Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 16 - Board of Veterinary Examiners › Section 201 KAR 16:590 - Continuing education requirements, veterinarians and veterinary technicians

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				321.211,
				321.221,
				321.235,
				321.441
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				321.211(7) and
				321.441(3)
				authorize the Kentucky Board of Veterinary Examiners to require a person
				applying for renewal or reinstatement to show evidence of completion of
				continuing education.
				KRS
				321.235(3) and
				321.240(5)
				authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement KRS
				Chapter 321. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for
				continuing education hours relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and
				veterinary technicians.
Section 1.
			 Continuing Education Requirements for License Renewal and Reinstatement.
(1) A veterinarian shall complete biennially
			 thirty (30) hours of continuing education to be eligible for renewal of his or
			 her license. At least twenty (20) of the thirty (30) hours shall be directly
			 related to the practice of veterinary medicine. No more than ten (10) of the
			 thirty (30) hours shall pertain to practice management or other topics that are
			 not directly related to the practice of veterinary medicine.
(2) A veterinary technician shall annually
			 complete six (6) hours of continuing education to be eligible for renewal of
			 his or her license.
(3) In addition
			 to attendance at a conference, lecture, or seminar, a veterinarian or
			 veterinary technician may complete the hours of continuing education required
			 for renewal by the completion of audio or video recordings or electronic,
			 computer, or interactive material prepared or approved by any of the
			 organizations established in Section 2(1) and (2) of this administrative
			 regulation. There shall not be a limit to the number of online hours a licensee
			 may apply to his or her renewal.
(4)
(a)
			 Continuing education shall be earned from October 1 of each renewal period
			 until September 30 at the end of the period, or until November 30 at the end of
			 the grace period with the addition of a late fee in accordance with
			 201 KAR
			 16:510 for veterinarians and
			 201 KAR
			 16:512 for veterinary technicians.
(b) A licensee may apply continuing education
			 hours to only one (1) renewal cycle. Continuing education hours earned for a
			 given course shall not be applied to the total required hours again in the
			 following renewal cycle.
(5) A veterinarian applying for renewal after
			 completing his or her initial term of licensure after graduating from a
			 veterinary college may complete a reduced number of hours of continuing
			 education to be eligible for renewal as established in this subsection. This
			 subsection shall not apply to applicants for licensure by endorsement under
			 KRS
			 321.221 who graduated prior to the renewal
			 biennium during which they were initially licensed.
(a) A veterinarian completing his or her
			 initial term of licensure who graduated from a veterinary college during the
			 first year of the preceding biennium shall complete fifteen (15) hours of
			 continuing education to be eligible for renewal.
(b) Continuing education requirements shall
			 be waived for a veterinarian completing his or her initial term of licensure
			 who graduated during the second year of the preceding biennium.
(6) For a veterinary technician,
			 continuing education requirements shall be waived for a new licensee completing
			 his or her initial term of licensure who also graduated within 12-months of
			 initial licensure. This paragraph shall not apply to applicants for licensure
			 by endorsement who graduated prior to the renewal cycle during which they were
			 initially licensed.
(7)
(a) A veterinarian or veterinary technician
			 may submit a written request to the board for approval of a fellowship,
			 internship, or residency in lieu of the continuing education hours required for
			 license renewal.
(b) The number of
			 continuing education hours granted shall be determined by the board.
(c) The request shall:
1. Include a letter of verification from an
			 authorized representative of the organization providing the fellowship,
			 internship, or residency opportunity;
2. Be printed on the organization's
			 letterhead; and
3. Provide a
			 description of the position itself, a summary of assigned tasks, and the
			 anticipated or completed beginning and ending dates of the position.
(8) Continuing
			 education hours shall be required as follows for reinstatement applications:
(a) For veterinarians, thirty (30) hours in a
			 twenty four (24) month period prior to the date of application; and
(b) For veterinary technicians, six (6) hours
			 in a twelve (12) month period prior to the date of application.