Vermont Veterinarian CE Requirements
Find the latest Vermont continuing education (CE) requirements for veterinarians. Review renewal schedules, CE hours, online CE options, and Vermont Board of Veterinary Medicine information.
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Veterinarians
Next Renewal Date: Varies by individual license expiration date
Renewal Frequency: Every 2 years
Total Required CE: 24 hours every 2 years
Required Subjects: No specific mandatory subject is identified. CE activities must be relevant to the licensee's professional practice and oriented toward evidence-based practice or improvement of technical skills.
Allowed Online: All required CE may be completed online. Vermont recognizes synchronous virtual CE as equivalent to live, in-person training. Qualifying ZukuCE courses may be used toward Vermont’s CE requirement.
Interactive Required: None specified. Synchronous virtual CE is recognized as live, in-person training under Vermont law.
Record Retention: 4 years. Veterinarians must retain completion certificates for courses and appropriate documentation or logs for other professional learning activities.
Audit Information: The Board may audit CE compliance at any time. Veterinarians attest to completing the required professional learning activities when renewing their licenses.
Additional Information: Express Board approval of individual learning opportunities is not required under the current rules. Licensees are responsible for selecting relevant professional learning activities that improve their veterinary practice and maintaining appropriate documentation.
Veterinary Technicians
Next Renewal Date: N/A
Total Required CE: No state-mandated CE requirement.
Additional Information: Vermont does not currently license or register veterinary technicians through the Vermont Board of Veterinary Medicine. Therefore, there is no state license renewal or state-mandated CE requirement for veterinary technicians.
Vermont State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Website: sos.vermont.gov/veterinary-medicine
Address: 89 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone Number: (802) 828-1505