Important  to  Know

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All Veterinarians must have 20 hours continuing education logged prior to renewing his/her license.

All Registered Veterinary Technicians must have 12 hours continuing education logged prior to renewing his/her license.

As a reminder, as part of your CE requirement, both, Veterinarians and Registered Veterinary Technicians must have 2 hours of continuing education on the opioid abuse problem included in their continuing education.

In response to the current COVID-19 Pandemic, the NCVMB has suspended the requirement that only 10 hours of CE may be obtained via online learning. Therefore, for the year 2020 ONLY, Veterinarians and Registered Veterinary Technicians may obtain their CE completely online/virtually (both interactive and non-interactive) if necessary, to complete their requirement.

NEW GRAD EXEMPTION: You are exempt from CE requirements for your FIRST renewal cycle if you graduate the same year you become licensed / registered in North Carolina.

Announcement re: 2021 Renewal
All on-line CE will be accepted

March 13, 2020
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
CE & Telemedicine (Practice of Veterinary Medicine) Update
See update re: on-line CE below - April 6th

March 18, 2020
COVID-19: The Practice of Veterinary Medicine in North Carolina

March 20, 2020
COVID-19 RECOMMENDATIONS: VCPR, PPE, Appropriate Exams

March 26, 2020
Stay at Home Mandate - Essential Business

COVID-19: Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship and Telemedicine

PPEs: Urgent request from Senator Bill Rabon, DVM

Board Office Closed to the Public

Important COVID-19 Update from the Department of Agriculture

March 30, 2020
Memo from NC State Veterinarian

March 31, 2020
COVID-19 FAQ: Essential Services, Client Records & Rabies Vaccines

April 6, 2020
All On-line CE Accepted for 2020

May 8, 2020
Transition to Phase-1

November 13, 2020
All on-line CE Accepted for 2021

DHHS REQUIRED REPORTING OF CONTROLLED DRUGS
Began June 3, 2019  Read more...
1. Veterinarian Dispenser Guide
2. Quick Reference Guide
3. MODULE-1: Registration Login & Add New Users
4. MODULE-2: Data Submission

DHHS E-mail: NCCSRS@dhhs.nc.gov
DHHS Phone: 855.962.4767

Create Reporting Account
(Additional users may be added to the account to share in the reporting responsibility.) Once registered, please upload data electronically. Many utilize the online 'UCF Submission' tab in PMP Clearinghouse to enter dispensations or, if they can create files in the ASAP format, your software vendor can walk you through utilizing other upload methods like 'Secure FTP'.

DHHS Radiation Protection Memo
Registrant Requirement to Verify Service Provider Registration

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Two (2) hours of Continuing Education on the 'abuse of controlled substances' will be required per renewal cycle; these 2 hours are included in the total number of CE hours. This requirement includes both veterinarians and technicians.

The Opioid Epidemic: What Veterinarians Need to Know
(US Food & Drug Administration)

STOP Act
G. S. 90-106. Prescriptions and Labling
Prescription Limitations on Pain: Acute | Post-Op | Chronic

Regulators Notify Industry re: CBD Products in the Marketplace

Veterinary License

• Expires annually
• RENEWAL STATUS:
  1. ACTIVE until December 31st
  2. ACTIVE/IMPENDING from January 1st - January 31st
  3. ACTIVE/LATE from February 1st - February 29th
  4. REVOKED on March 1st
• CONTINUING EDUCATION: Proof of twenty (20) hours required each year - Ten (10) on-line hours of training will be accepted during each renewal, however, five (5) of those hours will need to be 'interactive'. Minumum CE Standards .0206
  
  
  
  

Veterinary Technician Registration

• Expires biennially (every 2 years) at the end of the year; renewal time is dependent upon the initial year of registration
• RENEWAL STATUS:
  1. ACTIVE until December 31st
  2. ACTIVE/IMPENDING from January 1st - January 31st
  3. ACTIVE/LATE from February 1st - February 29th
  4. REVOKED on March 1st
• CONTINUING EDUCATION: Proof of twelve (12) hours required every two (2) years - Six (6) on-line hours of training will be accepted during each renewal, however, three (3) of those hours will need to be 'interactive'.
  Minumum CE Standards .0206

STOP Act
Effective: January 1, 2018
§ 90-106. Prescriptions and labeling.
(a3) Limitation on Prescriptions Upon Initial Consultation for Acute Pain.
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