Section 10.03. Continuing education programs and courses.

 

(1)   Criteria for program and course approval. To be approved, a continuing education program or course shall meet the following criteria:

(a) The subject matter of the program or course shall be pertinent to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology.

(b) The program or course sponsor agrees to record registration and furnish a certificate of attendance to each participant.

(2)   Unrelated subject matter. If a continuing education course includes subject matter that is not pertinent to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology, only those portions of the course that relate to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology will qualify as continuing education under this chapter.

(3)   Modalities and methods of delivery. Modalities and methods of delivery of continuing education programs acceptable to the board include one or more of the following:

(a) Attendance at a scientific workshop, seminar, or laboratory demonstration pertinent to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology.

(c) Enrollment in graduate or other college level courses pertinent to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology. Credit for qualified courses will be approved on the basis of multiplying each college credit hour by 10.

(d) Enrollment in an internship, residency or certification program approved by a veterinary specialty organization recognized by the AVMA or in an AVMA accredited veterinary school.

(e) Authorship or co-authorship of a published work, such as review articles, abstracts, presentations, proceedings, book chapters, and web-based continuing education materials shall be approved for 5 hours each.

(f) A peer reviewed publication shall be approved for 5 hours.

(g) Development and presentation of research findings, scientific workshops, seminars or laboratory demonstrations pertinent to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology shall be approved for 5 contact hours each.

(h) Up to 15 hours per biennium for veterinarians and up to 8 hours per biennium for veterinary technicians shall be granted for a combination of continuing education hours completed under pars. (e) to (g) , provided the continuing education is published or presented under the auspices of a provider approved under sub. (4) .

(j) On-line, video, audio, correspondence courses, or other interactive distance learning courses pertinent to veterinary medicine or veterinary technology, or to employment as a veterinarian or veterinary technician, as appropriate.

(4)   Approved program providers. Subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in subs. (1) to (3) , the board shall approve attendance at and completion of one or more continuing education programs approved by any one of the following approved program providers as fulfilling the continuing education hours required under this chapter:

(a) A national, regional, state, or local veterinary medical or veterinary technician association.

(b) A federal or state agency.

(c) An accredited college or university.

(d) An association listed in the AVMA or the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America directory.

(e) An AVMA accredited veterinary school or veterinary technician program.

(f) A program approved by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards through its Registry of Approved Continuing Education approval program.

(g) A foreign veterinary medical or veterinary technician association, an accredited college or university, or a governmental agency that is, as determined by the board, comparable to a program provider listed under pars. (a) to (f) .

History: Cr. Register, February, 1992, No. 434 , eff. 3-1-92; am. Register, December, 1998 , No 516, eff. 1-1-99; CR 04-125 : r. and recr. Register August 2005 No. 596 , eff. 9-1-05; CR 07-051 : cr. (4) (g) Register October 2008 No. 634 , eff. 11-1-08; CR 15-062 : r. (3) (b), (i) Register March 2016 No. 723 , eff. 4-1-16.