Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A list of all fees relating to renewal of a registered
veterinary technician license is listed at Subsection D of 16.25.6.10 NMAC and
at the board's web site: www.nmbvm.org.
A. A veterinary technician's license expires
and is due for renewal each year on the last day of December If a registered
veterinary technician's license lapses and is not renewed within five years,
they must reapply, retake and pass the examination before they can obtain
licensure, NMSA 1978, Section
61-14-12.
B. A registered veterinary technician license
is lapsed if the license renewal is not postal postmarked on or before the
December 31 expiration date.
C.
Registered veterinary technicians shall display at the business location, in
full view of the public, the current year license renewal
certificate.
D. License fees:
(1) initial license fee is prorated from date
of license issue to last day of December;
(2) annual renewal fee - $75;
(3) inactive status - $37.50. Annual
continuing education requirement must be fulfilled and reported;
(4) license reactivation - $50 along with
completed application for reactivation and verification of required annual 8.00
continuing education hours while license in inactive status; and
(5) late renewal penalties:
(a) postal postmarked no later than 30 days
after December 31 expiration date - $25; or
(b) postal postmarked more than 30 days after
December 31 expiration date - $25 plus $5 per day not to exceed $300.
E. Continuing
education.
(1) Each registered veterinary
technician licensed to practice in New Mexico must certify that he has
completed at least eight hours of approved continuing education during the
preceding year The hours will be derived from seminars, short courses, or
scientific programs approved by RACE, AVMA, NAVTA, or sponsored by a veterinary
medical association, veterinary organization, university, or by the board.
There will be no exemptions for age or retirement.
(2) A waiver of delinquent hours may be
granted by the board if a request is made in writing. The hours must be made up
in the next calendar year and is in addition to the current year annual CE
requirement.
(3) Continuing
education hours will be accumulated on an annual basis from January through
December
(4) A maximum of eight
credit hours may be accrued as excess and carried forward to the subsequent
licensing year
(5) A form to be
completed by the registered veterinary technician at the time of annual renewal
will be provided by the board of veterinary medicine.
(6) The burden of proving the validity of the
reported hours lies solely with the registered veterinary technician.
(7) A new licensee must comply with the
continuing education requirement beginning the next full licensure year after
graduation.
(8) In general, CE must
be in the form of contact hours. Credit for non-contact forms of instruction
including online training or articles in printed periodicals is accepted, if
the instruction:
(a) is designed for
veterinary technicians; and
(b)
non-contact hours do not comprise more than half of the annual requirement of
eight CE hours.
