Section 2065.6 - School and Degree Program Approval ProcessThe following procedures shall be applicable to a school or degree program applying to the board for initial approval of its registered veterinary technician curriculum in accordance with section 2065 of these rules:
(a) The board shall conduct a qualitative review and assessment of the school's or degree program's registered veterinary technician curriculum through a comprehensive onsite review process, performed by an inspection team impaneled by the board for that purpose.(b) After reviewing the inspection team's evaluation report and recommendations, the board shall take one of the following actions:(1) Grant provisional approval for a period not to exceed two years. An additional two-year provisional approval may be granted by the board for good cause.(2) Disapprove the application.(c) For a school or degree program that does not have AVMA accreditation, but offers a registered veterinary technician curriculum in accordance with section 2065, the board shall not grant full approval until the curriculum has been in operation under provisional approval for at least two years and the board has determined that the curriculum is in full compliance with the provisions of section 2065.(d) For a school or degree program that has AVMA accreditation, if the board grants approval, it shall be full approval.(e) For a school or degree program that has provisional or probationary AVMA accreditation, the board shall grant provisional approval on the same terms as all other schools or degree programs until such time as the AVMA grants full accreditation, at which time the board may grant the school or degree program full approval subject to compliance with section 2064.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 2065.6
1. New section filed 1-19-99; operative 2-18-99 (Register 99, No. 4).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-2-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No. 36). Note: Authority cited: Section 4808, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4841.5 and 4843, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 1-19-99; operative 2-18-99 (Register 99, No. 4).1. New section filed 1-19-99; operative 2-18-99 (Register 99, No. 4).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-2-2014; operative 1/1/2015 (Register 2014, No. 36).