49 Pa. Code § 31.13 - Licensure renewal
(a)
Licenses expire on November 30 of each even-numbered year, regardless of the
date of issuance. Licenses are renewable for a 2-year period beginning December
1 of each even-numbered year. The fee for biennial renewal is as set forth in
§
31.41 (relating to schedule of
fees). Upon renewing their licenses, licensees will receive a blue 5 x 7 wall
certificate and wallet-size license card which show the next expiration date of
the license.
(b) A licensee who is
also licensed to practice veterinary medicine in another state, territory or
country shall report this information on the biennial registration form.
Disciplinary action taken by the veterinary licensing authority or other
authority that authorizes a licensee to the practice of veterinary medicine or
that is related to veterinary medicine in another state, territory, country or
by a Federal authority in the United States, shall be reported to the Board on
the biennial registration application or within 90 days of final disposition,
whichever is sooner. Criminal convictions shall be reported to the Board on the
biennial registration application or within 90 days of sentencing, including
acceptance into an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, whichever is
sooner.
(c) Licensed veterinarians
who fail to renew their license shall cease from the practice of veterinary
medicine in this Commonwealth on the last day of November of the renewal year.
A licensee who continues to practice on an expired license will be subject to
disciplinary action by the Board. Late fees as prescribed by the Bureau of
Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act (63 P. S. §§
1401-101-1401-501) will be added to the renewal fee of a licensee who practiced
on an expired license. The licensee will be required to pay the current
biennial renewal fee as set forth in §
31.41 and the fees that would have
been paid had the license been maintained in good standing. The licensee will
be required to submit continuing education certificates of attendance for the
current and any past biennial renewal periods during which the licensee
practiced on an expired license.
(d) A licensee whose license to practice
veterinary medicine is expired who did not practice veterinary medicine in this
Commonwealth while the licensee's license was expired may reactivate and renew
the license upon application to and approval of the Board and upon payment of
the current biennial renewal fee as set forth in §
31.41 and submission of
certificates of attendance demonstrating that the licensee has complied with
§
31.15 (related to continuing
education) for the biennial period preceding renewal. The application for
renewal shall also be accompanied by an Affidavit of Non-Practice, verifying
the period of time in which the licensee abstained from the practice of
veterinary medicine in this Commonwealth. A licensee will not be assessed a
late renewal fee under the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee
Act for the preceding biennial periods in which the licensee abstained from the
practice of veterinary medicine in this Commonwealth.
(e) A licensee will be required to reactivate
the license in accordance with section 9 of the act (63 P. S. §
485.9) to resume practicing veterinary
medicine if the licensee practiced veterinary medicine on an expired license in
this Commonwealth or another state, territory or country for more than 5 years
or if the licensee did not practice veterinary medicine for more than 5
years.
Notes
The provisions of this § 31.13 amended under sections 5(2), 8, 11, 18 and 27.1 of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P. S. §§ 485.5(2), 485.8, 485.11, 485.18 and 485.27a).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 43b.21 (relating to schedule of civil penalties-veterinarians and veterinary technicians-statement of policy).
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