Guidelines for Animal-Assisted Therapy

Experts in animal-assisted interventions (AAI) have compiled guidelines for working with animals in health care facilities; they are referred to as the 'Working Group'. These guidelines are intended for the audience for the human health care workers.
Here a few guidelines that the Working Group (2008) has stated to use within health care facilities:

Hand hygiene practices

Facility management of programs for animal visitation

Determining suitability of animals for AAI programs by temperament

Health screening of animals

Dietary guidelines for all animals

Training and management of animal handlers

And many more (p.79-84). To look more in depth at these guidelines visit: http://www.deltasociety.org/document.doc?id=659