Agenda Items and Meeting Materials

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AMENDED NOTICE OF MEETING

10:00 a.m., January 14, 2025

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 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 January 14, 2025, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m5097334c997e58d607b1d1b7db65014c
Event number: 2483 437 1621
Event password: VMB114

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by January 8, 2025, 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. 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).)
  3. Review and Approval of October 15, 2024 Committee Meeting Minutes
  4. Update, Discussion, and Potential Recommendation from the Executive Subcommittee – Richard Sullivan, DVM and Marie Ussery, RVT
    1. Proposed Legislation to Repeal Business and Professions Code (BPC) Sections 4838 and 4846.5 and Add Article 3.1 (Sections 4858, 4858.1, 4858.2, and 4858.3) Regarding Continuing Education
    2. Proposed Legislation to Further Amend Section 4841.5 Regarding Continuing Education
    3. Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Sections 4846 and 4848.1 Regarding Veterinarian License Requirements
    4. Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Section 4883 Regarding Disciplinary Action
  5. Update, Discussion, and Potential Recommendation from the Telemedicine Subcommittee – Richard Sullivan, DVM, and Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
    1. Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Sections 4825.1 and 4826.6 Regarding Veterinary Medicine Definitions and Telehealth
  6. Update, Discussion, and Potential Recommendations from the Unlicensed Practice Subcommittee – Barrie Grant, DVM, and Mark Nunez, DVM
    1. Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Section 4827 Regarding Veterinary Medicine Practice Exemptions
    2. Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Section 4875.2 and Add Section 4875.7 Regarding Unlicensed Practice Citations
    3. Proposed Rulemaking to Amend California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Section 2043 Regarding Unlicensed Practice Citations
  7. Update, Discussion, and Potential Recommendations from the Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) Subcommittee – Leah Shufelt, RVT, and Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
    1. Proposed Rulemaking to Repeal CCR, Title 16, Section 2068.6 Regarding Out of State Registration as Equivalent
    2. Proposed Direction Regarding Veterinary Technician Registration Education Requirements
  8. Update and Discussion from the Complaint Audit Subcommittee – Jeni Goedken, DVM, and Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
  9. Update and Discussion from the Outreach Subcommittee – Kathy Bowler and Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
  10. Update and Discussion from the California Department of Food and Agriculture Subcommittee – Marie Ussery, RVT and Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
  11. Election of 2025 Officers
  12. Future Agenda Items and Meeting Dates
  13. Adjournment

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.

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