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Workforce Development
Legislative Watchdog
• Continually monitoring legislative issues affecting Missouri veterinarians.
• No other organization watches over the state statutes to protect your ability to practice.
• The MVMA Legislative Committee and professional lobbyists representing members’ legislative interests.
• Ongoing communication and influence on state rules and regulations that affect you everyday.
State, Regional & Local Meetings
• Over 100 hours of continuing education offered over the four-day MVMA Convention at a reduced member rate.
• Exhibit hall with over 60 companies represented
• Discount up to 25% for the Fetch Conference in Kansas City.
• District meeting planning and notices.
• Free continuing education while networking with your peers at local district meetings.
Communication & Continuing Education
• MVMA staff readily available to help find answers to your questions.
• Receive emergency updates and timely veterinary news.
• Large & small-animal continuing education lectures & wet labs with discounts for members.
• Unlimited access to hours of Missouri-relevant CE online, on-demand.
• Free MVMA Academy recognition to highlight your dedication to continuing education to your clients.
• Partner connections to enhance member benefits.
• Actively developing workforce strategies including enhanced collaboration with key allied organizations.
• Expanded levels of supervision for RVTs went into effect April 30.
• Expanding public relations outreach to promote the veterinary profession across diverse age groups and demographics
• Secured increased funding and expanded recipient access for the student loan repayment program.
• Supporting funding initiatives for veterinary technician schools.
• Advocating for title protection for Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs).
• Actively monitoring national activity on the Mid-Level Practitioner concept; and preparing accordingly.
• Ongoing advocacy over several years has led to increased Missouri resident seats at the CVM, with continued efforts underway.
• Strengthening MVMA representation on the CVM admissions committee.
• Secured funding for the MU Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, creating growth space in the veterinary teaching hospital.
• MVMA Quality of Life Survey results highlight the highest job satisfaction is among food animal practitioners.
Vet voices at the Capitol-2025
MVMA in Motion.
Delivering Results Through Advocacy, Action, and Member Support.
Inside MVMA: What’s New, What’s Next
As Missouri’s statewide veterinary organization, Missouri Veterinary Medical Association’s mission is to serve the members, promote the veterinary medical profession, promote animal welfare, and enhance veterinarians’ ability to advance animal and human health.
• Actively protecting the Scope of Practice in Veterinary Medicine
• Successfully expanded supervision levels for Registered Veterinary Technicians
• Secured full and current appointments to the MVM Licensing Board through coordination with the Governor’s office.
• Actively reviewing the Mo. Veterinary Practice Act for updates and improvement needs
• Partnership with MU VMDL for reduced member fee for Human Rabies Titer Testing
• Developing survey and resources on animal neglect and cruelty reporting.
• Adding additional value to the MSFQAP preconditioning cattle tag program
• Engaging social media channels and monthly communications are designed to keep you informed about the latest developments in veterinary medicine.
• Focused on workforce development initiatives—flip over for more information.
MVMA Task Force Assists in Expansion of Supervision Levels for Registered Veterinary Technicians
On March 3, 2025, efforts to enhance supervision standards for Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVTs) reached a significant milestone. The Missouri Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) RVT Utilization Task Force comprised of veterinarians and Missouri Veterinary Technician Association (MVTA) RVTs and the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board (MVMB) successfully amended 20 CSR 2270-4.060 Minimum Standards for Supervision, along with the Required Levels of Supervision table. Following the formal rulemaking process, these amendments were approved and signed by Governor Mike Kehoe. The updated regulations will take effect on April 30, 2025. These revisions were driven by the goal of improving the utilization of RVTs within veterinary practices while ensuring that the changes do not introduce the undesirable risks associated with mid-level practitioner roles. With these updates, the Missouri Veterinary Practice Act now provides expanded levels of supervision for RVTs. It remains the responsibility of the supervising veterinarian to exercise professional judgment in evaluating an RVT’s competency before delegating tasks or issuing verbal or written instructions. While RVTs play an essential role in veterinary practice, the supervising veterinarian retains ultimate responsibility and legal accountability for the technician’s actions within the clinical setting. The Required Levels of Supervision chart below includes the latest amendments, with all modifications highlighted in red for clarity. These regulatory changes mark a progressive step in veterinary practice, ensuring that supervision standards align with
STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL
The to MVMA’s funding of the MU CVM Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and ultimately, it’s continued Theaccreditation. University of Missouri held a groundbreaking ceremony, involving MVMA members, to mark the final stage for Phase II of the project to expand and renovate the College ofVeterinary Medicine Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.
