Colorado voters have approved a new veterinary midlevel practitioner (MLP) position known as a veterinary professional associate (VPA). The unprecedented method for introducing such a change to the veterinary—let alone any health care—profession came via a ballot measure called Proposition 129. It received 52.3% “yes” votes, with 78% of the vote tallied as of November 7, per the Associated Press.
[Source: AVMA News 7 November 2024]
AASV Position Statement: Mid-level Veterinary Professional
The AASV does not support the creation of a mid-level veterinary professional.
Approved by the AASV Board of Directors on November 13, 2023.