Fiona Ma
- Democratic
Author
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. The act also permits unregistered assistants to carry out specified acts in the veterinary care and treatment of animals, and authorizes the board to regulate the veterinary care activities of unregistered assistants. This bill would instead refer to unregistered assistants as veterinary assistants throughout the act. Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2013, a registered veterinary technician and an unregistered assistant to administer a drug, including, but not limited to, a drug that is a controlled substance, except for the induction of anesthesia, under specified circumstances. This bill would make these provisions operative until January 1, 2015, and would authorize veterinary assistants to administer a controlled substance only if specified requirements are satisfied, including completion of a background check. The bill would also authorize the board to limit veterinary assistants' access to specified dangerous drugs, as defined.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 239, Statutes of 2012.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5888.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4433.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Ordered to third reading.
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 4568.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 18).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1839 | HTML |
| 02/22/12 - Introduced | |
| 06/26/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/06/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/16/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/07/12 - Chaptered |
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