MVMA Members Elected to MVMB Board MVMA Successful In Legislatively Securing Funding for the Expanding and Renovating the CVMVMDL
Human Rabies Titer
PartneringwithMUVeterinaryMedicalDiagnosticLaboratory
As a non-profit service to our members, the MVMA has established a partnership with MUVeterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VMDL) that will increase our members’access to a reduced cost in rabies protection. Rabies titer tests can be ordered through MUVMDL by scanning the QR code or visiting our website www.movma.org/page/RabiesTiter.
**Dentist,Chiropractor,Physician,etc.Notwithstandingtheaboveprovisions,AnimalChiropracticPractitionersmayperformservicespursuanttoSection340.200(3) and(41,RSMoandSection340.2161101,RSMo.
A= ImmediateSupervision: thelicensedveterinarianisintheimmediateareaandwithinaudibleandvisualrangeofanimalpatientandthe persontreatingthepatient;
B= DirectSupervision: thelicensedveterinarianisonthepremiseswheretheanimalisbeingtreatedandisquicklyandeasilyavailableandthe animalhasbeenexaminedbyalicensedveterinarianatsuchtimesasacceptableveterinarymedicalpracticerequiresconsistentwiththe particulardelegatedanimalhealthcaretask;
C= IndirectSupervision: thelicensedveterinarianneednotbeonthepremisesbuthasgiveneitherwrittenororalinstructionsforthetreatment oftheanimalpatientortreatmentprotocolhasbeenestablishedandtheanimalhasbeenexaminedbyalicenseveterinarianatsuchtimesas acceptableveterinarymedicalpracticerequiresconsistentwiththeparticulardelegatedhealthcaretask;providedthatthepatientisnotina surgicalplaneofanesthesiaandthelicensedveterinarianisavailableforconsultationonatleastadailybasis;
D= NotLegal
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Practice staff pricing is reflective of MVMA Member or Non-member employer.
“Member Number”by logging into your Profile BIO or calling the MVMA office.
TITER PROGRAM The test price for member DVM price is $42 ($52 with a kit). Non-member DVM price is $47 ($59 with a kit).
MVMA members must include their member ID on the submission form to receive discount. You can find your
TITER RECOMMENDATION The CDC recommends that veterinarians have a serum sample tested for RabiesTiter every two years (based upon the risk categorization of“at risk for frequent exposure”).
Hello,
Missouri Veterinary Medical Association
2500 Country Club Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109 573-636-8612 • Fax: 573-659-7175 • Email: mvma@movma.org
As the vice president of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA), I have this opportunity to communicate with fellow veterinarians like you.
The preceding information has told you a lot about who MVMA is, what we do, and what we’ve done lately for veterinarians in Missouri.
Most Importantly...
The MVMA does so much for its members behind the scenes that you may not realize. In these changing times, we are dealing with many issues that are making the practice of veterinary medicine a more complicated endeavor. These issues have two threads in common:
1) They are larger than the individual. It is important to stand together as the parties on the other side of these issues are standing together.
2) They cannot be dealt with on the national level. Like it or not, these are state issues, dealing with state law, and state agencies, concerning your license to practice in Missouri. The AVMA is very important, but in matters of veterinary practice in Missouri, where you are most affected, it is the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association that is fighting the battles on your behalf.
The MVMA is protecting our back so we can practice what we’re educated to do.
2025 is an important and exciting year for the MVMA. We need the support of all Missouri veterinarians. We need you as a part of our veterinary family. I hope you will join us.
Sincerely,
Jason Nickell, DVM Vice President
Member Benefits & Programs
