[nagdu] Taking Dogs to Hospitals

[Lisa belville]

Cindy,

I know someone who is a hospice volunteer in TN.  She's had to have the 
blood testing as well as drug testing because she goes into people's houses. 
She's also a GDF puppy Walker, and she will occasionally bring the puppy 
along if the family has approved before hand.
I would imagine that the requirements for volunteering at a facility that's 
public is a bit different than actually going into someone's home.

I can ask about the puppy's vet records, though.

I did want to reassure you that the human medical tests seem to be SOP for 
hospice volunteers.

Lisa


The handle on my recliner apparently doesn't qualify as an exercise 
machine...who knew ?
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
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Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 12:19 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Taking Dogs to Hospitals


>I am planning to do volunteer work at a hospital in Des Moines, specific 
>their hospice facility. They are asking me for Fisher's medical records to 
>make sure he is up-to-date on vaccinations, etc. because of "their 
>vulnerable patients." Can they really do that? I personally don't even see 
>the point since these folks aren't going to have that much contact with 
>him. However, orientation is tomorrow, so I feel I hae to comply where 
>possible. Curious about this though.
> Cindy
>
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