Section VE 1.30 - Continuing education; requirements(1)(a) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), a veterinarian shall complete at least 30 hours of continuing education pertinent to veterinary medicine in each biennial renewal period. The 30 hours of continuing education shall include at least 25 hours of continuing education that relates to scientific topics pertinent to veterinary medicine.(b) All 30 continuing education hours in this subsection shall be documented. A minimum of 25 hours of continuing education shall be documented by an approved continuing education provider.(c) A continuing education hour shall consist of 50 minutes of contact time.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an applicant who applies to renew a license that expires on the first expiration date after the initial issuance of the license.(3) The board may waive the requirements, under sub. (1), if it finds that exceptional circumstances, such as prolonged illness, disability, or other similar circumstances, have prevented an applicant from meeting the requirements. (4) Continuing education hours shall be completed during the preceding 2-year licensure period.(5) To obtain credit for completion of continuing education hours, a licensee shall, at the time of each renewal, sign a statement saying that the licensee has completed, during the preceding 2-year licensure period, the continuing education programs required under sub. (1). (6) A veterinarian who fails to complete the continuing education requirements by the renewal date shall not practice as a veterinarian until the license is renewed.(7) For auditing purposes, every veterinarian shall maintain records of continuing education hours for at least 5 years from the date the certification statement required under sub. (5) is signed. The board may audit for compliance by requiring a veterinarian to submit evidence of compliance to the board for the biennium immediately preceding the biennium in which the audit is performed. Documentation of completion of continuing education hours shall include one of the following: (a) A certificate of attendance from an approved course provider.(b) A grade report or transcript from an accredited college or university.(c) A copy of a published work authored or co-authored by the licensee.(d) A copy of a meeting syllabus, announcement, abstract or proceeding for a presentation.(e) A signed document from an internship or residency institution certifying enrollment in a program.Wis. Admin. Code Veterinary Examining Board VE 1.30
Adopted by, CR 21-062: cr. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8/1/2022