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RACE/Getting Credits
Revised: September 03, 2015
Published: March 15, 2012


 
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DOCUMENT INDEX

The information on this page specifically concerns CE for veterinarians. Information regarding veterinary technician CE requirements may differ substantially.

For states that accept RACE approved courses, this website shows all currently approved courses:

http://www.aavsb.org/RACE/Search/

This page will display future courses only. Use the drop-down box to display all events if you are verifying the status of a past course.

For states/provinces that do not accept RACE, but will accept VIN CE if has been approved by that state's board, you can check the status of individual courses below.

Note: This information is provided as a service only and should be current as of the date provided. However, it is always safest to contact the Veterinary Board in your jurisdiction for confirmation and information about the allowability of online CE.
**Map up to date as of 2012; update for 2015 coming soon.

 

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CE Credit Acceptance by State

State/Province

CE credits required DVM/VMD

Technicians

 RACE or submit to board VIN CE accepted? Other limitations Website of veterinary board
Contact Person email of board Board phone # Date updated
Alabama

20 CE hours/1 year

8 CE hours/1 year

 Submit to Board YES, if approved by board

Up to 5 hours/year can be audio, video, computer and/or compendium
Up to 20 hours over 4 year period may be practice mgt
60 hrs of seminars/conf required over 4 year period, 2 hrs of Pharm Review per year

A minimum of six hours of continuing education in scientific programs approved by the Board, the remaining two hours may be in verifiable audio, video, compendium journal and computer review, or one of the two hours may be given for state or local association meetings.

 Website
Tammy Cargile, Executive Director E-mail 334.262.8068 7/21/2015
Alaska 30 CE hours/2 years
5 CE hours/year		 RACE YES if RACE   Website
Sher Zinn, Board Administrator   907.465.2542 7/21/2015
Alberta 15 CE hours/1 year RACE YES if RACE Max of 5 hours may be non-scientific Website
Brenda Betnar E-mail 780.489.5007 7/14/2014
Arizona 20 CE hours/2 years
20 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE, up to 5 hours max of 2 hrs in practice mgmt; max of 5 hrs "non-contact", of that only 2 hrs may be tapes Website
Victoria Whitmore, Executive Director E-mail 602.364.1738 7/24/2015
Arkansas

20 CE hours/1 year

6 CE hours

 RACE YES if RACE, up to 5 hrs 10 hrs must be in the area of veterinary medicine & surgery
Max of 5 hrs practice mgmt, business seminars, computer, video
4 hrs will be accepted for visitation with a colleague (not associated with your practice)		 Website
Cara Tharp, Executive Secretary E-mail 501.224.2836 7/21/2015
Australia 60 CE hours/3 years Submit to board YES, if approved by the board 15 hrs of structured activities Website
   E-mail 20.9431.5000 7/14/2014
British Columbia 30 CE hours/2 years submit to board YES if submitted to board, up to 5 hours/1 yr Max of 5 hrs/1 yr of prac mgt or self-directed study (VIN)
20 hrs/2 yrs must be personally attended conferences/labs		 Website
   E-mail 604.929.7090 or toll-free in BC: 800.463.5399 7/14/2014
California 36 CE hours/2 years
20 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE 6 hour limit on self-study, defined as courses are done at licensee's home, office, or other private location- includes video/audio tapes, journal reading Website
Annemarie Del Mugnaio, Executive Officer E-mail 916.515-5220 7/21/2015
Colorado 32 CE hours/2 years
20 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE up to 6 hours practice mgmt Website
Tony Munoz, Program Director  E-mail 303.894.7755 7/21/2015
Connecticut 24 CE hours/ 2 years
No requirements		 RACE YES, if RACE    Website
Jeff Kardys, Board Liaison    860.509.7648 7/21/2015
Delaware 24 CE hours/2 years
12 CE hours/2 years		 RACE Yes if RACE CE must be medical/scientific in nature Website
Sandra Wagner, Board Liaison E-mail 302.744.4500 7/21/2015
District of Columbia 36 CE hours/2 years previously
No requirements		 RACE YES, if RACE unable to verify from website Website
Vito DelVento, Executive Director     202.724.8813 7/21/2015
Florida 30 CE hours/2 years

FVTA - if you have graduated from an accredited AVMA school, passed the VTNE and if you are credentialed in any other state, you just join the association and you are certified. 15 CE hours/2 years

 

FVMA - No school required, and you take a state test. (As of this time the test has been suspended) 15 CE hours/2 years and no more than 7 hours can be online.		 RACE YES if RACE   Website
Ruthanne Christie, Executive Director E-mail 850.717.1397 7/21/2015
Georgia 30 CE hours/2 years

