Meeting Agenda

State Board for Veterinary Medicine

NYS Education Department
Office of the Professions
475 Park Avenue South
(Between East 31st and East 32nd Streets)
2nd Floor
New York, NY

Friday, March 19, 2010 · 10:00 a.m.

1. Call to Order
2. Item A -- Current Status of Board for Veterinary Medicine Membership List
3. Item B -- Approval of Minutes of November 6, 2009 Board Meeting

Presentation:

New York State Veterinary Medical Society - Barbara Ahern, Esq.

• Update on Societies Activities
• Microchips and the "Lost/Found" Animal - Challenges for the Treating Veterinarian

Report/Discussion Items:

Walter Ramos, Executive Secretary, NYS Board for Medicine

• NYC Carriage Horse Regulations
• Discussion of Supervision of Licensed Veterinary Technicians with the NYSVMS
• Finalize Discussion Supervision of LVTs

Office of the Professions

• Handling of LVT Supervision Cases in Light of the "Cayman Islands" Case

Certifying Veterinary Specialists - Is There a Role for the NYS Board for Veterinary Medicine?

Open Forum:  Issues That Have Arisen During Screening and Hearings in   Veterinary Discipline Cases