Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine

Date:

Friday, 03/10/2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Place:

Virtual Videoconference Meeting: Zoom Webinar and In-Person Location: Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room, King Kalakaua Building, 335 Merchant Street, 1st Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813

Agenda

 

 

 Amended

BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs

State of Hawaii

 

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Date:                      March 10, 2023

 

Time:                      10:00 a.m.

 

In-Person               Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

Meeting                  HRH King Kalakaua Building

Location:               335 Merchant Street, First Floor

Honolulu, HI 96813

 

Virtual                    Virtual Videoconference Meeting – Zoom Webinar (use link below)

Participation:         https://dcca-hawaii-gov.zoom.us/j/91729649095

                               

Phone:                   +1 719 359 4580    

 

Meeting ID:            917 2964 9095

 

Posted on the State electronic calendar as required by Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) section 92-7(b).

 

If you wish to submit written testimony on any agenda item, please email your testimony to veterinary@dcca.hawaii.gov or submit by hard copy mail to: Attn: Hawaii Board of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96801. We request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can be distributed to the Board members.

 

INTERNET ACCESS:

 

To view the meeting and provide live oral testimony, please use the link at the top of the agenda. You will be asked to enter your name. The Board requests that you enter your full name, but you may use a pseudonym or other identifier if you wish to remain anonymous. You will also be asked for an email address.  You may fill in this field with any entry in an email format, e.g., *****@***mail.com.

 

Your microphone will be automatically muted. When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may click the Raise Hand button found on your Zoom screen to indicate that you wish to testify about that agenda item.  The Chairperson will individually enable each testifier to unmute their microphone. When recognized by the Chairperson, please unmute your microphone before speaking and mute your microphone after you finish speaking. 

 

PHONE ACCESS:

 

If you cannot get internet access, you may get audio-only access by calling the Zoom Phone Number listed at the top on the agenda. 

 

Upon dialing the number, you will be prompted to enter the Meeting ID which is also listed at the top of the agenda.  After entering the Meeting ID, you will be asked to either enter your panelist number or wait to be admitted into the meeting.  You will not have a panelist number.  So, please wait until you are admitted into the meeting. 

 

When the Chairperson asks for public testimony, you may indicate you want to testify by entering “*” and then “9” on your phone’s keypad.  After entering “*” and then “9”, a voice prompt will let you know that the host of the meeting has been notified.  When recognized by the Chairperson, you may unmute yourself by pressing “*” and then “6” on your phone.  A voice prompt will let you know that you are unmuted.  Once you are finished speaking, please enter “*” and then “6” again to mute yourself.

 

For both internet and phone access, when testifying, you will be asked to identify yourself and the organization, if any, that you represent.  Each testifier will be limited to five minutes of testimony per agenda item.

 

If connection to the meeting is lost for more than 30 minutes, the meeting will be continued on a specified date and time. This information will be provided on the Board’s website at http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/veterinary/meeting_schedule/.

 

Instructions to attend State of Hawaii virtual board meetings may be found online at https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2020/08/State-of-Hawaii-Virtual-Board-Attendee-Instructions.pdf.  

 

1. Call to Order

 

A.             Approval of the December 9, 2022 Public and Executive Session Meeting Minutes.

 

The Board may enter into Executive Session to consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities in accordance with Hawaii Revised Statute (“HRS”) section 92-5(a)(4).

 

2. Chapter 91, HRS, Adjudicatory Matters

 

A.       In the Matter of the License to Practice Veterinary Medicine of Kelly M. Dowdall-Garberson, D.V.M.; VET 2022-5-L; Settlement Agreement Prior to Filing of Petition for Disciplinary Action and Board’s Final Order

 

B.       In the Matter of the License to Practice Veterinary Medicine of Dennis M. Barros, D.V.M.; VET 2023-5-L; Settlement Agreement Prior to Filing of Petition for Disciplinary Action and Board’s Final Order

 

3. Applications

 

The Board may move into Executive Session to consider and evaluate personal information relating to individuals applying for licensure in accordance with HRS section 92-5(a)(1), and to consult with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities in accordance with HRS section 92-5(a)(4).

 

A.       Ratification of Issued Licenses

 

                     i.         Belleque, Logan

                     ii.        Nakaoka, Ashley

                     iii.       Nishimoto, Christine

                     iv.       Sun, Jessica

                     v.        Kimbrell, Jessica

                     vi.       Ikenaga, Jaren

                     vii.      Brillion, Darian

                     viii.     Aliah, Rhonda

                     ix.       Jung, Uihwa

                     x.        Greger, Heidi

                     xi.       Schuh, Elizabeth

                     xii.      Soucy, Charlyne

                     xiii.     Clift, Annie

                     xiv.     Porter, Rebekah

                     xv.      Knopp, Christopher

                     xvi.     Pokraka, Michal

                     xvii.    Rember, Renee

                     xviii.    Lopez-Jones, Kimberly

 

 

          B.       Approval of Restoration Application

         

          i.         Brubaker, Jeffrey

 

           C.       Application Review

                    

4. Examinations

 

A.             Results of the State Veterinary Licensing Examination on December 16, 2022, January 2023, and February 2023

 

5. Correspondenc

                    

          A.       Email from Lainie Franklin – AAVSB

                     Is microchipping of cats and dogs the practice of veterinary medicine?

                     Is the implanting of cattle the practice of veterinary medicine?

 

          B.       Email from Lainie Franklin – AAVSB

Request from AAVSB for a Presentation to the Board by Jim Penrod, Chief Executive Officer

 

          C.       Call for Nominations – AAVSB

The AAVSB is accepting nominations for the following positions: President-Elect (1 position), Directors (3 positions), Nominating Committee Member (1 position), and ICVA Representative (1 position)

 

6. Legislation

 

          A.       House Bill No. 220 – Relating to the Spaying and Neutering of Animals

 

Establishes a Spay and Neuter Special Fund. Allows funds from an income tax check-off to be deposited into the Spay and Neuter Special Fund. Appropriates funds.

 

          B.       Senate Bill No. 998 – Relating to the Spaying and Neutering of Animals

 

Establishes a Spay and Neuter Special Fund. Allows funds from an income tax check-off to be deposited into the Spay and Neuter Special Fund. Appropriates funds.

 

          C.       House Bill No. 1512 – Relating to Liability

 

Limits the civil liability of good Samaritans who render emergency nonmedical care and emergency nonmedical assistance to animals during an emergency.

    

7. Next Meeting       June 9, 2023

10:00 a.m.

Queen Liliuokalani Conference Room

King Kalakaua Building

335 Merchant Street, 1^st Floor

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

(Videoconference Meeting

Zoom Webinar – TBD)

 

9. Adjournment

 

2/28/2023

 

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Kerrie E. Shahan at (808)586-2705 and veterinary@dcca.hawaii.gov of the Board of Veterinary Medicine as soon as possible, preferably within two (2) business days of the meeting.  If a response is received after that date, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. 

 

Upon request this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.