Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LXXXV - Veterinarians
Chapter 4 - Continuing Education
Section LXXXV-403 - Continuing Education Requirements

A. A minimum of 20 actual hours is required each fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) as a prerequisite for annual renewal of a license; however, a maximum of 10 hours shall be earned for each fiscal period (July 1 to June 30) through online participation as defined in LAC 46:LXXXV.400.

B. A continuing veterinary education program accepted by another state's regulatory board of veterinary medicine, a governmental entity, and/or AAVSB, as well as those programs sponsored by AVMA accredited schools of veterinary medicine and/or any professional associations recognized by the board; however, any other programs and/or their participants, including in-house programs, shall be submitted to the board for pre-approval of the units or hours of continuing education in accordance with LAC 46:LXXXV.409.A.3 and 4, respectively;

C. The 20-hour requirement for annual renewal of a license may be taken in any combination of the following board-approved programs regarding subject matter content: clinical, alternative, regulatory, practice management, and/or research; however, online participation hours are limited to the 10-hour maximum set forth in Subsection A. of this Section.

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E. All hours shall be obtained in the 12 months preceding the renewal period of the license. Hours taken prior to the 12-month continuing education period shall not be accepted. Hours taken after the beginning of the renewal period shall be considered late and shall require payment of a late fee and possible fine as set forth in §411.B Hours submitted late, if accepted by the board in accordance with §413 D, cannot be applied to other renewal periods.

F. Employment at an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine will not be accepted in lieu of completion of the required continuing education hours.

G. Presenters of approved continuing education programs may not submit hours for their presentation of, or preparation for, the program as continuing education hours.