Section 638.041 - Prerequisites for renewal of license; effect of noncompliance1. As a prerequisite for each renewal of his or her license to practice veterinary medicine or to practice veterinary medicine as a diplomate licensed pursuant to NRS 638.105, a licensee must complete:(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), at least 40 hours of continuing education approved by the Board, not more than 20 hours of which may be completed in distance learning or correspondence courses, during the 24-month period immediately preceding the beginning of the new period of licensing; or(b) If his or her license was issued on or after October 1 of the immediately preceding even-numbered year, at least 20 hours of continuing education approved by the Board, not more than 10 hours of which may be completed in distance learning or correspondence courses, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the beginning of the new period of licensing. 2. As a prerequisite for each renewal of his or her license to practice as a veterinary technician, a licensed veterinary technician must complete: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), at least 20 hours of continuing education approved by the Board, not more than 10 hours of which may be completed in distance learning or correspondence courses, during the 24-month period immediately preceding the beginning of the new period of licensing; or(b) If his or her license was issued on or after October 1 of the immediately preceding even-numbered year, at least 10 hours of continuing education approved by the Board, not more than 5 hours of which may be completed in distance learning or correspondence courses, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the beginning of the new period of licensing.3. A licensee who does not comply with the requirements of this section may be subject to disciplinary action.Nev. Admin. Code § 638.041
Added to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs, eff. 3-19-86; A 11-26-96; R115-99, 12-7-99; R069-01, 10-12-2001; R130-04, 1-26-2005; R074-06, 6-28-2006; R072-09, 4-20-2010; R116-10, 12-30-2011, eff. 1-1-2012; A by R063-13, eff. 6/23/2014; A by R074-21A, eff. 9/8/2022NRS 638.070, as amended by section 10 of Assembly Bill No. 200, chapter 186, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 875