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Patient safe is our first priority. Delight follow our uncomplicated rules when yous bring your service animal to our facilities.

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What is a service brute?

Under the Americans with Disabilities Human activity (ADA), a service animal is defined as an fauna that has been specifically trained to do piece of work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the fauna must be straight related to the person's disability.

Are emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals considered service animals nether the ADA?

No. These terms are used to describe animals that provide comfort just by being with a person. If the animal has NOT been trained to perform a specific chore or task, it does Non authorize as a service beast nether the ADA. If the emotional support animal HAS been trained to perform a task related to the person'southward disability, that brute WOULD qualify as a service animal.

Please note that there are some limited cases where an animal that is non considered a service animal may visit a hospitalized patient. These cases must be canonical in accelerate by hospital leadership, please speak with your care team for details.

Tin I bring my service animal to my appointment, emergency department, or inpatient stay?

Johns Hopkins welcomes your service animal during your visit to any of our facilities. We encourage you to talk with staff nigh any questions you may have.

Your service animal must be:

Healthy, clean and clean-cut (no fleas, ticks, or sores)
Firm broken
Nether your control (ternion, harness, or other constructive controls)
Well behaved (no uncontrolled barking, biting, or scratching)

Does my service animal need to be vaccinated?

Your service animal must be vaccinated (shots) as required past local, canton and country requirements. Staff may crave you to show proof of vaccinations for your service brute every bit required by local law.

Do I need to keep the service fauna on a leash?

Service animals should be controlled with leashes, harness or tether. If you are non able to concord a leash, or if the leash would forbid the animal from performing its task, the service animal must be under your control through voice or hand commands at all times. Please tell anyone who approaches your service animal that they are interfering with your service animals power to practice their task.

What should I bring with me for my service animal?

Food, water and medicine needed by your service animal
Leash, harness or tether
Plastic bags for solid waste

What questions volition the staff ask me virtually my service animal?

The staff may ask what work or task has the creature been trained to perform to assistance you.

Who is responsible for the care of my service animal during my visit/stay?

You or your designee are responsible for feeding, toileting, and watching over the service animal. Johns Hopkins is not responsible to sentry over or otherwise care for the service animal.

For the safety of your service animal, we will ask you for the proper noun of a person to contact in case you are non able to communicate. Make sure to allow the staff know about whatever of your arrangements to take care of the service beast if yous cannot accept care of the animal. Nosotros volition also enquire for a source of payment in example your service creature needs care or housing.

Visiting or living in a healthcare facility likely increases the risk of the service animal acquiring an infection. The healthcare facility is not responsible for costs related to an caused infection.

Are there locations where my service animal is not allowed?

Service animals are non immune in areas where they are at run a risk to patients or themselves. These areas include only are not limited to:

Operating/procedure rooms
Burn units
MRI machines

You tin become in public and most patient care areas with your service fauna.

Is there a pet relief area for my service animal?

Please inquire the staff for the nearest dog walking surface area. You are responsible to option up solid waste in a plastic purse and throw it away in an outside trash tin.

What happens if my service animal becomes a threat to others, bites or scratches someone at the facility?

You may be asked to remove your service animal from the facility if you cannot command them. If your service animal bites or scratches another person we volition follow local and state reporting requirements.