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Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine

CE Review Requests for Sponsors

The Louisiana Veterinary Practice Act requires all licensees to complete a certain amount of continuing education hours each year in order to maintain their Louisiana credentials. While the Board may accept most CE activities which are accepted by another state’s regulatory board of veterinary medicine, a governmental entity, and AAVSB’s RACE program as well as those programs sponsored by AVMA accredited schools of veterinary medicine and/or any professional associations recognized by the board, the Board also can review CE activity not already pre-approved by the Board such as in-house CE activities or non-RACE-approved CE activity.

Any program that is RACE-approved does not need additional LBVM-approval.

If you are unsure whether or not a CE activity is accepted by the Board or if you would like to your CE activity to be reviewed by the Board, please submit the CE Approval Request Form.

All CE activity not on the LBVM Pre-Approved CE Activity List must be submitted for pre-approval at least 14 days prior to the date of the activity for the hours to be accepted. All CE activity must be open by invitation/advertisement to all interested licensees for which the Board approves. CE activity must be resubmitted for review for each fiscal year.

Please allow at minimum 5-7 business days for your approval request to be reviewed. If your request requires full Board review, the review time can be significantly longer since the Board only meets every other month.

Proof of Attendance Requirements

If a CE Sponsor’s request is approved by the LBVM, the sponsor will receive a CE Reporting Form from the Board which must be distributed by the sponsor to all participants once the CE program is complete. This form will include all required details for reporting purposes.

Board rules require that Proof of Attendance Forms/Certificates for any CE activity not pre-approved by the LBVM – such as RACE-approved activity – MUST include all of the following details:

  • the attendee’s full name;
  • the name of the course/program;
  • the name of the sponsor and/or presenter;
  • the date(s) of attendance;
  • the total number of hours completed;
  • the delivery method; and
  • the specific subject matter completed.

NOTE: Proof of Attendance Forms must specify the delivery format of CE hours, specifically whether the activity was attended in-person or online in accordance to the LBVM’s rules. “Live, interactive”, hybrid is NOT an acceptable definition for a delivery method.

RACE Programs often list all of the approved delivery methods on the certificates; this is NOT acceptable by the Board. CE Certificates must include the delivery method in which the hours are earned.

CE Review Request Form

If you are a CE sponsor and would like to have your CE activity reviewed and pre-approved by the LBVM, you should complete and submit the form below.

CE Review Request for Sponsors

Please submit the following details to request approval of a CE presentation or meeting as a presenter and/or sponsor of the event.

NOTE: Failure to upload a sufficient program description, schedule, and/or presenter CV can delay the approval OR result in a denial of the CE request.

Are you the official sponsor of the CE program? * required
Your Full Name * required
Your Full Name
First Name
Last Name
Please enter in (999)999-9999 format.
Sponsor’s Full Name * required
Sponsor's Full Name
First Name
Last Name
Please enter in (999)999-9999 format.
Separate presenters with semicolon.
Is this a single day or multiple date event? * required
Is this activity scheduled at least 14 days from today? * required

CE activity may not be approved if it is submitted for review less than 14 days prior to the date of the program.

Format: MM-DD-YYYY
Format: MM-DD-YYYY
Format: MM-DD-YYYY
Please give the start & end date for each day of the CE program.
CE credit is given in 15 minute increments. One CE hour is earned for a 60-minute presentation.
Please indicate if this CE opportunity is approved by one these entities below or select the “Not Approved” option if it is not approved anywhere else. * required
Separate jurisdictions/states by semicolon.
Separate jurisdictions/states by semicolon.
Delivery Method
If multiple options are selected, the sponsor will receive two different CE Reporting Forms: one for in-person attendees and another for those who attend online – either pre-recorded or interactive.

Virtual interactive meetings conducted via Zoom or other online platforms are still considered as “Online” and not in-person CE.

In-person CE is defined as physical attendance.

Physical Address: Please enter the physical address where the In-Person CE Program will take place.
Physical Address: Please enter the physical address where the In-Person CE Program will take place.
City
State/Province
Zip/Postal
Desired Audience of CE Program
Select all that may apply; however, not all may be approved.
Is this CE activity open to ALL licensees and/or certificate holders selected above? * required

LA Administrative Code Rules §409.A.5, §812.B.4, & §1227.B.4 require that all continuing education programs must be open by invitation or advertisement to all interested license types, so long as the content is applicable for the license type.

(In other words, access to a presentation cannot be limited to only DVMs employed at a specific clinic. It must be advertised and open for any licensed DVM in the state to attend.)

Please enter the web address above for interested parties to access more details and/or to register for the activity.

Maximum file size: 516MB

Upload a brief DESCRIPTION or OUTLINE of the CE program/activity below, including a schedule with specific times of presentations if more than one presentation is being given (such as for a conference setting).

The program description/outline will be made available to possible attendees in the Board’s listing of pre-approved CE activity available at www.lsbvm.org/ce-opportunities. Please be sure to be as descriptive as possible with the details given in this uploaded document.

Do NOT upload a duplicate of the speaker’s biography or resume in this section!

The CE request will not be approved if a brief DESCRIPTION or OUTLINE is not given so the Board can properly review the activity.

Maximum file size: 516MB

Upload either a short biography or C.V. of the presenter(s). Bios/C.V.s are not necessary if this is a large conference.
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