03 Jan Legislative Update and Request for Your Assistance
Dr. Matthew Weeman, DVM, MS Board of Directors Food Animal Representative Chair, Legislative Committee This past session your MDVMA and AVMA both used membership dollars to work hard on your behalf testifying on multiple, critical legislative items. For the first time in Maryland’s history a bill to reward non-economic damages was introduced. This bill was more damaging than any introduced in any other state prior. If passed, veterinarians would be subject to pain and suffering damages in the event a client were to sue for malpractice. The association encourages all veterinarians to practice...