CALIFORNIA VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF MEETING
10:00 a.m., April 15, 2025

Committee Members:

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

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

The Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (Committee) of the California 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=m7281aaf8f38953dbd4541f352b610318

Event number: 2485 953 5730

Event password: VMB415

Due to potential technical difficulties, please consider submitting written comments by April 9, 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 January 14, 2025 Committee Meeting Minutes
  4. Update, Discussion, and Potential Action on Recommendations from the Unlicensed Practice Subcommittee – Barrie Grant, DVM, and Mark Nunez, DVM
    1. Proposed Legislation to Amend Business and Professions Code (BPC) Sections 4825.1 and 4827 Regarding Veterinary Medicine Practice Exemptions
  5. Update, Discussion, and Potential Action on Recommendations from the Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) Subcommittee – Leah Shufelt, RVT, and Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
    1. Discussion and Possible Action to Initiate a Rulemaking to Amend California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Section 2068.5 Regarding Practical Experience and Education as Equivalent Curriculum
  6. Update, Discussion, and Potential Action on Recommendations for Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Section 4905 Regarding the Board's Fee Structure – Richard Sullivan, DVM, and Marie Ussery, RVT
  7. Update, Discussion, and Potential Action on Recommendations from the Complaint Audit Subcommittee – Jeni Goedken, DVM, and Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
    1. Proposed Legislation to Amend BPC Section 4875.1 Regarding Complaint Prioritization
  8. Update, Discussion, and Potential Action on Recommendations from the Inspections Subcommittee – Jeni Goedken, DVM, and Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
  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 (CDFA) Subcommittee – Marie Ussery, RVT, and Cheryl Waterhouse, DVM
  11. Future Agenda Items and Meeting Dates
  12. Adjournment

Information regarding the meeting is available by contacting Justin Sotelo at (916) 515-5220, email: vmb@dca.ca.gov, or sending a written request to the California Veterinary Medical Board, 1747 N. Market Blvd., Suite 230, Sacramento, CA 95834. This agenda can be found on the California 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 their 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 for public participation. The meeting location 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 California Veterinary Medical Board, 1747 N. Market Blvd., 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.