Tex.
Occ. Code Section 801.307
Continuing Education
(a)
The board by rule shall establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine or work as a licensed veterinary technician. The board shall require six hours of continuing education annually to renew an equine dental provider license.(a-1)
The board shall require a veterinarian to complete two hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine.(a-1)
The board by rule shall require a veterinarian to complete two hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine.(b)
The board may:(1)
establish general categories of continuing education that meet the needs of license holders;(2)
require a license holder to successfully complete continuing education courses; and(3)
for a license valid for two years, provide a one year or two year period for the completion of continuing education.(c)
The board may require a license holder who does not complete the required number of hours of continuing education in a period to make up the missed hours in a later period. Hours required to be made up in a later period are in addition to the hours normally required to be completed in that period.
Source:
Section 801.307 — Continuing Education, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm#801.307
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).