Regulatory Bulletins

Fall 2024
Inside this issue: Practice of Veterinary Medicine by Out of State Veterinarians in Counties Affected by Tropical Storm Helene | Veterinary Facility Permits/Boarding Kennel Permits (Update)

Summer 2024
Inside this issue: Veterinary Facility Permits / Boarding Kennel Permits to go into effect in 2025

Fall 2023
Inside this issue: It's Time For License Renewal | Veterinary Practice Act and Veterinary Technician Regulation | NC Veterinary Practice Act: Levels of Supervison for RVT's and Assistants | Facility Inspection Update | NCVMB Legislative Update (Facility Permit & Continuing Education)

Summer 2023
Inside this issue: New Board Member: Dr. Edward Faulkner | Veterinary Prescription Information from the NC Pharmacy Board | NC Veterinary Practice Act: Levels of Supervision | DEA: Opioid Training Course | New Veterinary Facility Inspector: Dr. Andrew Horne

Spring 2023
Inside this issue: About the Board (2017 - 2022 Accomplishments) | Continuing Education Requirements (FYI: Entering Your Continuing Education for Renewal Purposes; For Your Renewal at the end of 2023; For Future Renewals) | Veterinary Facility Inspections... Know What to Expect | DEA Requirement - Employee Screening: | NC Tick Identification Program Announcment

Fall 2022
Inside this issue: Verifying Veterinary Licenses (It is essential for employers to verify the license/registration of new hires) | NCVMB License and Registration Renewal Opens November 1, 2022 | Continuing Education Requrements | Emergency Veterinary Regulations in the NC Veterinary Practice Act | DEA Requirement - Employee Screening

Summer 2022
Inside this issue: NCVMB Position Statement "Veterinary Specialist Definition" | What Are the Position Statements of the Board | NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse: Xylazine | TAKE OUR SURVEY: Assessment of Hazardous Drug Handling in North Carolina | Be Careful... Use of Heating Pads | Verifying Veterinary Licenses (It is important for employers to verify the license/registration of new hires) | Legible Medical Records

April 2022
Inside this issue: The Importance of Good Medical Records "If it's not in the medical record, it didn't happen." | Facility Inspection results are available to the public on-line! | Take our Survey - Assessment of Hazardous Drug Handling in North Carolina | Be Careful... Use of Heating Pads | Verifying Veterinary Licenses (It is important for employers to verify the license/registration of new hires) | Are you screening the individuals who have access to your Controlled Substances???

December 2021
Inside this issue: President's Letter: Social Media & Professionalism | New Southeastern Veterinary Inspector named: Dr. Majorie McFetridge | Controlled Substances Reporting System (CSRS) Utilization Project | Renewal Reminder!!!!! | Announcement for the 2022 Continuing Educatiotn Requirement for the 2023 Renewal | Verifying Veterinary Licenses | NCVMB Response to ElleVet's Letter Regarding CBDs

October 2021
Inside this issue: Employment Opportunity: NCVMB Inspector | New Board Members: Mr. Tim Gold & Dr. Mike Martin | DEA is Implementing Mandatory Use of Single Sheet DEA 222 Order Form | Controlled Substances Reporting System (CSRS) Utilization Project | Announcement for the 2022 Continuing Education Requirement for the 2023 Renewal - A return to the pre-Covid requirements | Dr. Doug Meckes, State Veterinarian, Retires

June 2021
Inside this issue: Congratulations to the NCSU-CVM Class of 2021 | The Future of Curbside | Controlled Substances Reporting System (CSRS) Utilization Project | Widespread Shortage In Go-To Euthanasia Drug Creates Challenges for Veterinarians

March 2021
Inside this issue: DVMs: Expanding the Covid-19 Vaccination Workforce | NCPHP Impaired Veterinary Scholarship Fund | The Jurisdiction of Boarding Kennels in NC |NCVMB Facility Inspections: Covid 19 | Important: CE Requirements for 2021!

December 2020
Inside this issue: The Veterinary 12 Days of Christmas | Did you know that the Veterinary Practice Act defines Technicians (RVTs) and other veterinary employees (vet assistants) with different levels of duties? | Facility Inspection results are now available to the public on-line! | Facility Inspections: Covid 19 | NCVMB Inspector's Territory | Important: the use of the term Veterinary Technician | Important: CE Requirements for 2021! | New NCVMB Board Member: Dr. Allen Cannedy | NC Pork Council Challenge!

September 2020
Inside this issue: Important: the use of the term Veterinary Technician | Facility Inspection results will be available to the public on-line! | Facility Inspections: Covid 19 | NCVMB Inspector's Territory | Notes from the NCVMB Inspectors | New NCVMB Board Member: Dr. Allen Cannedy

June 2020
Inside this issue: Important: the use of the term Veterinary Technician | Facility Inspection results will be available to the public on-line! | Facility Inspections: Covid 19 | NCVMB Inspector's Territory | FAQs: Veterinary Facilties and Corporations | North Carolina Veterinary Response Corps

March 2020
Inside this issue: NCVMB Facebook Page | INSPECTION: You may be inspected by the DEA, NC DHHS and/or NC Department of Radiation | Facility Inspection results will be available to the public on-line! | Dr. Kelly Jeffer is the new NCVMB Facility Inspector for Eastern NC | Take Our Survey - From Dr. Carl Williams, State Public Health Veterinarian | MEDICAL RECORD: Could your veterinary records get you in trouble?

