Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
Action Increase in CE hours for veterinary technicians
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 1/29/2016
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12/1/15  5:16 pm
Commenter: Michelle Skinner, LVT, RVT

Increase of CE - I Support it
 

I fully support increasing CE requirements 8 per year.  I am licensed in both Virginia and Maryland (Maryland already requires 24 every 3 years); Virginia currently requires fewer hours than most other states. I feel that in order for Virginia LVTs to remain up to date on topics, appear credible to the public, and remain competitive with other LVT/RVTs in the US, we should have to have 8 hours per year.  An additional 2 hours of CE isn't that difficult to obtain. I would like to see technician/management courses counted towards CE in Virginia, since many techs later move into a managerial position within a hospital.

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