Tex. Occupations Code § 801.307
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.307, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.307. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board by rule shall establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine or work as a licensed veterinary technician. The board shall require six hours of continuing education annually to renew an equine dental provider license.
(a-1) The board by rule shall require a veterinarian to complete two hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine.
(b) The board may:
(1) establish general categories of continuing education that meet the needs of license holders;
(2) require a license holder to successfully complete continuing education courses; and
(3) for a license valid for two years, provide a one year or two year period for the completion of continuing education.
(c) The board may require a license holder who does not complete the required number of hours of continuing education in a period to make up the missed hours in a later period. Hours required to be made up in a later period are in addition to the hours normally required to be completed in that period.
(a-1) The board by rule shall require a veterinarian to complete two hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine.
(b) The board may:
(1) establish general categories of continuing education that meet the needs of license holders;
(2) require a license holder to successfully complete continuing education courses; and
(3) for a license valid for two years, provide a one year or two year period for the completion of continuing education.
(c) The board may require a license holder who does not complete the required number of hours of continuing education in a period to make up the missed hours in a later period. Hours required to be made up in a later period are in addition to the hours normally required to be completed in that period.
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