SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS

File# 2011-0303-03

VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD

Retroactive Fingerprinting and Disclosure

The Veterinary Medical Board (Board) submitted this regulatory action to add two new sections to and amend one existing section of Division 20 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. The Board currently mandates that all licensees submit fingerprints to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a state and federal criminal offender record information (CORI) search. New section 2010.05 requires all veterinarian and veterinary technician licensees who have not previously submitted fingerprints to the DOJ or for whom an electronic fingerprint record does not exist to successfully complete a CORI search as a prerequisite to license renewal. This section also requires licensees to disclose any disciplinary action against their license by any government agency or disciplinary body since their last renewal date. New section 2007 requires all licensees to respond to requests by the Board for criminal history information within 30 days. Finally, amended section 2085.1 directs all inactive licensees to comply with fingerprinting requirements at the time of reactivation.

Title 16
California Code of Regulations
ADOPT: 2007, 2010.05
AMEND: 2085.1
Filed 04/15/2011
Effective 04/01/2012
Agency Contact: Ethan Mathes (916) 263-1598