Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF TELECONFERENCE MEETING

10:00 a.m., July 23, 2024

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

Committee Members:
Richard Sullivan, DVM, Chair
Marie Ussery, RVT, Vice Chair
Kathy Bowler
Jeni Goedken, DVM
Barrie Grant, DVM
Mark Nunez, DVM
Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
Leah Shufelt, RVT
Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM

The Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (Committee) of the Veterinary Medical Board (Board) will meet in accordance with Government Code section 11122.5, subdivision (a), at

Department of Consumer Affairs
1625 North Market Boulevard, Hearing Room
Sacramento, CA 95834

This meeting also will be held via WebEx Events for public participation. Instructions to connect to the meeting can be found at:

https://vmb.ca.gov/meetings/agendas/joinwebex.pdf

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

https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=mdee130cec173a43374860ab0f3c7d284

Event number: 2485 580 3658

Event password: VMB723

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by July 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

  1. Call to Order/ Roll Call/ Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Welcome and Introductions of New MDC Members – Richard Sullivan, DVM, Chair
  3. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda
    Note: The Committee 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 and 11125.7(a).)
  4. Review and Approval of April 16, 2024 Committee Meeting Minutes
  5. Update, Discussion, and Potential Recommendation Regarding Records - Richard Sullivan, DVM, and Marie Ussery, RVT
    1. Proposed Legislation to Amend Business and Professions Code (BPC) Sections 4826.6 and 4855
    2. Initiate a Rulemaking to Amend California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Section 2032.3
    3. Proposed Legislation to Add BPC Section 4855.1
  6. Update and Discussion from the Complaint Audit Subcommittee – Jeni Goedken, DVM, and Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
  7. Update on MDC Subcommittee Appointments and Tasks to Implement the Board’s 2024-2028 Strategic Plan – Richard Sullivan, DVM, Chair
  8. Update, Discussion, and Potential Recommendation from the Inspection Subcommittee – Jeni Goedken, DVM, and Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
    1. Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Section 4809.7 Regarding Inspection Authority
  9. Future Agenda Items and Meeting Dates
  10. Adjournment

Information regarding the meeting is available by contacting Jeff Olguin at (916) 515-5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or sending 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 Committee Chair and may be taken out of order. In accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, all meetings of the Committee are open to the public.

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)).

This meeting is being held in person and via WebEx Events. The meeting 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 Committee at (916) 515-5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or sending 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.