Current through August 26, 2024
(1) CRITERIA FOR
PROGRAMS 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
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
technology, only those portions of the course that relate to 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
technology.
(b) Enrollment in
graduate or other college level courses pertinent to veterinary technology.
Credit for qualified courses will be approved on the basis of multiplying each
college credit hour by 10.
(c)
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.
(d) 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.
(e) A peer
reviewed publication shall be approved for 5 hours.
(f) Development and presentation of research
findings, scientific workshops, seminars or laboratory demonstrations pertinent
to veterinary technology shall be approved for 5 contact hours each.
(g) Up to 8 hours per biennium shall be
granted for a combination of continuing education hours completed under pars.
(d) to (f), provided the continuing education is published or presented under
the auspices of a provider approved under sub. (4).
(h) On-line, video, audio, correspondence
courses, or other interactive distance learning courses pertinent to veterinary
technology, or to employment as a veterinary technician.
(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).
