Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 180 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY › Section 172-180-006 - CONTINUING COMPETENCY

Current through June 17, 2024
On or before the expiration date, individuals holding an
				  active license must complete the following number of hours for professional
				  certification.
(A) Veterinarians - 32
				hours of approved Continuous Competency.
(B) Veterinary Technicians -16 hours of
				approved Continuous Competency.
006.01
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSEE.
As a condition for
				renewal of license, each veterinarian and veterinary technician must complete
				one or a combination of the following continuing competency requirements within
				the renewal period immediately preceding the license renewal date:
006.01(A)
INITIAL OR
				RE-CERTIFICATION.
Initial Board Certification or Re-Certification
				by an AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organization, obtained during the
				renewal period immediately preceding the license renewal date, meets the entire
				requirement for continuing competency for that renewal period.
006.01(B)
PROFESSIONAL
				CERTIFICATION.
Professional Certification, as approved in advance
				by the Board, obtained during the renewal period immediately preceding the
				license renewal date. Professional certification meets the requirement for
				continuing competency according to the number of hours of classwork, study
				time, or other time required to be completed by the practitioner in order to
				obtain the certification, to be determined in advance by the Board.
006.01(C)
REFRESHER
				COURSES.
As approved in advance by the Board, meet the requirement
				for continuing competency according to the number of hours attended.
006.01(D)
IN-SERVICE
				TRAINING.
As approved in advance by the Board, meets the
				requirement for continuing competency according to the number of hours
				attended.
006.01(E)
CLINICAL ROTATIONS.
As approved in advance by the
				Board, meet the requirement for continuing competency according to the number
				of hours attended.
006.01(F)
ACCEPTABLE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Types of
				continuing education programs acceptable for continuing competency credit
				include, but are not limited to:
(i) State,
				National, and District meetings, i.e., a meeting of the Nebraska Veterinary
				Medical Association (NVMA) or a veterinary association in any other state, the
				Nebraska Veterinary Technician Association (NVTA), or a veterinary technician
				association in any other state, the Nebraska Academy of Veterinary Medicine
				(NAVM), the AVMA, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), the
				American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the American Association
				of Swine Practitioners (AASP), the American Association of Laboratory Animal
				Practitioners (AALAP), the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), or any
				satellite organization related to any of the associations listed above.
(1) One hour credit for each hour of
				attendance, and only the portion of such meeting which is applicable to the
				credential holders practice of either veterinary medicine and surgery or
				veterinary technician, can be approved for credit.
(ii) Formal education courses which relate
				directly to the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery or veterinary
				technology.
(1) One hour credit for each hour
				of attendance.
(iii)
				Veterinary and veterinary technology continuing education courses sponsored by
				accredited colleges of veterinary medicine and surgery or veterinary
				technology:
(1) One hour credit for each hour
				of attendance.
(iv) Home
				study courses with a testing mechanism that is scored by the provider or their
				designee. Licensee will be given credit for home study courses for a maximum of
				one quarter of the total number of hours required for each renewal period.
(1) One hour credit for each hour of study;
				no more than one quarter of the total number of hours required for each renewal
				period.
(v) Programs
				approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards Registry of
				Approved Continuing Education (RACE) which are related to the practice of
				veterinary medicine and surgery or veterinary technology.
(1) One hour credit for each hour of
				attendance.
(vi)
				Practice management programs. Licensee will be given credit for practice
				management programs for a maximum of one quarter of the total number of hours
				required for each renewal period.
(1) One hour
				credit for each hour of attendance; no more than one quarter of the total
				number of hours required for each renewal period.
(vii) A presenter may receive credit for only
				the initial presentation during a renewal period. Credit will not be given for
				subsequent presentations of the same program.