Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE)


A licensee shall earn the required hours of acceptable continuing education during the renewal year immediately preceding the licensee's application for license renewal. CE earned during your birth month is accepted, as long as the CE was completed before you renew your licenseCE obtained before receiving your license does not count towards your annual requirement. New licensees are not required to obtain any CE the first year of licensure. The Authority to Practice letter that we mailed to you will outline this policy in further detail. See Rule 573.64

 

Note: Please do not upload CE documents to your portal when renewing. Keep hard copies or electronic copies of your certificates for 4 years in case you are required to produce them for an audit.

 

DVMs

DVMs are required to obtain 17 hours of continuing education annually. For types of acceptable CE, see Rule 573.65. It is your responsibility to make sure the continuing education you take is acceptable. See link below for Approved Associations and Societies.

As stated in the Texas Occupations Code, veterinarians are required “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." See 801.307. These two hours should be counted as part of the 17 required hours for that year.

 

LVTs

LVTs are required to obtain 10 hours of continuing education annually. For types of acceptable CE, see Rule 573.65. It is your responsibility to make sure the continuing education you take is acceptable. See link below for Approved Associations and Societies.

 

EDPs

EDPs are required to obtain 6 hours of continuing education annually.

Acceptable CE for Equine Dental Providers is defined as continuing education seminars that are sponsored or co-sponsored by the Internal Association of Equine Dentistry (IAED). For more information, please see their website: http://iaedonline.com.

The Equine Dental Providers of America are now sponsoring acceptable CE. For details, please see their website: www.EDPAonline.org.

 

Failure to meet the continuing education requirement is grounds for disciplinary action. See Rule 573.66. 

 

Approved Opioid and Controlled Substances Courses for TBVME

  1. 1. Texas A@M Veterinary Opioids On-Demand Course
  2. 2. University of Illinois- Safe Prescription of Opioids in Veterinary Care
  3. 3. Gulf Coast Specialists- Opioid Course
  4. 4. Drip Learning Technologies Course Opioid 411
  5. 5. AVLS-Babcock Opioid Animal and Vet Legal Services-A One Health Approach to Opioid Crisis
  6. 6. Vet Med Team-Controlled Substance Management in Vet Medicine Program# 769259
  7. 7. IntroVet- Opioids: Safety, Storage and Responsible Pain Management
  8. 8. Jan Woods Controlled Substance 101 askjanforhelp.com
  9. 9. TBVME/DEA OPIOID Course: This course must be taught by agents from TBVME/DEA
  10. 10. Med Vet-The ABCs of Controlled Substance in Vet Medicine need parts 1-3 to get full credit
  11. 11. Auburn University -Vet Pharmacy Law Review-Opioid Crisis and aid in Prevention and Diversion
  12. 12. Brief Media/Plumb’s Opioids and Controlled Substances: Opioid Crisis and the Veterinarian
  13. 13. Oklahoma State 2024 Opioid CE-Opioids and Controlled Substances for Vets and Regulatory Aspects of Veterinary Medicine

 

The following information is provided to assist both CE Providers and Veterinarians in complying with the CE requirements:

Approved Associations or Societies

General CE Table

Record Keeping CE

Sample CE Certificate

Continuing Education Provider Requirements

Veterinary Continuing Education Tracking (VCET)

 

Note for CE Providers: If you would like to offer CE Classes, Seminars or Workshops for DVMs, LVTs or both, you must submit an application and a fee to TBVME. See applications below for fee amounts. All CE approvals require a minimum of 10 business days to process, from the date of submission, so please submit all CE approval requests AT LEAST 10 business days before the course for appropriate consideration.

 

Standard of Review for CE Applications

DVM Continuing Education Application for Providers

LVT Continuing Education Application for Providers

EDP Continuing Education Application for Providers

 

If you have questions about continuing education, please contact the licensing division at 512-305-7555 or licensing@veterinary.texas.gov