La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXXV-305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXXXV-305 - Renewals

A. Annual Renewal of License. Pursuant to R.S. 37:1524, all licenses expire annually on September 30 of each year and must be renewed by making application for renewal of license with the board and payment of the annual renewal fee. A complete application for renewal of license must be submitted to the board or the license shall be expired. For an application for renewal of license to be considered complete, the following conditions must be met:

1. application for renewal must be postmarked by September 30 of the year of application for renewal;

2. full payment of renewal fee must be submitted;

3. documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements in accordance with Chapter 4 of this Part must be submitted; and

4. if applicable, late continuing education fee must be submitted.

B. Renewal of Expired Licenses. A license which expires may be renewed within five years of the date of its expiration by submitting an application for renewal which meets the following conditions:

1. application for renewal must be submitted;

2. full payment of current renewal fee must be submitted;

3. full payment of delinquent annual renewal fees must be submitted;

4. full payment of late fees for delinquent license renewal must be submitted;

5. documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements, for the current year and delinquent years, in accordance with Chapter 4 of this Part must be submitted; and

6. if applicable, late continuing education fee must be submitted.

C. Notice

1. A person failing to renew his license shall receive one notification via certified mail, return receipt requested, which notification shall be mailed within 10 days after expiration of license. Such notice will advise that any person who shall practice veterinary medicine after the expiration of his license and willfully or by neglect fails to renew such license shall be guilty of practicing in violation of R.S. 37:1514. Such notice shall also state that the board may publish the name of any person holding an expired license and that the board may distribute the name of any person holding an expired license to agencies which may include, but is not limited to, the Louisiana state controlled dangerous substances program, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture, drug supply wholesalers, veterinary supply wholesalers, the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, the Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors, the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, and any other entity that requests or is entitled to such information.

2. Pursuant to R.S. 37:1525, after five years have elapsed since the date of expiration, a license may not be renewed. No later than 60 days prior to the end of the five-year period, the board shall mail notice via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person holding such expired license. Such notice shall state that if the license is not renewed prior to the end of the five-year period, the license shall be permanently removed from the board's rolls and that the holder shall be required to make application for a new license.

D. It is the duty of the licensee to maintain a current address with the office of the Board of Veterinary Medicine and to notify the board's office if an annual re-registration form is not received.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXXV-305

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Veterinary Medicine, LR 19:343 (March 1993); amended LR 23:965 (August, 1997), LR 24:941 (May 1998), LR 26:322 (February 2000).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1518 et seq.