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Committee advances AB 516 to clarify duties for veterinary technicians and assistants
Summary
AB 516 would clarify that registered veterinary technicians and veterinary assistants may perform tasks not expressly prohibited by law and explicitly allow certain dental procedures under veterinarian supervision; committee advanced the bill to Senate Appropriations.
Assemblyman Ash Kalra presented AB 516 on June 9 to clarify the scope of work for registered veterinary technicians (RVTs) and veterinary assistants. Kalra said current regulations list exhaustive task lists that create the misimpression that staff may do only named duties, discouraging veterinarians from delegating work and aggravating…
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