Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

    MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
    VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD

    April 17-18, 2019

    Mission Inn Hotel
    3649 Mission Inn Avenue
    Riverside, California 92501

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    10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2019

    1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum

    2. Introductions

    3. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda

    4. Review and Approval of January 23-24, 2019 Board Meeting Minutes

    5. Report and Update from Department of Consumer Affairs

    6. Review, Discussion, and Possible Board Action on Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MDC) Report - Jeff Pollard, DVM
      1. Overview of April 16, 2019 MDC Meeting (Agenda)
      2. MDC Recommendations to Amend Sections 2035.5 and 2030.6, Article 4, Division 20, Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Regarding Minimum Standards and Protocols for Shelter Medicine

    7. Interviews, Discussion, and Possible Appointment to Fill Vacant Veterinarian MDC Position

    8. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on 2019 Legislation:
      1. Update on Pet Cremation Legislative Proposal
      2. Assembly Bill (AB) 366 (Bloom, 2019) Animals: blood, blood components, and biologics
      3. AB 496 (Low, 2019) Business and professions
      4. AB 611 (Nazarian, 2019) Sexual abuse of animals
      5. AB 613 (Low, 2019) Professions and vocations: regulatory fees
      6. AB 1230 (Quirk, 2019) Veterinary medicine: declawing animals
      7. AB 1553 (Fong, 2019) Animal impoundment
      8. Senate Bill (SB) 53 (Wilk, 2019) Open meetings
      9. SB 202 (Wilk, 2019) Animal blood donors
      10. SB 627 (Galgiani, 2019) Medicinal cannabis and medicinal cannabis products: veterinary medicine

    9. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action Regarding SB 1480 (Hill, Chapter 571, Statutes of 2018), Business and Professions Code Section 4829.5, Drug Consultation

    10. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on Proposed regulations
      1. Status of Pending Regulations
      2. Sections 2027 and 2027.5, Article 2.5, Division 20, Title 16 of the CCR Regarding Business and Professions Code Section 4841.2 DVM Graduates - Veterinary Technician Registration
      3. Sections 2003, Article 1, Section 2017, Article 2, and Section 2042, Article 5, Division 20, Title 16 of the CCR Regarding Consumer Protection Enforcement Initiative (CPEI)

    11. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action Regarding Uniform Standards for Substance Abusing Licensees Subcommittee Report – Mark Nunez, DVM, and Kathy Bowler

    12. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action Regarding the Administration of the California Veterinary Technician Examination

    13. Review and Possible Approval of Records Retention Schedule

    14. Board President Report – Dr. Jaymie Noland

    15. Registered Veterinary Technician Report - Jennifer Loredo, RVT

    16. Executive Officer & Staff Reports
      1. DCA Internal Audit
      2. Sunset Review
      3. Administrative/Budget
      4. Enforcement
      5. Licensing/Examination
      6. Hospital Inspection
      7. Strategic Plan Update

    17. Future Agenda Items
      • July 17-18, 2019 – Bay Area
      • October 16-18, 2019 - Sacramento

    18. Recess until April 18, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.

      19. 9:00 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019

    19. Reconvene - Establishment of a Quorum

    20. Special Order of Business
      1. Petition for Reinstatement – Lisa Grosso, Registration No. 9644
      2. Petition for Termination of Probation - Amanda Jones, RVT, Registration No. 12441

      21. CLOSED SESSION

    21. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(3), the Board Will Deliberate on the Above Petitions and Disciplinary Actions.


      22. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

    22. Reconvene Open Session

    23. Adjournment