma [dot] org (info[at]tvma[dot]org) |
| Utah |
Utah Veterinary Medical Association has established a Membership Crisis Services |
During the course of the program, participants undergo rehabilitation and maintenance of recovery in a confidential environment and are generally able to maintain their license. | Utah Recovery Assistance Program Charles W. Walton, MD, Program Manager P.O. Box 146741 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Ph: 801-530-6106 Fax: 801-530-6404 Contact Dr. Walton Utah Veterinary Medical Association Membership Crisis Services Utah VMA 1615 S. State Street Provo, UT 84606 Ph: 801-377-2890 Fax: 801-377-2893 Email: info uvma [dot] net (info[at]uvma[dot]net)Peer Assistance: Dr. Lawrence (Larry) McGill Cell: 801-865-1220 Ofc: 800-426-2099 mcgill animalreferencepathology [dot] com (mcgill[at]animalreferencepathology[dot]com)Dr. Jamie Rees Cell: 801-792-0162 Email: jamierees mstar [dot] net (jamierees[at]mstar[dot]net) |
| Vermont | N/A | N/A | Vermont Veterinary Medical Association Kathy Finnie, Executive Director 88 Beech Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 Ph: 802-878-6888 Email: kathy vtvets [dot] org (kathy[at]vtvets[dot]org) |
| Virginia |
Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program Committee * VA Code Ann. § 54.1-2517 |
The Department of Health Professions has a contract ... to provide confidential services for the health practitioner. Records of the Program, to the extent such records identify individual practitioners in the Program, shall be privileged and confidential, and shall not be disclosed consistent with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. |
VVMA Employee Assistance Program |
| Washington |
Voluntary Substance Abuse Monitoring Programs Impaired Veterinarian Program * West's RCWA 18.130.175 |
The treatment and pretreatment records of license holders referred to or voluntarily participating in approved programs shall be confidential, shall be exempt from chapter 42.56 RCW, and shall not be subject to discovery by subpoena or admissible as evidence except for monitoring records reported to the disciplining authority for cause. | Washington Physicians Health Program 720 Olive Way Suite 1010 Seattle, WA 98101 Ph: 206-583-0127 Toll-free: 800-552-7236 Fax: 206-583-0418 Washington State Veterinary Medical Association 8024 Bracken Place SE Snoqualmie, WA 98065 Ph: 425-396-3191 Toll-free: 800-399-7862 Fax: 425-396-3192 Email: info wsvma [dot] org (info[at]wsvma[dot]org) |
| West Virginia | N/A | N/A | West Virginia Veterinary Medical Association 3801 Westerre Parkway, Suite D Henrico, VA 23233 Ph: 804-346-0170 Fax: 804-346-2655 Email: info wvvma [dot] org (info[at]wvvma[dot]org) |
| Wisconsin | N/A | N/A | Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association 4610 S. Biltmore Lane Suite 107 Madison, WI 53718 Ph: 608-257-3665 Fax: 608-257-8989 Email: wvma wvma [dot] org (wvma[at]wvma[dot]org) |
| Wyoming |
Wyoming Professional Assistance Program * W.S.1977 § 33-1-115 |
Any information pertaining to the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, referral or treatment of any licensee possessed in connection with the performance of any professional assistance program shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except under the circumstances expressly authorized. | Wyoming Professional Assistance Program Candice Cochran, Executive Director 400 East 1st Street, #206 Casper, WY 82601 Ofc: 307-427-1222 Toll-free: 866-277-6550 Cell: 307-441-4463 Email: candicec wpapro [dot] org (candicec[at]wpapro[dot]org)Peer Assistance: Dr. Gary Norwood Frontier Veterinary Clinic 501 E. Riding Club Road Cheyenne, WY 82009 Ofc: 307-634-7255 Email: fvcdvm aol [dot] com (fvcdvm[at]aol[dot]com)Wyoming Veterinary Medical Association Ph: 800-272-1813 Fax: 877-334-2565 Email: info wyvma [dot] org (info[at]wyvma[dot]org) |
| Canada | N/A | N/A | Dr. Lisa Miller Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Atlantic Veterinary College University of Prince Edward Island 550 University Avenue Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3 Ofc: 902-566-0858 Email: lmiller upei [dot] ca (lmiller[at]upei[dot]ca) |