Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE MEETING

April 19-20, 2023

Action may be taken on any item listed on the agenda.

Board Members
Christina Bradbury, DVM, President
Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM, Vice President
Kathy Bowler
Barrie Grant, DVM
Jennifer Loredo, RVT
Jaymie Noland, DVM
Dianne Prado
Maria Salazar Sperber

Student Liaisons
Amanda Ayers, University of California, Davis
Alexandra Ponkey, Western University of Health Sciences

The Veterinary Medical Board (Board) will meet by teleconference at

10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, April 19, and 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, April 20, 2023,

with the following location available for Board and public member participation:

Department of Consumer Affairs
1625 N. Market Blvd., Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA 95834

This meeting will be held via WebEx Events. Instructions to connect to the meeting can be found at: https://vmb.ca.gov/meetings/agendas/joinwebex.pdf.

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting on April 19, 2023, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:

https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=md6bd9bff15a62261ec590f5c56b48131

Event number: 2495 868 3458

Event password: VMB04192023

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting on April 20, 2023, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:

https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=mea8b48ecf2f4dcb563372fb910d0136b

Event number: 2480 989 2386

Event password: VMB04202023

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by April 14, 2023, to VMB@dca.ca.gov for consideration.

Members of the public may, but are not obligated to, provide their names or personal information as a condition of observing or participating in the meeting. When signing into the WebEx platform, participants may be asked for their name and email address. Participants who choose not to provide their names will need to provide a unique identifier such as their initials or another alternative, so that the meeting moderator can identify individuals who wish to make public comment; participants who choose not to provide their email address may utilize a fictitious email address like in the following sample format: XXXXX@mailinator.com.

AGENDA

10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2023

  1. Call to Order/Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda
    Note: The Board may not discuss or take action on any matter raised during this public comment section, except to decide whether to place the matter on the agenda of a future meeting. (Government Code sections 11125, 1125.7(a).)
  3. Review and Approval of January 25-26, 2023 Board Meeting Minutes
  4. Report and Update from Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
  5. Review, Discussion, and Possible Action on Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MDC) Report – Leah Shufelt, RVT, Chair, MDC
    1. Overview of April 18, 2023 MDC Meeting
    2. Recommendation on Proposal to Initiate a Rulemaking to Amend California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Sections 2030, 2030.05, 2030.1, 2030.2, and 2030.3 and Adopt Section 2030.15, Regarding Minimum Standards for Alternate Veterinary Premises
    3. Recommendation on Proposed Guidelines for Veterinarian Discussion and Recommendation of Cannabis Within the Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship
    4. Recommendation on Legislative Proposal to Amend Business and Professions Code (BPC) Sections 4841.1, 4841.4, 4841.5, and 4842, and Repeal Sections 4842.1, 4842.1, and Repeal Sections 4842.1 and 4843 Regarding Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) School Program Approvals and RVT School Program Students
    5. MDC Pending Assignments
  6. Interviews, Discussion, and Possible Appointment to Fill Vacant MDC Public Member Position
  7. Interviews, Discussion, and Possible Appointments to Fill Vacant Wellness Evaluation Committee (WEC) Veterinarian and Public Member Positions
  8. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on 2023 Legislation Impacting the Board, DCA, and/or the Veterinary Profession
    1. Priority Legislation for Board Consideration
      1. Assembly Bill (AB) 814 (Lowenthal, 2023) Veterinary medicine: animal physical rehabilitation
      2. AB 1399 (Friedman, 2023) Veterinary medicine: veterinarian-client-patient relationship and veterinary telemedicine
      3. Senate Bill (SB) 372 (Menjivar, 2023) Department of Consumer Affairs: licensee and registrant records: name and gender changes
      4. SB 544 (Laird, 2023) Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing
      5. SB 669 (Cortese, 2023) Veterinarians: veterinarian-client-patient relationship
      6. SB 887 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, 2023) Consumer affairs
      7. Potential Legislative Proposal to Amend BPC Section 4853 Regarding Registration of Mobile Units or Vehicles
    2. Other Board-Monitored Legislation
      1. AB (AB) 557 (Hart, 2023) Open meetings: local agencies: teleconferences
      2. AB 883 (Mathis, 2023) Business licenses: United States Department of Defense SkillBridge program.
      3. AB 996 (Low, 2023) Department of Consumer Affairs: continuing education: conflict- of-interest policy
      4. AB 1237 (Petrie-Norris, 2023) Student financial aid: California Public Interest Veterinary Debt Relief Program
      5. SB 259 (Seyarto, 2023) Reports submitted to legislative committees
      6. SB 279 (Niello, 2023) Administrative regulations: public participation: comment process
      7. SB 373 (Menjivar, 2023) Board of Behavioral Sciences, Board of Psychology, and Medical Board of California: licensees’ and registrants’ addresses
  9. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on Pending Regulations
    1. Status on Pending Regulations
    2. Rulemaking Proposal to Amend CCR, Title 16, Section 2068.5 Regarding RVT Practical Experience and Education as Equivalent Curriculum
  10. Student Liaison Reports
    1. University of California, Davis Liaison – Amanda Ayers
    2. Western University of Health Sciences Liaison – Alexandra Ponkey
  11. Board President Report – Christina Bradbury, DVM
  12. Registered Veterinary Technician Report – Jennifer Loredo, RVT
  13. Recess until April 20, at 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m., Thursday, April 20, 2023

