News from the Board
Board Office Closure for Holidays
The Board office will be closed for the Christmas and New Year's Eve holidays from December 22, 2022 to January 2, 2023. Email will be monitored on a limited basis during the office closure, so we ask for your patience and we will respond as quickly as possible upon...
Proposed Rule Published to Repeal Preceptorship Requirement
The Board submitted its First Report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committees on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development on December 8, 2022. The Notice of Intent has been accepted for publication in the Louisiana Register's December 20, 2022...
Maximum Online CE Hours in Effect
Starting July 1, 2022, the Board has reverted back to its regular rules. In so doing, the maximum number of CE hours allowed to be earned online is back in effect. Please visit www.lsbvm.org/continuing-education and go to the appropriate instructions for more details...
CAET Training Class Scheduled for March 2, 2023 in Hammond, LA
The LBVM is pleased to announce that a certification course for CAETs has been scheduled for March 2, 2023 in Hammond, LA. Only persons who have completed this course and passed the examinations can be fully certified as a CAET to perform euthanasia with sodium...
Final Rule Promulgated for Regulatory Project 2022-01
The Final Rule for regulatory project 2022-01 will be published in the October 20, 2022 edition of the Louisiana Register with an immediate effective date. This rule amendment will allow greater discretion by the Board in examining the work history of the applicant to...
Online Option Now Available for State Jurisprudence Exam
The LBVM is happy to announce that the State Jurisprudence Exam can now be taken online! The Louisiana State Board Examination consists of twenty-six (26) questions designed to test an applicant’s familiarity with the laws and regulations governing the practice of...
Countdown to License Renewals
The '22-'23 Renewal Cycle opens on July 1, 2022! All licenses and certificates issued for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal euthanasia technicians and equine dentists expire annually on September 30th. All licenses and certificates not properly renewed –...
Revisions Proposed to Regulatory Project 2022-1
In the April 20, 2022 edition of the Louisiana Register, the Board of Veterinary Medicine published a Notice of Intent to amend its rules relative to the waiver language for the NAVLE and VTNE application requirements for licensure as well as the rule language...