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Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11

DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.202›CHAPTER 11. Veterinary Medicine 4800-4920.8›ARTICLE 3.5. Wellness Evaluation Committees 4860-4873

§ 4866

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) The board shall establish criteria for the acceptance, denial, or termination of veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians in a wellness program. Only those veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians who have voluntarily requested wellness treatment and supervision by a wellness evaluation committee shall participate in a program.

(b) The board shall establish criteria for the selection of administrative physicians who shall examine veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians requesting wellness under a program. Any reports made under this article by the administrative physician shall constitute an exception to Sections 994 and 995 of the Evidence Code.

(c) The wellness program may accept no more than 100 participants who are licensees of the board.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 631, Sec. 29. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2022.)

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