Many thanks to Randy for sending the info on Minnesota.  This points out
EXACTLY why people need to follow-up with their OWN states and inform the
FML (and preferably also inform me to save me a bit of the thin time I've
got).
 
Folks, I'm not a god and never could ever hope to be one, so I can't know
about things like autonomous local departments if mention of them is left
off the reply letters UNLESS YOU TELL ME!  It's the same spot you'd find
yourself in if you: 1.  on a volunteer basis for a charity (in this case
MAF) wrote letters to the states to find out which ones where changing
policy to follow the '98 Compendium, 2.  did not get replies from all, 3.
had some or all of what you asked ignored by some of those replying, 4.
encountered far great variability than anyone expected to be possible (even
public health vets), and 5.  were not getting info from a number of the
state effort people even though you can't very well read their minds.
 
I am cut and pasting Randy's letter from the FML so that I can print it and
send it to all the people who get this info by mail, and am sending it by
e-mail forward to those who get my info by e-mail (including some who have
the copies of state letters).  Randy, could you let me know at my home
e-mail address as well as informing the FML when any other changes some up?
Is there a chance you could soon call Dr. Jeff Bender (612-623-5000) in
case something did change but the letter you were sent about it got lost in
the mail and get back to me to let me know?  (One can always hope.)
 
Sorry if this is terse; as some folks here know I broke of the entire
lingual side of a premolar on Saturday and should have a decision on whether
any of it can be saved today.  Not in any marked discomfort unless something
hits it -- just the kind of persistent stuff which gets a person edgy, and
having this job turn out to be much more than I'd bargained for has done
that well enough on its own.
 
Save my address, folks, and let me know when you learn anything, PLEASE!!!!!!
No one else has done even the groundwork for compiling these results, but
it's a HUGE job and no one can know the special state circumstances which
crop up unexpectedly.  The bigger that job gets, the more I have to rush
through the FML so I might miss something posted there!
 
Sukie
[Posted in FML issue 2192]