Board approves November 2024 minutes; executive officer reports $14.06 million budget and updates on licensing, exams and enforcement

The Respiratory Care Board of California approved the consent calendar item to adopt the November 2024 board meeting minutes and received its executive officer's second-quarter report on budget, staffing, licensing, examinations and enforcement.

Nut graf: The executive officer reported a board budget of $14,061,000 with approximately $5.3 million in expenditures to date and a reserve equal to about 18.1 months of operating expenses; the board was advised potential changes could come in the governor's May budget revisions. The board also heard staffing changes, licensing and exam statistics, and enforcement metrics for the second quarter.

On a motion to approve the November 2024 board meeting minutes, the roll call vote as recorded by staff produced recorded "yes" votes and recorded abstentions; the presiding officer announced "Motion carries." Recorded responses on the roll call included yes votes from Doctor Nick Boyd, Doctor Annette Walker, Wendy Strzok, Justin Hub and Abigail Ortega; two members were recorded as abstaining. The presiding officer then…