CALIFORNIA VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD
NOTICE OF MEETING
October 15–16, 2025

Board Members

  • Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM, President
  • Kristi Pawlowski, RVT, Vice President
  • Christina Bradbury, DVM
  • Patrick Espinoza, Esq.
  • Steven Manyak, DVM
  • Evelyn Mitchell, Mayor
  • C. Mike Tomlinson, DVM

Student Liaisons

  • Sebastian Lidikay, University of California, Davis
  • Anna Styles, Western University of Health Sciences

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

The California Veterinary Medical Board (Board) will meet in accordance with Government Code section 11122.5, subdivision (a), at

10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, and 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 16, 2025,

at the following location:

Department of Consumer Affairs
1625 N. Market Blvd., 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 virtually in the WebEx Events meeting on October 15, 2025, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:

https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m620751d7fb00c717f35eaf6b57a91152

Event number: 2486 608 3863

Event password: CVMB1015

To participate virtually in the WebEx Events meeting on October 16, 2025, please log on to this website the day of the meeting:

https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m7ddadf7a4a8a1147878bd4349ec28e79

Event number: 2492 180 0395

Event password: CVMB1016

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

10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 15, 2025

  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 July 16–17, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes
  4. Report and Update from Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
  5. Presentation from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Regarding Their Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) Certification Program – Maci Kirk, DVM, ECFVG Program Manager, and Jim Weisman, ECVFG Chief of Academic Affairs
  6. Presentation from the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) Regarding Their Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) – Channing Benson, Program Manager, Exams, AAVSB
  7. Review and Discussion on Enforcement and Disciplinary Data Related to AVMA Accredited and Non–AVMA Accredited Veterinary Education
  8. Review, Discussion, and Possible Action on Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee (MDC) Report – Marie Ussery, RVT, Chair, MDC
    1. Overview of October 14, 2025 MDC Meeting
    2. Recommendation on Legislative Proposal to Amend Business and Professions Code (BPC) 4827 Regarding Veterinary Medicine Practice Exemptions
  9. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on 2025 Legislation Impacting the Board, DCA, and/or the Veterinary Profession
    1. Animal Care Services: Is there a Role for Human Healthcare Providers? Informational Hearing, Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development
    2. Implementation Plan for Chaptered 2025 Legislation
      1. Assembly Bill (AB) 516 (Kalra, 2025) Registered Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants: Scope of Practice
      2. AB 867 (Lee, 2025) Veterinary Medicine: Cat Declawing
      3. AB 1502 (Berman, 2025) Veterinary Medicine: California Veterinary Medical Board
      4. AB 1505 (Committee on Agriculture, 2025) Food and Agriculture: Omnibus Bill
      5. Senate Bill (SB) 602 (Cortese, 2025) Veterinarians: Veterinarian–Client–Patient Relationship
  10. Update, Discussion, and Possible Action on Pending Regulations
    1. Status on Pending Regulations
    2. 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)
  11. Student Liaison Reports
    1. University of California, Davis, Liaison – Sebastian Lidikay
    2. Western University of Health Sciences Liaison – Anna Styles
  12. Recess Open Session until October 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 16, 2025

  1. Reconvene Open Session – Establishment of a Quorum
  2. Special Order of Business
    1. Hearing on Petition for Termination of Probation of Kim Lewis Kuhlmann, DVM, License No. VET 8208
    2. Hearing on Petition for Termination of Probation of Kenneth Carl Allison, DVM, License No. VET 11482
  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 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: Gurdeep Deol, DVM v. Veterinary Medical Board, Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. CVPS2402058
  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. Board President Report – Maria Preciosa S. Solacito, DVM
  2. Registered Veterinary Technician Report – Kristi Pawlowski, RVT
  3. Executive Management Reports
    1. Administration
    2. Examination/Licensing
    3. Enforcement
    4. Outreach
    5. Strategic Plan
  4. Future Agenda Items and Next Meeting Dates
  5. Election of 2026 Board Officers
  6. Adjournment

Information regarding the meeting is available by contacting Justin Sotelo at (916) 515–5220 or send 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 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 their 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 in person and via teleconference through 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 Board at (916) 515–5220 or send 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