Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE MEETING

October 18-19, 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
Barrie Grant, DVM
Jaymie Noland, DVM
Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
Dianne Prado
Maria Salazar Sperber

Student Liaisons
Holly Masterson, 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, October 18, and 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 19, 2023,

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

Department of Consumer Affairs
1747 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 October 18, 2023, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m0792c26496feef9d56c63395e8167522
Event number: 2498 498 0975
Event password: VMB10182023

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting on October 19, 2023, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m974f292a3a45c4e56218fca4c99c787b
Event number: 2488 601 9069
Event password: VMB10192023

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by October 11, 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, October 18, 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, 11125.7(a).)
  3. Review and Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
    1. May 24, 2023
    2. July 19-20, 2023
  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 October 17, 2023 Meeting
    2. Consideration of Previously Approved Text to Adopt California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Sections 2030.6 and 2035.5 (Shelter Minimum Standards) and Update, Discussion, and Potential Recommendation to Combine Newly Proposed Text to Adopt CCR, Title 16, Section 2030.4 (Minimum Standards for Animal Shelter Premises) with Rulemaking to Amend CCR, Title 16, Sections 2030, 2030.05, 2030.2, and 2030.3, and Adopt 2030.15 (Minimum Standards for Alternative Veterinary Premises)
    3. Recommendation on Proposal to Initiate a Rulemaking to Amend CCR, Title 16, Section 2032.3 Regarding Medical Records
    4. Recommendation on Legislative Proposal to Amend Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 4875.1 Regarding Complaint Prioritization
  6. Interviews, Discussion, and Possible Appointment to Fill Vacant MDC Registered Veterinary Technician Member Position
  7. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on Pending Regulations
    1. Status on Pending Regulations
    2. Consideration of Previously Approved Text to Amend CCR, Title 16, Sections 2036.5, 2090, 2091, 2092, and 2094 Regarding Drug Compounding
  8. Update and Discussion on 2023 Legislation Impacting the Board, DCA, and/or the Veterinary Profession
    1. Priority Legislation for Board Consideration
      1. Assembly Bill (AB) 1399 (Friedman, 2023) Veterinary medicine: veterinarian-client- patient relationship: telehealth
      2. Senate Bill (SB) 143 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Chapter 196, Statutes of 2023) State government
      3. SB 373 (Menjivar, 2023) Board of Behavioral Sciences, Board of Psychology, and Veterinary Medical Board: licensees’ and registrants’ addresses
      4. SB 544 (Laird, Chapter 216, Statutes of 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
    2. Other Board-Monitored Legislation
      1. Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 86 (Kalra, 2023) Animals: overpopulation: spay and neutering services
      2. AB 883 (Mathis, 2023) Business licenses: United States Department of Defense SkillBridge program
      3. SB 259 (Seyarto, Chapter 148, Statutes of 2023) Reports submitted to legislative committees
      4. SB 372 (Menjivar, Chapter 372, Statutes of 2023) Department of Consumer Affairs: licensee and
        5. registrant records: name and gender changes
  9. Update and Discussion on American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Annual Conference
  10. Discussion and Possible Action on Board Executive Officer Classification Exempt Salary Level Increase
  11. Student Liaison Reports
    1. University of California, Davis Liaison – Holly Masterson
    2. Western University of Health Sciences Liaison – Alexandra Ponkey
  12. Board President Report – Christina Bradbury, DVM
  13. Registered Veterinary Technician Report – Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
  14. Recess until October 19, at 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 19, 2023

  1. Reconvene - Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Executive Management Reports
    1. Administration
    2. Examination/Licensing
    3. Enforcement
    4. Outreach
    5. Strategic Plan
  3. Election of 2024 Board Officers
  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(c)(3), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session to Deliberate and Vote on Disciplinary Matters, Including Stipulated Settlements and Proposed Decisions
  3. 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
  4. Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(a)(1), the Board Will Meet in Closed Session to Discuss the Executive Officer Evaluation
  5. 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.

Information regarding the meeting is available 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. 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.


The 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. Meeting adjournment may not be webcast if it is the only item that occurs after a closed session.

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


This meeting is being held via teleconference through WebEx Events. The meeting locations are accessible to the physical 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