December 2019
Inside this issue: It's Renewal Time | INSPECTION: You may be inspected by the DEA, NC DHHS and/or NC Department of Radiation | Renewal: You may be audited | NCVMB Employment Opportunity (Facility Inspector for Eastern NC) | Stress and Substance Abuse in the Veterinary Profession | OSHA and the Veterinary Profession

September 2019
Inside this issue: From the NCVMB Website | Veterinary Reporting of Dispensed Controlled Drugs | NCVMB Facebook Page | INSPECTION: You may be inspected by the DEA, NC DHHS and/or NC Department of Radiation | North Carolina Veterinary Response Corps | Radiology Complaince Branch - Division of Health Service Regulation/NC Department of Health and Human Services | Employment Opportunity (position to be available June 30, 2020) | NCVMB Facility Inspection Information | Donating Expired Drugs - It is legal only if the drug has not reached its expiration date | DEA Requirement - Employee Screening

June 2019
Inside this issue: From the NCVMB Website | What CE will fulfill the new requirement for "abuse of controlled substances"? | Stabilize Patients Prior to their Transfer | NCVMB FACEBOOK Page | Radiology Compliance Branch Division of Health Service Regulation/NC Department of Health and Human Services | Veterinary Practitioner's Guide to DEA Security Requirements | NC Department of Agriculture: State Vet Encourages Livestock Owners to Vaccinate Before Peak Rabies Season | Workplace Solutions

March 2019
Inside this issue: From the NCVMB Website | What CE will fulfill the new requirement for "abuse of controlled substances"? | NCVMB FACEBOOK Page | The Opioid Epidemic: What Veterinarians Need to Know | Examples of CE that satisfies the Opioid requirement | NC Department of Agriculture: CBDs

December 2018
Inside this issue: From the NCVMB Website | NCVMB Facebook Page | What CE will fulfill the new requirement for 'abuse of controlled substances'? | Controlled Drugs Stolen from NC Mobile Veterinary Vehicle | What are the most common Facility Inspection Violations? | This is a great profession! | Disposal of Controlled Substances | North Carolina Approved Reverse Distributors

September 2018
Inside this issue: From the NCVMB Website | NCVMB Facebook Page | Visit our Inspectors at the Upcoming NCVC Conference in Downtown Raleigh Convention Center November 2nd - 4th | New NCVMB Board Member Dr. Azure Holland | New NCVMB Veterinary Inspector (Central Region) Dr. Nicolette Peer | Which Schedule... Which Drug? | Top Five Causes of Client Complaints

June 2018
Inside this issue: Join Our Team | Reportable Diseases 02 NCAC 52C .0603 | Disposal of Controlled Substances | North Carolina Approved Reverse Distributors | Animal Rabies Vaccination Regulations | Radiology Compliance Branch - Division of Health Service Regulations \ NC DHHS

March 2018
Inside this issue: From the NCVMB website (FAQs) - Maintaining / Ownership of Patient Records | NCVMB Facebook Page | NC Veterinary Practice Act - 'Veterinary Technician' | Anesthesia Monitoring... it's more than visual observation | Necropsy (offer pet owners the option if the unexpected occurs) | Prescribing Controlled Drugs (for the patient... not the owner)

December 2017
Inside this issue: Renewal is Open! | NCVMB Facebook Page | HB 243 - The STOP Act of 2017 | Veterinary Mental Health Practitioners Group

September 2017
Inside this issue: New Software at the NCVMB | HB 243 - The STOP (Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention) Act of 2017 | NCVMB Facebook Page | Veterinary Facility Inspection Update | Renewal/Application Question: Convictions/Misdemeanors/Disciplinary Actions?

June 2017
Inside this issue: What is a Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship? | Veterinary Technician vs. Employee/Assistant | DEA Requirements: Can I now legally store my controlled substances permanently in my vehicle's storage unit? | Veterinary Practitioners' Guide to DEA Recordkeeping | Veterinary Guide to Better Client Communication

March 2017
Inside this issue: Rules Regarding Veterinary Technicians & Veterinary Employees | DEA Requirements: Recordkeeping Requirements | Top Ten Most Frequent NC Radiology Violations | Veterinary Practitioners' Guide to DEA Security Requirements |Top 6 NCVMB Facility Violations in 2016 | Your Medical Records & Client Financial Constraints | Help for Impaired Veterinarians or Technicians

Newsletters

November 2016
Inside this issue: Veterinary Feed Directive | Has Your Name Changed? | New Deputy Director | CE Renewal/CE Audit | From the Complaint Archives | In Memoriam: Jonathan Loftis, RVT | Medical Records | Resource Guide

December 2015
Inside this issue: President's Column - 'We Are You...' | Special Points of Interest - Deputy Director Added to NCVMB Staff; Facility Inspector, Ben Turner, DVM Retires; New Facility Inspector Hired | Disposal of Expired Controlled Substances | NCVHP - Addiction in the Workplace | Registration of Corporations | Corporate Fees to Increase | Executive Committee Elections | Quick Resource Guide

December 2014
Inside this issue: President's Column | Legislative Issues | Communication | CE Audits | New Board Members | Highlights

December 2013
Inside this issue: President's Column | PAVE Becomes Law | Being a Mentor | CE Audits | Practice Facilities | Rabies Complaint - Consent Order

December 2012
Inside this issue: President's Column | New Board Members | Disposal of Expired Controlled Drugs | Legislative Issues | Investigations | Sales Tax | Privilege License Taxes | Poor Communication - A Continuing Problem | Frequently Asked Questions to the Board Office