Congressional Hearing - 2025 08 25 2025 08 8 25 25 Animal Care Services Workforce Hearing Agenda 1

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The agenda for an informational hearing of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development titled Animal Care Services: Is There A Role for Human Healthcare Providers?, held Monday, August 25, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2100. The agenda opens with remarks by Angelique Ashby, Chair of the committee. It lists panels on integrating non-veterinarian health practitioner licensees in animal care, with the executive directors of the Nevada and Kentucky veterinary boards; on how non-veterinarians serve animal clients in California under licensing boards and practice acts; on health practitioner training programs; and on practitioner perspectives. Panelists include officers of the California Veterinary Medical Board, the Physical Therapy Board of California and the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The agenda closes with public comment.

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                                 Informational Hearing

     Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development


     Animal Care Services: Is There A Role for Human Healthcare Providers?
                            Monday, August 25, 2025
                     10:00 a.m., 1021 O Street, Room 2100

                                        AGENDA

1.   Opening Remarks

        a. Angelique Ashby, Chair, Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic
           Development

2. Integration of Non-Veterinarian Health Practitioner Licensees In Animal Care

        a. Jennifer Pedigo, EMBA, Executive Director, Nevada Board of Veterinary Medical
           Examiners

        b. Michelle M. Shane, Executive Director, Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners

3. Licensing Boards and Practice Acts: How Do Non-Veterinarians Serve Animal Clients in
   California Today?

        a. Jessica Sieferman, Executive Officer, California Veterinary Medical Board
        b. Kristi Pawlowski, Vice President, California Veterinary Medical Board

        c. Jason Kaiser, Executive Officer, Physical Therapy Board of California

        d. Kristin Walker, Executive Officer, Board of Chiropractic Examiners
4. Health Practitioner Training: Exploring Programs Aimed at Expanding Services to
   Animals

      a. Dr. Barbro Filliquist, DVM, Associate Professor at the University of California Davis,
         School of Veterinary Medicine: Orthopedic Surgery and Radiology Science

      b. Dr. Gerald Johnson, DVM, President Elect, American Veterinary Chiropractic
         Association
         Dr. Jon Zeagler, DC, Past President, American Veterinary Chiropractic Association

      c. Dr. Kara Amstutz, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CVPP, CCRT, Canine Rehabilitation
         Institute

5. Practitioner Perspectives

      a. Karen Atlas, PT, MPT, CCRT, President, Animal Physical Therapy Coalition

      b. Marissa Palmer, DC

      c. Dr. Keith Rode, DVM


6. Public Comment


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