Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 811 - Veterinary Medicine Board › Chapter 11 - Continuing Education › Rule 811-11.1 - Continuing Education Necessary for a Veterinary Licensee

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Within the last three licensing years,
			 each licensee is to complete at least 60 hours of continuing education in
			 courses approved by the board as a condition for license renewal. The licensee
			 has financial responsibility for the cost of continuing education. These credit
			 hours may be obtained by attending board-approved scientific or practice
			 management seminars and meetings on the basis of one credit hour for each hour
			 of attendance. Attendance at any approved national, state or regional meeting
			 or RACE-approved meeting will be acceptable. One hour of credit may be approved
			 for local meetings where a scientific paper is presented. Credit for qualified
			 graduate college courses may be approved on the basis of multiplying each
			 college credit hour by 10, to a maximum of 30 hours during any one triennial
			 license period. A maximum of 30 hours during any one triennial license period
			 of continuing education may be achieved by completion of approved distance
			 education courses. A maximum of 20 hours of continuing education during any one
			 triennial license period may be achieved by completion of approved practice
			 management courses.
(2) To qualify
			 for license renewal, each licensee is to obtain the 60 credit hours between
			 July 1 of the year the license was issued and June 30 of the following third
			 year. Continuing education credits in excess of 60 hours for any three-year
			 license period may be carried over to the next triennial license period, but
			 the total number of credit hours carried over cannot exceed 20 hours.
(3) A recent graduate is exempt from meeting
			 continuing education requirements at the time of original licensure and for the
			 first year of practice. For the purpose of this rule, "recent graduate" means a
			 person who has graduated from an accredited or approved school of veterinary
			 medicine, or received a certificate from the ECFVG or PAVE no more than three
			 years prior to application for licensure. If a recent graduate is licensed
			 during the first year of the triennial license period, the licensee needs to
			 complete 40 hours of continuing education for the first license renewal. If a
			 recent graduate is licensed during the second year of the triennial license
			 period, the licensee needs to complete 20 hours of continuing education for the
			 first license renewal. If a recent graduate is licensed during the third year
			 of the triennial license period, the licensee is exempt from meeting continuing
			 education requirements for the first license renewal.
(4) Completion of the continuing education
			 requirement will be reported to the secretary of the board, on a form provided
			 by the board, at the time of license renewal. The form is to be signed by the
			 licensee and be accompanied by renewal application and the proper renewal
			 fee.
(5) The board may waive
			 continuing education requirements for qualifying military service personnel
			 upon request.