Texas State Auditor's Office - Summary of Report 24-022

A Performance Audit

An Audit Report on the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

August 2024

Overview

Background

The Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (Board) has implemented safeguards and processes to address data management and enforcement program issues identified by the Sunset Advisory Commission (Sunset). However, it needs to do more to strengthen certain processes, particularly in the areas of (1) improving the quality, consistency, and accuracy of its enforcement data, (2) accurately reflecting disciplinary actions on its website, and (3) selecting licensees for inspection on the basis of risk.

The Board fully addressed issues that Sunset identified related to procurement and the Board's administrative attachment to the Department of Licensing and Regulation (DLR).

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INFORMATION SYSTEM PROCUREMENT

The Board worked with the Department of Information Resources and DLR to procure a licensing system. However, the Board should develop the capability to perform analysis on its licensing and enforcement data.

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ENFORCEMENT
FUNCTIONS

The Board implemented effective enforcement procedures and educated licensees about controlled substances. However, it needs to improve its reporting of disciplinary actions on its website and its tracking of non-jurisdictional complaints.

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ENFORCEMENT: INSPECTIONS

The Board generally implemented procedures for performing inspections consistently. However, it could not demonstrate that it selected licensees for inspection based on risk and should strengthen its tracking of inspection data.

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