Why is the College Considering Changes to this Concept?
Provisions related to interim suspension allow for an agile response where
a member’s conduct presents a serious risk and exposes, or is likely to
expose, his or her client(s) or any animal(s) to harm or injury. The College
has encountered cases, albeit infrequently, that may have benefitted from
an interim suspension option, and the inability to act permitted a public risk
to continue until the conclusion of a hearing, usually a period of several
months.
This authority is important for the College to have and to exercise in rare and
extraordinary cases where it is warranted for the protection of the public.
Modernizing
the Practice
of Veterinary
Medicine
INVESTIGATIONS
& RESOLUTIONS
•Interim
Suspensions•
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