Section 4871 - Purging and destruction of records; confidentiality(a)After a wellness evaluation committee in its discretion has determined that a veterinarian or registered veterinary technician has been rehabilitated and the wellness program is completed, the wellness evaluation committee shall purge and destroy all records pertaining to the veterinarian's or registered veterinary technician's participation in a wellness program.(b)All board and wellness evaluation committee records and records of proceedings pertaining to the treatment of a veterinarian or registered veterinary technician in a program shall be kept confidential and are not subject to discovery or subpoena.Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code § 4871
Amended by Stats 2021 ch 631 (AB 1535),s 34, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by Stats 2008 ch 529 (SB 1584),s 11, eff. 1/1/2009.