  1. Reconvene - Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on National Association Involvement – Kathy Bowler and Mark Nunez, DVM
    1. American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Overview
    2. AAVSB Policy and Regulatory Task Force
    3. AAVSB Call for Nominations
    4. International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA)
  3. Executive Management Reports
    1. Administration
    2. Examination/Licensing
    3. Enforcement
    4. Outreach
    5. Strategic Plan
  4. Future Agenda Items and Next Meeting Dates
  5. Recess Open Session

CLOSED SESSION

  1. Convene Closed Session
  2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(1) and (2)(A), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session to Confer and Receive Advice From Legal Counsel Regarding the Following Matter: San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, et al. v. Jessica Sieferman, United States District Court, Case No. 2:21-cv-00786-TLN-KJN
  3. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(3), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session to Deliberate and Vote on Disciplinary Matters, Including Stipulations and Proposed Decisions
  4. Adjourn Closed Session

RECONVENE OPEN SESSION

  1. Reconvene Open Session
  2. Adjournment – Meeting adjournment may not be webcast if it is the only item that occurs after Closed Session.

This agenda can be found on the Veterinary Medical Board website at www.vmb.ca.gov. The time and order of agenda items are subject to change at the discretion of the Board President and may be taken out of order. Items scheduled for a particular day may be moved to an earlier or later day to facilitate the effective transaction of business. In accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, all meetings of the Board are open to the public.

In accordance with Government Code section 11133(b)(2)(A), the teleconference locations from which Board members may participate in the meeting may not be identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting.

This meeting will be webcast, provided there are no unforeseen technical difficulties or limitations. To view the webcast, please visit thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/. The meeting will not be cancelled if webcast is not available.

Government Code section 11125.7 provides the opportunity for the public to address each agenda item during discussion or consideration by the Committee prior to the Committee taking any action on said item. Members of the public will be provided appropriate opportunities to comment on any issue before the Committee, but the Committee Chair may, at his or her discretion, apportion available time among those who wish to speak. Individuals may appear before the Committee to discuss items not on the agenda; however, the Committee can neither discuss nor take official action on these items at the time of the same meeting (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7(a)).

The meeting location is accessible to the physical disabled. This meeting also is being held via WebEx Events and is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs disability-related accommodations or modifications to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting the Board at (916) 515-5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or send a written request to the Veterinary Medical Board, 1747 N. Market St., Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodations. TDD Line: (916) 326-2297