10 CE hours/2 years
1 hour must be LEAP

 RACE YES if RACE, up to 15 hrs   Website
Adrienne Price, Executive Director E-mail 478.207.1693 7/22/2015
Hawaii NO REQUIREMENTS N/A N/A    Website
Lynn Bhanot, Executive Officer E-mail 808.586.2697 7/21/2015
Idaho 20 CE hours/2 years
14 CE hours		 RACE YES, if RACE, up to 15 hrs   Website
Jodie Ellis, Executive Director E-mail 208.332.8588 7/22/2015
Illinois 40 CE hours/2 years
15 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE CE credit may be earned from self-study, presentations, writing and research Website
Charlotte Waack, VIN employee    800.846.0028 ext. 193 8/2/2015
Indiana 40 CE hours/2 years
16 CE hours/even-numbered year		 RACE YES if RACE Up to 10 credits for self-study CE Website
Cindy Vaught, Board Directory E-mail 317.234.2003 7/22/2015
Iowa 20 CE hours/1 year
20 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE, up to 20 per 3 year period none specified Website
David Schmitt E-mail 515.281.8601 or 515.281.8617 7/22/2015
Kansas 20 CE hours/1 year
Kansas is an odd state. According to their practice act, there is no requirement for CE for technicians. However, when the Board of Veterinary Examiners send out the annual renewal they ask for either 4 or 10 (No pattern, it varies from year to year) hours of CE each year. It is strictly on the honor system.		 RACE YES if RACE none specified Website
Sarah Byrne, Executive Director E-mail 785.456.6610 7/22/2015
Kentucky 30 CE hours/2 year
6 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE, up to 4 hrs Up to 10 hrs may be practice management, up to 4 hrs may be audio / video / electronic / computer / interactive materials Website
Lucie Duvall, Board Administrator E-mail 502.564.3296 x 230 7/22/2015
Louisiana 20 CE hours/1 year
10 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE, up to 4 hrs Maximum of 10 hrs may be obtained online or self-test program Website
Wendy Parrish, Executive Director E-mail 225.342.2176 7/22/2015
Maine 24 CE hours/2 years
No CE requirement		 RACE YES if RACE Up to 3 hrs may be practice management Website
Geraldine Betts, Administrator E-mail 207.624.8625 7/22/2015
Manitoba 15 CE hrs/1 years RACE YES, if RACE    Website
Araina Dowd, Secretary E-mail 204.832.1276 7/14/2014 
Maryland 18 CE hours/1 year
8 hours in a 3-year period, or 4 hours per year		 RACE YES if RACE Not specified Website
Tonya Kendrick, Laura Downes, Executive Director    410.841.5862, 410.841.5804 7/22/2015
Massachusetts 15 CE hours/1 year
12 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE CE credit may be earned from seminars, workshops, home-study, publishing books (Not more than 6 hrs may be home study or other mediated instruction) Website
Erin LeBel, Executive Directore E-mail 617.727.3080 9/2/2015
Michigan NO REQUIREMENTS          Website
Cheryl Pezon, Manager, Boards and Special Programs Section    517.373.1872 7/23/2015
Minnesota 40 CE hours/2 years
Vet techs are currently not licensed through the Board		 RACE YES if RACE At least 30 hrs must be from interactive souces (lecture, wet labs, etc), Up to 10 hrs for practice mgt or non-interactive CE Website
Julia Wilson, Executive Director E-mail 651.201.2844 7/23/2015
Mississippi 15 CE hours/1 year
10 CE hours/1 year		 Does not accept RACE YES, up to 5 hrs 10 hr must be from contact learning, 5 hr can be from RACE approved courses Website
Nancy Christiansen, Executive Director  E-mail 662.324.9380 7/23/2015
Missouri 10 CE hours/1 year
5 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE maximum 2 hrs scientific journals, 4 hrs non-scientific Website
Dana Fennewald, Executive Directore E-mail 573.751.0031 7/23/2015
Montana 20 CE hours/2 years
No requirements found		 RACE YES if RACE    Website
Cheryl Brandt, Executive Officer    406.841.2394 7/23/2015
Nebraska 32 CE hours/2 years
16 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES, if RACE    Website
Kelli Dalrymple E-mail 402.471.2118 7/23/2015
Nevada 20 CE hours/1 year
10 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE For non-VIN distance learning / correspondence, max of 5 hrs
CE must be scientific in nature		 Website
Debbie Machen, Executive Director E-mail 775.688.1788 7/23/2015
New Brunswick 20 CE hrs/2 years RACE YES, if RACE, up to 10hrs 10 hrs physical meetings, 10 hrs from journals, textbooks, online Website
Dr. George Whittle E-mail 506.635.8100 7/14/2014 
New Hampshire 12 CE hours/1 year
12 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES, if RACE, up to 3 hrs Prac mgt not accepted, max of 3 hrs for online / compendium Website
Kim M. Lavoie  E-mail 603.271.3706 7/23/2015
New Jersey 20 CE hrs/2 years
