Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LXXXV - Veterinarians › Chapter 12 - Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians › Section LXXXV-1201 - Applications for Certificate of Approval

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Pursuant to
				R.S.
				37:1553, applicants shall submit the
				following items to the board:
1. a completed
				application form approved by the board, which shall be sworn to and subscribed
				before a Louisiana notary public;
2. a current passport-type photograph of the
				applicant;
3. an official copy of a
				birth certificate or a notarized copy of a current driver's license as proof of
				attaining the age of 18 years in order to commence the application process,
				attend the required training course, sit for the certification examination and
				receive certification as a CAET or Lead CAET;
4. an official transcript of the applicant's
				high school records or photocopy of the applicant's high school diploma or GED
				or an official transcript indicating attendance at an institution of higher
				learning;
5. certified scores on
				any previous examinations in animal euthanasia and/or proof of successful
				completion of a board-approved course in animal euthanasia within a three-year
				period;
6. certification by the
				applicant that he has never been convicted, pled guilty or pled nolo contendere
				to either a felony or misdemeanor, other than a minor traffic violation. In the
				event that the applicant is unable to so certify, the board shall require the
				applicant to explain in full and/or provide further documentation;
7. certification that the applicant has never
				had certification as a certified animal euthanasia technician revoked,
				suspended, or denied. In the event that the applicant is unable to so certify,
				the board shall require the applicant to explain in full and/or provide further
				documentation;
8. a list of all
				professional certificates or licenses that the applicant currently holds and/or
				has held;
9. Repealed.
10. a release waiver form to authorize a
				background check regarding the applicant's history with dangerous and/or
				controlled substances to be performed by the Drug Enforcement Administration or
				other law enforcement agency at the board's request. A photostatic copy of the
				applicant's authorization is accepted with the same authorization as the
				original. The background check must be successfully passed, which means that
				the Drug Enforcement Administration or other law enforcement agency has
				indicated to the board that the applicant has no previous criminal convictions
				involving dangerous and/or controlled substances;
11. certification by the applicant that he
				has not violated or been subject to any of the grounds for denial of a
				certificate of approval as listed in
				R.S.
				37:1554;
12. unless otherwise already in possession of
				the board, evidence that the applicant has successfully completed a
				board-approved program in animal euthanasia, which shall include instruction in
				the proper methods of humanely euthanizing animals by injecting legal drugs in
				accordance with rules adopted by the board, in proper security precautions, in
				proper record keeping, and related skills identified by the board.