Bill Text: CA AB2133 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Veterinary medicine: registered veterinary technicians.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-05-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2133 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB2133-Amended.html
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Amended
IN
Assembly
April 10, 2024 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2133
| Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra |
February 06, 2024 |
An act to amend Section 4840.2 of, and to add Section 4840.3 to, the Business and Professions Code, relating to veterinary medicine.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2133, as amended, Kalra.
Veterinary medicine: registered veterinary technicians.
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. Existing law permits registered veterinary technicians and veterinary 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 registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants, including prohibiting registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants from performing surgery.
This bill would authorize a registered veterinarian technician to perform neuter surgery on a male domestic cat under the direct supervision of a California-licensed veterinarian, as specified.
The bill would require a registered veterinary technician authorized to perform neuter surgery under the requirements of this act to obtain training, as specified, in cat neuter surgery procedures before receiving board approval.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 4840.2 of the Business and Professions Code is amended to read:4840.2.
Registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants shall not perform the following health care services:(a) Surgery, except as provided in Section 4840.3.
(b) Diagnosis and prognosis of animal diseases.
(c) Prescribing of drugs, medicine, and appliances.
SEC. 2.
Section 4840.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:4840.3.
(a) For purposes of this section, “veterinarian” means a California-licensed veterinarian.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a registered veterinary technician may perform neuter surgery on a male domestic cat under the direct supervision of a veterinarian only if both all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The registered veterinary technician is approved by the board
to perform cat neuter surgery.
(1)
(2) The registered veterinary technician reviews the animal patient’s history in order to reasonably ensure that the neuter surgery is appropriate.
(2)
(3) The registered veterinary technician performs the neuter surgery in
accordance with written protocols and procedures established by the veterinarian.
(c) (1) A registered veterinary technician authorized to perform neuter surgery under this section shall obtain training in cat neuter surgery procedures before receiving board approval.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “training” means completion of a board-approved curriculum in techniques and procedures related to cat neuter surgery.
