Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXXXV - Veterinarians › Chapter 8 - Registered Veterinary Technicians › Section LXXXV-803 - Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Louisiana
				Board of Veterinary Medicine hereby adopts the examination prepared by the
				American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) (hereafter referred to
				as the "veterinary technician national examination" or VTNE), and hereby
				requires that all applicants for licensure to practice as registered veterinary
				technicians in the state of Louisiana shall pass this national examination in
				addition to any and all state examinations (herein defined as such written
				examinations, oral interviews, and/or practical demonstrations as the board may
				request or require).
B. A state
				board examination shall be required of all applicants for licensure as a
				registered veterinary technician in Louisiana. No person shall obtain any
				certificate to practice as a registered veterinary technician without
				successfully passing the Louisiana state board examination. No waivers of the
				state board examination shall be granted.
C.A passing score on the VTNE shall be deemed
				to be the pass point as determined by the examining agency contracted with by
				the board for the formulation, administration and/or grading of the VTNE.
D. The state board examination
				shall consist of no fewer than 25 questions taken from the veterinary practice
				act statutes and rules promulgated by the board.
E. A passing score on the state board
				examination for veterinary technicians shall be deemed to be the correct
				answering of at least 70 percent of the questions on the state
				examination.
F.The administration
				of the VTNE shall be in accordance with rules, practices, policies or
				procedures prescribed by the AAVSB or by any person or persons with whom the
				AAVSB may have contracted to administer said exam. The VTNE may be administered
				by members of the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine or any of the agents,
				employees, or designees of the board.
G.The state board examination for veterinary
				technicians may be prepared, administered, and graded by the members of the
				Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine or may be prepared, administered, and/or
				graded, in whole or in part, by any person, firm corporation, or other entity
				selected, requested, or designated to do so by the Louisiana Board of
				Veterinary Medicine.
H.In order to
				receive a certificate to practice as a registered veterinary technician in the
				state of Louisiana, an applicant must pass both the VTNE and the state board
				examination.
I. A passing score on
				either required examination will be given effect for a period of three years.
				Should an applicant pass one of the required examinations but fail to pass the
				other required examination for a period of three years, such applicant will
				thereafter be required to pass both examinations notwithstanding such
				applicant's previous passing of one of the required examinations.
J. The requirement for taking the national
				examination (VTNE) may be waived when an applicant:
a. holds a current valid license or
				certificate in good standing as a registered or certified veterinary technician
				in another state, district, or territory of the United States; and
b. has been employed as a registered or
				certified veterinary technician an average of 20 hours per week in a private
				practice or its equivalent continuously and without substantial interruption
				for a period of three years immediately preceding his application.