Veterinary Medical Examining Board

This report addresses the need for the Board to appropriately discipline veterinarians when warranted. Veterinarian consultants the Auditor General retained found as many as one out of every six complaints dismissed by the Board in fiscal year 1996 should have resulted in some discipline. In addition, the Board needs to improve its complaint investigation process by interviewing all complainants and allowing the Board investigators to thoroughly and independently investigate complaints. The Board should also consider implementing additional procedures to improve access to public information, and the Legislature should consider increasing public membership on the Board to 50 percent.