IMPORTANT NOTICE
Continuing Education
for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians
2003 Wisconsin Act 103
established continuing education requirements for all veterinarians
and veterinary technicians in the practice of veterinary medicine.
Veterinarians
must now certify at the time of license renewal that they have completed
30 hours of continuing education programs or courses during the preceding
two year period approved by the examining board. Veterinary technicians
must certify completion of at least 15 hours.
Effective
in 2007 the licensing period biennium is from 12/15/odd to 12/14/odd.
The rules specifying
programs and courses that qualify for credit are currently under development.
In the interim, the Board has agreed to accept programs and courses
that are pertinent to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology
as fulfilling the continuing education hours if they are approved
by one of the following providers:
1. A national, regional,
state, or local veterinary medical or veterinary technician association.
2. A state or federal
agency.
3. An accredited
college or university.
4. An association
listed in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or the
National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA)
directory
5. An AVMA
accredited veterinary school or veterinary technician program.
6.
A program approved by the American Association of Veterinary State
Boards (AAVSB) through its Registry of Approved Continuing Education
(RACE) approval program.
Pesticide requirement
: A veterinarian or veterinary technician who is currently certified
for pesticide use, or does not personally use or direct the use of
pesticides and who does not repackage pesticides for use by others
is exempt from the pesticide CE requirement. All others must include
one of the hours of CE in the use, handling, distribution and disposal
of pesticides.
To review Chapter
453 of the Wisconsin Statutes, go to the Department of Regulation
and Licensing website's direct link, http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0453.pdf
