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Committee approves veterinary CE updates, boosts tech requirements to 12 hours
Summary
The committee approved regulations allowing interactive live online continuing education and raised veterinary technician CE from 10 to 12 hours every two years; the board will also be able to grant CE extensions or exemptions for medical or extraordinary circumstances.
The House committee approved proposed amendments from the South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners that permit interactive live online continuing education, clarify how veterinary technicians earn CE hours, and increase the technician requirement from 10 to 12 hours every two years. Amy Holloman, board executive, said the increase followed a request from the South Carolina Association of Veterinary Technicians and that many courses are available online at low or no cost through recognized approval systems such as RACE.
Holloman also told lawmakers the board would gain authority to grant temporary CE extensions or exemptions for licensees experiencing medical or other extraordinary circumstances. "This would give the board the ability to grant an extension of like that," she said, describing a licensee undergoing cancer treatment who needed more time to meet requirements. The committee moved and approved the regulation by voice vote.
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