Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXXXV - Veterinarians › Chapter 8 - Registered Veterinary Technicians › Section LXXXV-811 - Certificate Renewal, Late Charge, Continuing Education

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All certificates of approval shall expire
				annually at midnight September 30. Certificates shall be renewed by completing
				a re-registration form, which shall be provided by the board, and by payment of
				the annual renewal fee established by the board. Each year, 90 days prior to
				the expiration date of the certificate of approval, the board shall mail a
				notice to each registered veterinary technician stating the date his
				certificate will expire and providing a form for re-registration.
B. The annual renewal registration must be
				countersigned by the employing licensed veterinarian.
C. Any application for renewal of a
				certificate of approval and/or any payment of the annual renewal of certificate
				fee which is postmarked after September 30 of each year shall be subject to all
				accrued fees and an additional late fee of $20 per fiscal year.
D. Continuing Education Requirements
1. A minimum of ten continuing education
				units is required each fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) as a prerequisite
				for renewal of certification. An RVT who fails to obtain a minimum of ten
				continuing education units within the applicable fiscal period will not meet
				the requirements for renewal of his certificate.
2. Any programs 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 shall be
				accepted as units or hours of annual continuing education. All other continuing
				education programs must be approved by the board prior to attendance with the
				subject matter content properly addressing the clinical practice of a
				registered veterinary technician. Those continuing education programs not
				timely submitted in accordance with Subsection F below will not be allowed for
				annual continuing education credit.
3. Proof of attendance, which shall include
				the name of the course, date(s) of attendance, hours attended, and specific
				subjects attended, shall be attached to the annual renewal form. Proof of
				attendance must include verification from the entity providing or sponsoring
				the educational program. However, the actual mediums of videotaped, self-test
				programs with third party grading, and/or self-help instruction, including
				online instruction with third party grading, are limited to five hours per
				fiscal period (July 1 through June 30). The requirement of timely pre-approval
				of the program by the board shall apply.
4. All hours shall be obtained for the
				applicable fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) preceding the renewal period of
				the certificate.
5. Each RVT must
				fulfill his annual educational requirements at his own expense or through a
				sponsoring agency other than the board.
6. Employment at an accredited school or
				college will not be accepted in lieu of performance of the required hours of
				continuing education.
7. Presenters
				of an approved continuing education program may not submit hours for their
				presentation of, or preparation for, the program as continuing
				education.