Senate Bill 1201 Summary

• Amends the Arizona state veterinary medical examining board composition and operations, including changes to member qualifications, officer titles, and compensation procedures.

• Allows the governor to appoint a person to the board who has previously been sanctioned under veterinary medical regulations, removing an absolute bar to appointment.

• Requires the board to compile and consult specialist and certified veterinary technician lists when complaints are filed against specialists or technicians in disciplines not represented on the board.

• Mandates that consulting specialists or technicians submit formal recommendations and appear at investigative hearings or board meetings regarding complaints in their field.

• Requires the board to release all medical records of a domestic animal to the owner when the board receives records from the subject of a complaint, and mandates notification to complainants that both the veterinarian and complainant may be represented by attorneys at hearings.