New York Veterinarian & Veterinary Technician CE Requirements
Find the latest New York continuing education (CE) requirements for veterinarians and veterinary technicians. Review renewal schedules, required CE hours, online CE options, required subjects, and New York State Board for Veterinary Medicine information.
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Veterinarians
Next Renewal Date: Varies by individual registration period
Renewal Frequency: Every 3 years
Total Required CE: 45 hours every 3 years
Required Subjects: At least 2 hours during each three-year registration period must address the use, misuse, documentation, safeguarding, and prescribing of controlled substances. No more than 22.5 of the 45 required hours may be completed through self-instructional coursework.
Allowed Online: Online CE is permitted. Up to 22.5 hours may be completed through self-instructional coursework, including qualifying on-demand courses. Live online instruction that allows participants to communicate and interact with the instructor and other students is not considered self-instructional. ZukuCE is an NYSED-approved and RACE-approved CE provider, offering live interactive courses that can count toward the non-self-instructional requirement and qualifying on-demand courses that can be used within New York’s 22.5-hour self-instructional limit.
Interactive Required: At least 22.5 hours must be completed through CE that is not self-instructional. Qualifying live instruction may be completed in person or remotely.
Record Retention: Keep CE records for at least 6 years from the date the CE activity was completed. Records must document the course or activity, subject, CE hours, sponsor, attendance or participation, and date and location.
Audit Information: Licensees affirm compliance when renewing rather than routinely submitting CE documentation. NYSED conducts random audits and requires proof of CE compliance from licensees selected for audit.
Additional Information: New licensees are exempt from CE during their first three-year registration period. Veterinarians may also earn up to 3 CE hours through qualifying free spay/neuter services and related follow-up care, subject to NYSED requirements.
Licensed Veterinary Technicians
Next Renewal Date: Varies by individual registration period
Renewal Frequency: Every 3 years
Total Required CE: 24 hours every 3 years
Required Subjects: At least 2 hours during each three-year registration period must address the use, misuse, documentation, safeguarding, and prescribing of controlled substances. No more than 12 of the 24 required hours may be completed through self-instructional coursework.
Allowed Online: Online CE is permitted. Up to 12 hours may be completed through self-instructional coursework, including qualifying on-demand courses. Live online instruction that allows participants to communicate and interact with the instructor and other students is not considered self-instructional. ZukuCE is an NYSED-approved and RACE-approved CE provider, offering live interactive courses that can count toward the non-self-instructional requirement and qualifying on-demand courses that can be used within New York’s 12-hour self-instructional limit.
Interactive Required: At least 12 hours must be completed through CE that is not self-instructional. Qualifying live instruction may be completed in person or remotely.
Record Retention: Keep CE records for at least 6 years from the date the CE activity was completed. Records must document the course or activity, subject, CE hours, sponsor, attendance or participation, and date and location.
Audit Information: Licensees affirm compliance when renewing rather than routinely submitting CE documentation. NYSED conducts random audits and requires proof of CE compliance from licensees selected for audit.
Additional Information: New licensees are exempt from CE during their first three-year registration period.
New York State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Address: 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234-1000
Phone Number: (518) 474-3817, Press 1 then ext. 210