STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE  
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2019  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976, PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Veterinary Medicine met on September 19, 2019 at the Ottawa Building, 611  
West Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Center, Conference Room 4, Lansing,  
Michigan, 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Dwight McNally, DVM, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 1:35 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present:  
Dwight McNally, DVM, Chairperson  
Amy Hicswa, DVM, Vice Chairperson  
Nancy Frank, DVM  
Jean Hudson, DVM  
Peter Levine, Public Member  
Tracy Nyberg, DVM (1:42 a.m. arrival)  
Marianne Tear, MS, LVT  
Members Absent:  
Staff Present:  
Jordan Kennedy, Public Member  
Nora Wineland, DVM, Ex-Officio Member  
Renee Werth, Public Member  
Laury Brown, Analyst, Compliance Section  
Bruce Johnson, Assistant Attorney General  
Dena Marks, Analyst, Board and Committees Section  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
Cheryl Pezon, Director, Bureau of Professional Licensing  
Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section  
McNally welcomed new board members and requested everyone introduce themselves.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Levine, seconded by Hudson, to approve the agenda, as presented.  
A voice vote was taken.  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
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Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine  
Meeting Minutes  
September 19, 2019  
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MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Levine, seconded by Hicswa, to approve the December 18, 2018, minutes  
as presented.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Information on Egress Discussion  
Kerry Przybylo introduced herself to the Board. Przybylo informed the Board of the new  
portal the Department will be using to securely deliver meeting materials to the Board  
members. She provided a demonstration of how to access and use the portal.  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None  
OLD BUSINESS  
None  
NEW BUSINESS  
Committee Reports – Allegations  
McNally reported there have been 33 new allegations since the last meeting.  
HPRP Annual Report  
Marks presented the Health Professional Recovery Program (HPRP) Annual Report and  
discussed statistics of the participants in the program from October 1, 2017 through  
September 30, 2018.  
Elections  
Marks ran the elections for Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.  
MOTION by Tear, seconded Hicswa, to re-elect McNally as Chairperson.  
A roll call vote was taken: Yeas: Frank, Hudson, Levine, Nyberg, Tear, Hicswa,  
McNally  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine  
Meeting Minutes  
September 19, 2019  
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MOTION by McNally, seconded by Tear, to re-elect Hicswa as Vice Chairperson.  
A roll call vote was taken: Yeas: Frank, Hudson, Levine, Nyberg, Tear, Hicswa,  
McNally  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Committee Assignments:  
DSC: Hicswa, Levine, Nyberg, Tear, Werth  
Alt: Kennedy, Hudson  
Board Review Panel: Frank, Hudson, McNally  
Alt: Nyberg  
Rules Committee: Frank, Hicswa, Tear, McNally  
Rules Discussion  
Marks explained there is a need to open the rules due to the new continuing education  
requirements and telehealth.  
MOTION by Levine, seconded by Hicswa to open the rules.  
A roll call vote was taken: Yeas: Frank, Hudson, Levine, Nyberg, Hicswa,  
McNally  
Nays: Tear  
MOTION PREVAILED  
2020 Public Notice  
The Board was given the 2020 Public Notice.  
Chair Report  
McNally welcomed Jean Hudson, DVM to the Board.  
McNally informed the Board that the American Association of Veterinary State Boards  
(AAVSB) annual meeting is coming up. He is sending Frank as the delegate and Hudson  
will be an alternate.  
Department Update  
Marks announced that Orlene Hawks is the new Director of the Department of Licensing  
and Regulatory Affairs.  
Michigan Board of Veterinary Medicine  
Meeting Minutes  
September 19, 2019  
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Marks announced that Kim Gaedeke has been named Chief Deputy Director of the  
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.  
Marks announced that Adam Sandoval has been named Deputy Director of the  
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.  
Marks announced that the Department will provide another Board member training  
February 27, 2020. All members are welcome to attend.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
None  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held December 18, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the  
Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper Level Conference Center, Conference  
Room 4, Lansing, Michigan.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Hicswa, seconded by Frank, to adjourn the meeting at 2:35 p.m.  
A voice vote was taken.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on:  
Prepared by:  
LeAnn Payne, Board Support  
September 25, 2019  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
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