Arizona Veterinary Medical Examiners Board

The Board meeting agenda includes administrative reviews regarding continuing education compliance for several doctors and the approval of a practice monitor. Other business items involve the review and action on premises inspection reports for animal clinics, the processing of new veterinary license applications, and applications for Certified Veterinary Technicians. Additionally, the Board will discuss the notification process for informal interviews involving complainants and respondents.

The agenda includes an initial investigative review of several veterinarian cases and informal interviews. The administrative review segment involves discussing compliance with previous consent agreements, including quarterly appearances, lifting stays of suspension, continuing education completion, and practice monitor reports. The board will also address applications for certified veterinary technician licenses, review the board member training program and compensation policy, and discuss electronic prescribing requirements. Additionally, the agenda covers the approval of new premises licenses and random premises inspections.

The board meeting agenda supplement includes items for administrative review and reports. Specifically, the board is scheduled to review, discuss, and take action on a Continuing Education plan submitted by Melissa Johnson, DVM, as required by a previous Board Order. Additionally, the board will review, discuss, and take action regarding the Investigative Committee candidate, Richard Cieslinski.

The agenda for the board meeting includes the initial investigative review and action on case 17 (In Re: Hugo Santibanez, DVM). Administrative review will address case 25-152 (In Re: Alexa Lossman, DVM) regarding Continuing Education plan compliance, case 25-76 (In Re: Meredy Callahan, DVM) concerning a Practice Monitor Report, and case 25-108 (In Re: Ayman Ibrahim, DVM) reviewing a quarterly report related to a California Veterinary Medical Board Order. Other business involves reviewing veterinary license applications (including Amy Stader, DVM), action on unlicensed practitioner cases (Stan Farrell and Debbie Schweikart), review of new complaints, approval of the San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association's Spring Veterinary Conference for Continuing Education credit, review of Certified Veterinary Technician applications (Robin Ralls), and action regarding board action concerning Jill Askew, DVM. The session also covers premises inspections and a consent agenda for approving premises licenses and reviewing random premises inspections.

The board meeting agenda includes roll call, initial investigative review and action on numerous cases involving veterinarians and one veterinary technician specialist (STB). The agenda specifies times for informal interviews and deliberations for several cases, with some being continuances from a previous date. The board will conduct administrative (formal) hearings, including a combined case. Administrative review of previous actions will cover quarterly appearances required by consent agreements, review of continuing education compliance, and review of practice monitor reports. Other business includes reviewing and taking action on veterinary license applications, possible unlicensed practitioner matters, clarification on Certified Veterinary Technician application requirements, review of information regarding corporate practices of Dutch and Vetster, and review of annual reports (Equal Opportunity and Lobbying Activity). The agenda also sets aside time for summary of current events and call to the public before adjourning.