Is your clinic interested in Joining ACF?
ACF works with private and corporately owned veterinary clinics in Minnesota to provide necessary veterinary care to community members who are either elderly or disabled and low-income. These companion animals are deeply loved but often go without care because their person in unable to afford it. If your clinic is interested in joining us to help meet this need, please read on to find out the basics of the program.
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Member Clinic Responsibilities
1. Accept at least one ACF client a year. (You may always deny a client at the point of referral, no questions asked.)
2. Provide $250 of pro bono service per year of necessary veterinary care to ACF clients whose referral you accept.
3. Utilize the Supplemental Assistance Program for pets who need additional care (this provides up to $1,000 of additional funds at no cost to the clinic).
4. Provide receipts for all care to ACF.
5. You may refer your existing clients to ACF to see if they qualify whether or not you are able to accept them as ACF clients. If you are unable to provide the pro bono portion to these clients we will do our best to match them to a different member clinic.
2. Provide $250 of pro bono service per year of necessary veterinary care to ACF clients whose referral you accept.
3. Utilize the Supplemental Assistance Program for pets who need additional care (this provides up to $1,000 of additional funds at no cost to the clinic).
4. Provide receipts for all care to ACF.
5. You may refer your existing clients to ACF to see if they qualify whether or not you are able to accept them as ACF clients. If you are unable to provide the pro bono portion to these clients we will do our best to match them to a different member clinic.
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What to Expect as a Member Clinic
1. A potential client is referred to ACF by a caseworker, veterinary clinic, or by self- referral and accepted.
2. ACF staff will contact member clinics with referral requests. Your clinic is able to accept or reject a referral.
3. The member clinic meets and treats the client's pet.
4. The member clinic sends a copy of the client's receipt to ACF showing the $250 of pro bono service provided and the remaining balance (receipts for multiple visits are acceptable, but must all be in the same year).
5. ACF will send you a check for 90% of the towards the remaining balance (up to $1,000). The client is responsible for for 10% plus any remaining balance.
2. ACF staff will contact member clinics with referral requests. Your clinic is able to accept or reject a referral.
3. The member clinic meets and treats the client's pet.
4. The member clinic sends a copy of the client's receipt to ACF showing the $250 of pro bono service provided and the remaining balance (receipts for multiple visits are acceptable, but must all be in the same year).
5. ACF will send you a check for 90% of the towards the remaining balance (up to $1,000). The client is responsible for for 10% plus any remaining balance.
