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Veterinary board endorses tiered premises fee plan and higher statutory caps; seeks to protect RBT fees
Summary
After four years of data collection, the board approved a legislative proposal (option 2) to adopt a tiered veterinary premises fee structure and increase several statutory fee caps while reducing the RBT fee burden; the board approved submitting the package to the legislature.
The California Veterinary Medical Board voted to submit a legislative proposal that would create a tiered fee structure for registered veterinary premises, raise several statutory fee caps for veterinarians and premises, and reduce statutory constraints that previously limited refunds to the board's reserve balance.
After reviewing four years of veterinary-premises employee data and multiple funding projections prepared with the Department of Consumer Affairs budget office, the Medical and Dental Committee and board staff presented a two-option proposal to the board. The board chose option 2, which increases several statutory fee caps for veterinarians and veterinary premises while seeking to ease the cost burden on registered veterinary technicians (RBTs).
Key elements of the chosen plan - Tiered veterinary premises fees based on full-time equivalent (FTE)…
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