49 Pa. Code § 31.40 - Continuing education provider approval
(a) The Board will approve without
application to the Board and the fee required under §
31.41 (relating to schedule of
fees), continuing education courses offered by the following providers so long
as the programs are specifically designed to increase the skills, knowledge and
competency of certified veterinary technicians:
(1) The American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA).
(2) Approved
schools.
(3) Allied organizations
of the AVMA.
(4) Major regional
veterinary organizations approved by the AVMA.
(5) The Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical
Association and its constituent associations.
(6) Other states' veterinary medical
associations.
(7) The Veterinary
Technicians and Assistants Association of Pennsylvania (VTAAP).
(8) Specialty boards of the AVMA.
(9) Providers listed on the Registry of
Approved Continuing Education (RACE) of the American Association of Veterinary
State Boards (AAVSB) to offer courses for certified veterinary
technicians.
(10) The Department of
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences,
Pennsylvania State University.
(b) Continuing education courses which are
offered by providers not covered under subsection (a) shall receive prior
approval of the Board. An application for approval of continuing education
programs may be obtained from the Administrative Office of the Board, Post
Office Box 2649, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2649, (717) 783-1389. A request
for approval shall be filed with the Board at least 60 days prior to the date
of the proposed program, and shall be accompanied by the fee required by §
31.41.
(c) Organizations approved under subsections
(a) and (b) shall provide certification of attendance to the certified
veterinary technician which includes the name of the sponsor, the name of the
licensee, the title of the course, the date of the course, the number of credit
hours and the signature of the person authenticating attendance. Organizations
approved under subsection (b) shall also provide the Pennsylvania approval
number.
(d) Instructors of
continuing education programs may include:
(1) Members of the faculties of approved
schools.
(2) Licensed doctors of
veterinary medicine in this Commonwealth or in another state who are not
faculty members of those schools covered under paragraph (1) if, by virtue of
their professional activities and achievements in a particular field, the
doctors are recognized by the Board as qualified to speak on subjects of
pertinent value to veterinary technicians.
(3) Other lecturers or instructors who are
not licensed to practice veterinary medicine, if the Board determines that they
are qualified to speak upon a subject which will be of value to the
profession.
(e) A resume
of the qualifications of instructors of continuing education programs under
subsection (d)(3) shall be included with the application for approval of
continuing education programs. This subsection does not apply to providers
enumerated under subsection (a).
Notes
The provisions of this § 31.40 amended under sections 3(10)(viii), 5(2), 8, 11, 18 and 27.1 of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P.S. §§ 485.3(10)(viii), 485.5(2), 485.8, 485.11, 485.18 and 485.27a).
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