COVID-19 Updates & Resources
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, the MVMA is taking steps to protect our staff and our members. In response, the MVMA has created this page as a helpful resource center to help navigate any questions or concerns you may have during this time. We will continuously update this page with valuable information as we receive updates from the AVMA, CDC, MDARD, State of Michigan and other reliable sources. You can access these resources by visiting the Resources & Updates section on this page.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The CDC now recommends not attending or hosting any gatherings of 10 or more people. Therefore, out of the interest of public safety and our members, we will be postponing all in-person events from now until at least the end of April. That will include our April 1 Small Animal Series event, as well as our Behavior seminar on April 15. We will provide additional updates on future events as soon as we have them available.
MVMA OPERATIONS
The entire team at the MVMA is here to assist our members during this time. In order to ensure the safety of our staff members, the MVMA has decided to allow employees to work from home. We will still be responding to member calls and emails, just not at our main office line. We will provide an update once operations move back to the main office. You may contact any of our staff by clicking their emails below:
For general questions, please email mvma@michvma.org.
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John Tramontana, MS, CAE Chief Executive Officer |
Sheri Fandel Director of Operations |
Kara Henrys Director of Member Services |
Samuel Florio Director of Communications & Digital Strategy |
Nancy Frank, DVM, MPH DACVPM Staff Veternarian |
Resources & Updates
Learn more and stay up-to-date on COVID-19 by clicking the resources below:
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Please note, to receive the CDC email updates, you must click the link above and
enter your desired email in the "Get Email Updates" box at the bottom of the CDC page.
Informational Guide on Executive Order 2020-34
Frequently Asked Questions on Telehealth in Michigan
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The links below are posters from the CDC that were designed for human health care facilities, but they are also good guidelines for veterinary facilities.
Click each link below to view the desired poster file.
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP)
Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD)
Michigan Health and Hospital Association
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV)
- Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel - 3/16/20
State of Michigan
Human Resources Management Services (HRMS)
Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
IRS has issued guidance allowing all individual and other non-corporate tax filers to defer up to $1 million of federal income tax (including self-employment tax) payments due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, without penalties or interest. The guidance also allows corporate taxpayers a similar deferment of up to $10 million of federal income tax payments that would be due on April 15, 2020, until July 15, 2020, without penalties or interest. This guidance does not change the April 15 filing deadline.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA)
The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) hosted an informational webinar for Michigan employers regarding unemployment insurance and the recent Executive Orders 2020-09 and 2020-10 signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. If you were unable to view the live webinar, please click here to view the information covered.
State of Michigan
- General Information, News & Updates
- All of the Governor’s current Executive Orders can be found here, as well as FAQs regarding each document - 3/24/20
- Executive Order - No. 2020-9 - Temporary restrictions on the use of places of public accommodations - 3/18/20
- Executive Order - No. 2020-11 - Temporary prohibition on large assemblages and events - 3/18/20
- Executive Order - No. 2020-17 - Temporary restrictions on non-essential medical and dental procedures - 3/20/20
- Executive Order - No. 2020-21 - Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life - 3/23/20
- Executive Order - No. 2020-34 - Temporary restrictions on veterinary services
- Executive Order - No. 2020-36 - Protecting workers who stay home, stay safe when they or their close contacts are sick
- Document outlining critical infrastructure designation for food and agricultural workers in Michigan - 3/24/20
WHAT OTHER MICHIGAN PRACTICES ARE DOING ABOUT COVID-19
Michigan Veterinarians
Michigan Veterinary Medical Association
