Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Annual Renewal
of License. Pursuant to
R.S.
37:1524, all licenses expire annually on
September 30 of each year and must be renewed by making application for renewal
of license with the board and payment of the annual renewal fee. A complete
application for renewal of license must be submitted to the board or the
license shall be expired. For an application for renewal of license to be
considered complete, the following conditions must be met:
1. application for renewal must be postmarked
by September 30 of the year of application for renewal;
2. full payment of renewal fee must be
submitted;
3. documentation of
compliance with continuing education requirements in accordance with Chapter 4
of this Part must be submitted; and
4. if applicable, late continuing education
fee must be submitted.
B. Renewal of Expired Licenses. A license
which expires may be renewed within five years of the date of its expiration by
submitting an application for renewal which meets the following conditions:
1. application for renewal must be
submitted;
2. full payment of
current renewal fee must be submitted;
3. full payment of delinquent annual renewal
fees must be submitted;
4. full
payment of late fees for delinquent license renewal must be
submitted;
5. documentation of
compliance with continuing education requirements, for the current year and
delinquent years, in accordance with Chapter 4 of this Part must be submitted;
and
6. if applicable, late
continuing education fee must be submitted.
C. Notice
1. A person failing to renew his license
shall receive one notification via certified mail, return receipt requested,
which notification shall be mailed within 10 days after expiration of license.
Such notice will advise that any person who shall practice veterinary medicine
after the expiration of his license and willfully or by neglect fails to renew
such license shall be guilty of practicing in violation of
R.S.
37:1514. Such notice shall also state that
the board may publish the name of any person holding an expired license and
that the board may distribute the name of any person holding an expired license
to agencies which may include, but is not limited to, the Louisiana state
controlled dangerous substances program, the United States Drug Enforcement
Administration, the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United
States Department of Agriculture, drug supply wholesalers, veterinary supply
wholesalers, the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, the Louisiana Board of Wholesale
Drug Distributors, the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, and any other
entity that requests or is entitled to such information.
2. Pursuant to
R.S.
37:1525, after five years have elapsed since
the date of expiration, a license may not be renewed. No later than 60 days
prior to the end of the five-year period, the board shall mail notice via
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person holding such expired
license. Such notice shall state that if the license is not renewed prior to
the end of the five-year period, the license shall be permanently removed from
the board's rolls and that the holder shall be required to make application for
a new license.
D. It is
the duty of the licensee to maintain a current address with the office of the
Board of Veterinary Medicine and to notify the board's office if an annual
re-registration form is not received.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
37:1518 et
seq.
