AB 107 — Veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians.

Summary

Existing law, the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act, provides for the licensure and registration of veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians, and the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Veterinary Medical Board, which consists of 7 members, 3 of whom are public members and 4 of whom are licensed veterinarians. Existing law requires the Governor to appoint the 4 licensed veterinarians and the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly to each appoint a public member. Existing law requires the board to ascertain, by means of examination, the professional qualifications of applicants for licensure to practice veterinary medicine and to issue a license to every person whom it finds to be qualified. Existing law requires that the examination consist of a licensing examination administered on a national basis, a state board examination, and an examination concerning the statutes and regulations of the act administered by the board. Existing law requires that the complete examination be given at least once each year. Existing law requires the board to waive the examination requirement and issue a temporary license valid for one year to an applicant under the supervision of another California-licensed veterinarian under specified conditions. Existing law requires an applicant for registration as a veterinary technician to meet specified age and education requirements, to pass a written and practical examination, and to register with the board. Existing law authorizes the board to issue citations to, place on probation, and revoke or suspend the license of, a licensed veterinarian who violates the act. Existing law authorizes the board to revoke or suspend the registration of a registered veterinary technician who violates the act. Under existing law, veterinary licenses and veterinary technician registrations expire after a 2-year term, but may be renewed at any time within 5 years after expiration, as specified. Under existing law, revoked licenses are subject to expiration, and, if a revoked license is reinstated, specified fees are required to be paid. This bill would specify that the Governor shall appoint 5 members to the board, including one public member. The bill would require that the state board examination for licensure as a veterinarian be given at least twice each year, would require the board to waive the examination requirement and issue a license to an applicant if he or she meets certain requirements, including holding a license in good standing in another state and having practiced clinical veterinary medicine for a specified amount of time, and would also revise the requirements for issuance of a temporary license to practice veterinary medicine. The bill would modify the examination requirements for registration as a veterinary technician on and after January 1, 2011, to instead require that an applicant for registration pass both a national licensing examination and an examination specific to the animal health care tasks limited to California registered veterinary technicians, as approved by the board. The bill would also authorize the board to assess fines on and issue citations to, and place on probation, a registered veterinary technician who violates the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act. The bill would make the provisions of the act relative to revocation and reinstatement of licenses applicable to veterinary technician registrations. Because fees for the reinstatement of a revoked veterinary technician registration collected by the board pursuant to these provisions would be deposited in the Veterinary Medical Board Contingent Fund, which is a continuously appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 08/06/09 - Chaptered Current pdf August 06, 2009
• Enrolled 07/15/09 - Enrolled pdf July 15, 2009
• Amended 06/01/09 - Amended Senate pdf June 01, 2009
• Introduced 01/12/09 - Introduced pdf January 12, 2009
• AB107 View text html

Action History

1. August 06, 2009

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 80, Statutes of 2009.

2. August 05, 2009

   Approved by the Governor.

3. July 30, 2009

   Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.

4. July 13, 2009

   Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2469.)

5. July 09, 2009

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. July 09, 2009

   Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 1668.)

7. July 02, 2009

   Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

8. July 01, 2009

   Read second time. To third reading.

9. June 30, 2009

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 29).

10. June 08, 2009

    From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 8).

11. June 01, 2009

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

12. April 30, 2009

    Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.

13. April 13, 2009

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

14. April 13, 2009

    Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 821.)

15. April 02, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

16. April 01, 2009

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 1).

17. March 17, 2009

    From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 17).

18. February 26, 2009

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

19. January 13, 2009

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

20. January 12, 2009

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Blumenfield · Cosponsor
• Portantino · Cosponsor
• Conway · Cosponsor
• Cox · Cosponsor
• Galgiani · Primary
• Gilmore · Cosponsor
• Jeffries · Cosponsor

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