Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Veterinary Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine [18 VAC 150 ‑ 20]
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3/24/14  4:42 pm
Commenter: Dena Lowther, LVT, VCA SouthPaws

Opposed
 

The way this petition was presented to us, was that the petition to increase CE hours was done solely on the basis that other states have their technicians acquire more hours, therefore, so should VA.  To change a requirement, based on the principal that "another state does it, so we should to", does not seem to be a quality/medical/educational benefit.  Are 2 additional hours/year really going to make a difference?  The technicians who go to CE and want to get extra hours and push themselves to learn more, will certainly do so willingly and on their own.  

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