La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXXV-403

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXXXV-403 - Continuing Education Requirements

A. A minimum of 20 actual hours is required each fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) as a prerequisite for annual renewal of a license; however, a maximum of 10 hours shall be earned for each fiscal period (July 1 to June 30) through online participation as defined in LAC 46:LXXXV.400.

B. A continuing veterinary education program accepted by another state's regulatory board of veterinary medicine, a governmental entity, and/or AAVSB, as well as those programs sponsored by AVMA accredited schools of veterinary medicine and/or any professional associations recognized by the board; however, any other programs and/or their participants, including in-house programs, shall be submitted to the board for pre-approval of the units or hours of continuing education in accordance with LAC 46:LXXXV.409.A.3 and 4, respectively;

C. The 20-hour requirement for annual renewal of a license may be taken in any combination of the following board-approved programs regarding subject matter content: clinical, alternative, regulatory, practice management, and/or research; however, online participation hours are limited to the 10-hour maximum set forth in Subsection A. of this Section.

D.

1. Proof of attendance for all completed continuing education activity shall be submitted annually for each renewal period and shall include the following:

a. the DVM's full name;

b. the name of the course/program;

c. the name of the sponsor and/or presenter;

d. the date(s) of attendance;

e. the total number of hours completed;

f. the delivery method; and

g. the specific subject matter completed.

2. All completed proof of attendance must be submitted to the board by September 30.

E. All hours shall be obtained in the 12 months preceding the renewal period of the license. Hours taken prior to the 12-month continuing education period shall not be accepted. Hours taken after the beginning of the renewal period shall be considered late and shall require payment of a late fee and possible fine as set forth in §411.B Hours submitted late, if accepted by the board in accordance with §413 D, cannot be applied to other renewal periods.

F. Employment at an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine will not be accepted in lieu of completion of the required continuing education hours.

G. Presenters of approved continuing education programs may not submit hours for their presentation of, or preparation for, the program as continuing education hours.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXXV-403

Promulgated as §405 by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Veterinary Medicine, LR 16:224 (March 1990), amended LR 19:1427 (November 1993), LR 23:1147 (September 1997), LR 28:1208 (June 2002), LR 33:649 (April 2007), repromulgated LR 33:847 (May 2007), amended LR 36:319 (February 2010), LR 37:1152 (April 2011), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Veterinary Medicine, LR 44587 (3/1/2018), Amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Board of Veterinary Medicine, LR 501135 (8/1/2024).

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