APHIS	 Factsheet

Veterinary Services July 2007

Veterinary Services 

Process Streamlining 

Veterinary Services Process Streamlining (VSPS) 

is part of a developing initiative by Veterinary Services (VS), a program within the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. This Web-based system offers a single 

point of access to electronic forms, applications, and 

certification processes required for the interstate and 

international movement of animals and animal 

products. Designed for USDA accredited veterinarians 

and State and Federal animal health officials, VSPS 

is part of an agency-wide eGov initiative to move from 

paper to electronic forms. As a result, it meets the 

requirements of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act and also contributes to the 48-hour traceback 

goal of the National Animal Identification System.

With VSPS, accredited veterinarians can update 

their accreditation status, access State regulations 

and foreign country import requirements, create electronic certificates of veterinary inspection for interstate 

movement, incorporate required diagnostic tests and 

vaccination records, and electronically submit documents to origin and destination State officials. 

In order to access VSPS, which is a USDA mandated secure system, accredited veterinarians and 

State and Federal animal health officials must first 

apply for USDA eAuthentication and then create a 

VSPS profile specific to their role. VSPS profiles 

with specific role designations are also available for 

veterinary assistants, lab technicians, importers, and 

others. For more information about accessing VSPS, 

see “Getting Started” below.

Once a user has been granted a role in VSPS, the 

user can access the two currently available modules: 

•	 The electronic Veterinary Accreditation Program 

(eVAP) Module and 

•	 The electronic Interstate Module and related test 

records. 

Additional modules such as import and export will 

soon be available through VSPS. 

eVAP Module

In October 2005, the National Veterinary Accreditation 

Program staff transferred records of approximately 

65,000 accredited veterinarians from its legacy

national database to the new eVap Module. The 

eVAP Module allows new veterinarians to apply for 

accreditation online and legacy accredited veterinarians to validate or update their contact information. 

Legacy accredited veterinarians are encouraged to 

begin using the eVAP Module immediately to confirm 

that their accreditation and contact data is current and 

correct.

VS area veterinarians in charge (AVIC) can use 

the module to approve roles in VSPS, verify accreditation status, process applications for accreditation, 

approve and print accreditation certificates, and create 

mailing labels, accreditation certificates and reports. 

State animal health officials can find accredited 

veterinarians and verify their accreditation status. 

eInterstate Module

Accredited veterinarians with an active VSPS role can 

use the eInterstate Module to create electronic Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (eCVI) and related test 

records. This module provides a standard method of 

data capture that automatically disseminates State of 

origin and destination data to the appropriate State 

animal health officials and various VS databases. 

Accredited veterinarians can also access State import 

regulations and create test record templates. 

The eInterstate Module also has a laboratory 

component that provides online connectivity to participating equine infectious anemia (EIA) laboratories approved by VS’ National Veterinary Services 

Laboratories (NVSL), leading to shorter turn around 

for EIA test results. Using the eInterstate laboratory 

component, veterinarians can submit EIA test records 

electronically. The laboratory component of the 

eInterstate Module currently provides official test 

charts for the VS Form 10-11, Equine Infectious 

Anemia (eEIA) Laboratory Test (digital photos may be 

included by the veterinarian). The VS Form 4-33, 

Brucellosis Test Record and VS Form 6-22, Tuberculosis Test Record are in development and will be 

added in the near future.

Report Tools

VSPS also offers report tools for accredited veterinarians, diagnostic laboratories, and State and Federal 

animal health officials. Accredited veterinarians can 

store, print, and run reports on their own eCVIs and 

test records. State animal health officials can export 

their own State data to their State databases as well 

as batch print eCVI and related test and vaccination records for animals originating from or entering 

into their own State. Specific VSPS mail boxes have 

been established at VS’ AVIC area offices to receive 
United States Department of Agriculture • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service • Safeguarding American Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, 

national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital 

status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part 

of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance 

program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons 

with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) 

should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice 

and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, 

Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. , 

Washington , D.C. 20250–9410 , or call (800) 795–3272 (voice) or 

(202) 720–6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and 

employer. 

accreditation and role requests as well as animal and 

animal product import/export permit requests. 

Getting Started

To access VSPS and its suite of modules, users need 

to become USDA eAuthenticated and then create a 

VSPS profile. eAuthentication is a USDA mandated 

identity proofing concept for security purposes. VSPS 

requires a level 2 authorization. 

To create a USDA eAuthentication level 2 account, 

go to http://www.eauth.egov.usda.gov/ and click on 

Create an Account. After the server sends you an email asking you to authenticate your profile, take your 

State drivers license, U.S. passport, or military ID to 

your Local Registration Authority (LRA), which can 

be found by clicking on the Service Center link of the 

eAuthentication Web site: http://offices.sc.egov.usda.

gov/locator/app. Each AVIC also has an LRA in their 

office.

When you have completed these two steps, you 

will receive an e-mail notification containing your user 

ID and password. Keep this e-mail in a safe place. It 

will be the only link you have to retrieving your password if it is lost. Otherwise, you will have to reset your 

password. 

To create a VSPS login, go to https://vsps.aphis.

usda.gov/vsps/ and use your eAuthentication user ID 

and password to access the VSPS main page and 

follow the prompts to create your VSPS profile and 

select the appropriate role. An e-mail will be sent to 

the AVIC requesting approval of your requested role. 

When your role is approved, you will be able to use 

the VSPS suite of modules.

Additional Information 

For more information about VSPS and eAuthentication 

go to

https://vsps.aphis.usda.gov/vsps or 

http://www.eauth.egov.usda.gov/ or

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/aphis_

general/index.shtml.