Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE MEETING

April 17–19, 2024

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

Student Liaisons
Holly Masterson, University of California, Davis
Anna Styles, Western University of Health Sciences

The Veterinary Medical Board (Board) will meet by teleconference in accordance with Government Code section 11123.2 at

10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, April 17, and 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, April 18, 2024, and 9:00 a.m., on Friday, April 19, 2024,

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 17, 2024, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=md72a7bc0678093c190d786da269655cc
Event number: 2498 004 3155
Event password: VMB417

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting on April 18, 2024, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m4fd61a2068d4bd7bfefda0ae55cf2e0a
Event number: 2493 224 0280
Event password: VMB418

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting on April 19, 2024, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=ma0aa1068857b98666046348a42288993
Event number: 2485 279 2197
Event password: VMB419

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by April 10, 2024, 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 17, 2024

  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. October 18–19, 2023
  4. Report and Update from Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
  5. Presentation on Barbiturates Use in Performing Humane Euthanasia in Bovine/Cattle – California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Animal Health Food Safety Services Division (AHFSS), Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch
  6. Presentation on Holistic Medicine Within Veterinary Curriculum – University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
  7. Review, Discussion, and Possible Action on Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MDC) Report – Richard Sullivan, DVM, Chair, MDC
    1. Overview of January 16 and April 16, 2024 Meetings
    2. Recommendation on Previously Approved Text to Amend California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Sections 2030, 2030.05, 2030.1, 2030.2, and 2030.3 (Minimum Standards for Alternate Veterinary Premises)
    3. Recommendation on Proposal to Initiate a Rulemaking to Amend CCR, Title 24, Section 1251 (Veterinary Facilities)
    4. Recommendations Regarding Medical Records
      1. Proposed Legislation to Amend Business and Professions Code (BPC) Sections 4826.6 and 4855
      2. Initiate a Rulemaking to Amend CCR, Title 16, Section 2032.3
    5. Recommendation to Amend BPC Sections 4826.7, 4857, and 4886 to Change Instances of “Oral” to “Verbal” Regarding Client Communication, Authorization, and Examination
    6. Recommendation on Proposed Text to Amend CCR, Title 16, Sections 2036.5, 2090, 2091, 2092, 2093, and 2094 Regarding Drug Compounding
    7. Recommendation on the Board’s Guidance on Veterinary Drug Compounding
    8. Recommendations on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
      1. Assembly Bill (AB) 1399 (Friedman, Chapter 475, Statutes of 2023)
      2. Senate Bill (SB) 669 (Cortese, Chapter 882, Statutes of 2023)
  8. Interviews, Discussion, and Possible Appointment to Fill Vacant MDC Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) Member Position
  9. Interviews, Discussion, and Possible Appointments to Fill Vacant Veterinarian Member Positions
  10. Update and Discussion on Pending Regulations
  11. Update and Discussion on 2023–2024 Legislation Impacting the Board, DCA, and/or the Veterinary Profession
    1. Priority Legislation for Board Consideration
      1. AB 2133 (Kalra, 2024) Veterinary Medicine: Registered Veterinary Technicians
      2. AB 2265 (McCarty, 2024) Animals: Spaying, Neutering, and Euthanasia
      3. AB 2954 (Carrillo, 2024) Cats: Declawing Procedures: Prohibition
      4. SB 1478 (Nguyen, 2024) Veterinary Medicine: Registered Veterinary Technicians
    2. Other Board–Monitored Legislation
      1. AB 3029 (Bains, 2024) Controlled Substances
      2. SB 1233 (Wilk, 2024) University of California: Veterinary Medicine: Spay and Neuter Techniques
      3. SB 1459 (Nguyen, 2024) Animal Shelters: Veterinarians
      4. SB 1502 (Ashby, 2024) Controlled Substances: Xylazine
      5. SB 1526 (Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, 2024) Consumer Affairs
    3. Legislative Proposal to Amend BPC Section 4856 to Require Registered Veterinary Premises to Make Records Available for Inspection by Treating Veterinarian
  12. Student Liaison Reports
    1. University of California, Davis, Liaison – Holly Masterson
    2. Western University of Health Sciences Liaison – Anna Styles
  13. Board President Report – Christina Bradbury, DVM
  14. Registered Veterinary Technician Report – Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
  15. Recess Open Session until April 18, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m., Thursday, April 18, 2024

  1. Reconvene Open Session – Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) – Jim Penrod, AAVSB CEO, and Mark Nunez, DVM, AAVSB Board of Directors
  3. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on the Board’s 2024–2028 Strategic Plan
  4. 2025 Sunset Review Process Overview and Draft Report
  5. Executive Management Reports
    1. Administration
    2. Examination/Licensing
    3. Enforcement
    4. Outreach
  6. Future Agenda Items and Next Meeting Dates
  7. Special Order of Business (1:00 p.m.)
    1. Hearings on Petitions for Early Termination of Probation
      1. Won Peter Seung, DVM, License No. VET 8855
      2. Michael J. Sterns, DVM, License No. VET 8662
  8. Recess Open Session until April 19, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.

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 the Above–Identified Petitions, Stipulated Settlements, and Proposed Decisions
  3. Adjourn Closed Session

9:00 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2024

  1. Reconvene Open Session – Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Special Order of Business
    1. Hearings on Petitions for Reinstatement
      1. Haroon Mohiuddin, Surrendered License No. VET 7124
      2. Amandeep Singh, Revoked License No. VET 16252
      3. Teresa McCaffray, Surrendered Registration No. RVT 12323
  3. 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 the Above–Identified Petitions
  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. 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 Jeff Olguin 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.

In accordance with Government Code section 11123.2(j)(1), the teleconference locations from which Board members may participate in the meeting may not be identified in the notice and agenda of the meeting.

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