20 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES, if RACE    Website
Jonathan Eisenmenger, Executive Director    973.273.8063 8/23/2015
New Mexico 15 CE hours/1 year
8 CE hours/1 year		 RACE Non-contact hrs up to 7.5 and ability to carry over add'l 7.5 if other CE does not exceed 10 hrs for that year 5 hrs max on facility/records mgt; 4 hrs max for local meetings Website
Frances R. Sowers, Executive Director E-mail 505.553.7021 7/23/20/15
New York 24 CE hours/3 years
Minimum of  24 CE hours/3 years		 RACE YES, if RACE Max of 21.5 hrs may be self-instructional coursework
A maximum of 12 hours of that may be self-instructed.		 Website
   E-mail 518.474.3817 7/14/2014
Newfoundland & Labrador NO REQUIREMENTS          Website
Dr. Andrew Peacock E-mail 709.945.3007 7/14/2014
North Carolina 20 CE hours/1 year
12 CE hours/2 years		 Submit to board Yes, up to 3 hours Up to 3 hrs may be computer-based CE Website
Thomas Mickey, Executive Director  none 919.854.5601 7/24/2015
North Dakota 24 CE hrs/2 years
8 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES, if RACE 8 hrs of in house training & up to 8 hrs practice management Website
John Boyce, Executive Secretary E-mail 701.328.9540 7/24/2015
Nova Scotia 20 CE hrs/2 years Does not accept RACE    12 hard hours (wetlabs, conferences) 8 soft hours (videos, journals) Website
   E-mail 902.865.1876 7/16/2014
Ohio 30 CE hours/2 years
10 CE hours/2 years		 RACE Yes if RACE At least 20 hrs must be scientifically related to Veterinary Medicine, Up to 10 hrs may be non-veterinary including prac mgt, alternative therapies Website
Theresa Stir, Executive Director E-mail 614.644.5281 7/24/2015
Oklahoma 20 CE hours/1 year
10 CE hours/1 year		 RACE Yes if RACE (There is not max for RACE approved online CE) Up to 5 hrs may be peer-review, journals, non-scientific, or tapes, 2 hrs of the 20 must encompass state or federal controlled substance laws Website
Cathy Kirkpatrick, Executive Director   E-mail 405.522-8831 7/24/2015
Ontario NO REQUIREMENTS          Website
   E-mail 519.824.5600 7/16/2014 
Oregon 30 CE hours/2 years
15 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE 4hrs reading scientific journals, 6hrs workshops or seminars, 15 hrs audio Website
Lori Makinen, Executive Director E-mail 971.673.0223 7/24/2015
Pennsylvania 30 CE hours/2 years
16 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES, if RACE, up to 25% Practice management not accepted for credit. 25% of CE may be individual study/ correspondence courses Website
Michelle Roberts, Board Administrator E-mail 717.783.7134 7/24/2015
Prince Edward Island 20 CE hours/2 years RACE YES if RACE Any formal veterinary lecture, lab or seminar; on-line CE sponsered by veterinary group Website
   E-mail 902.367.3757 7/16/2014
Puerto Rico 30 CE hours/2 years Submit to board       Website
Dr. John L. Ferrer, President E-mail 787.283.2840 7/16/2014 
Quebec 20 CE hours/2 years RACE YES, if RACE none specified Website
Suzanne Breton E-mail 450.774.1427 x 240 7/16/2014
Rhode Island 24 CE hrs/ 2 years
12 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES, if RACE Up to 4 hrs on-line courses, up to 4 hrs business management Website
Gail Giuliano E-mail 401.222.2828 7/24/2015
Saskatchewan 30 CE hrs/2 years RACE YES, if RACE 20 hrs scientific & 10 hrs non-scientific Website
Jane Freimark E-mail 306.955.7862 7/16/2014
Singapore 50 points/ 2 years       16 points must be from structured activities, 2 points for on-line learning Website
Dr. Leow Su Hua E-mail    7/16/2014
South Carolina 30 CE hours/2 year
10 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES, if RACE Up to 8 hrs for prac mgt; up to 15 hrs for distance learning Website
Kitty Cox, Board Administrator, Office of Board Services E-mail 803.896.4598 7/24/2015
South Dakota 16 CE hours/1 year
No requirements found		 RACE YES if RACE Must be related to the practice of veterinary medicine, & must be approved by the board Website
Sam Holland, Executive Director E-mail 605.295.2781 7/24/2015
Tennessee 20 CE hours/1 year
12 CE hours/1 year		 RACE Yes if RACE, up to 8 hrs Up to 8 hrs for multi-media courses; up to 5 hrs may be non-medical Website
Lisa Lampley, Director  E-mail 615.532.5090 7/24/2015
Texas 17 CE hours/1 year
10 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE, up to 7 hrs Up to 5 hrs for correspondence, prac mgt, or audio/video
Up to 7 hrs for interactive online CE		 Website
Nicole Oria, Executive Director E-mail  512.305.7561 7/24/2015
Utah 24 hours/2 years
No Requirements		 RACE YES if RACE Up to 6 hrs for practice management Website
Jana Johansen, Bureau Manager E-mail 801.530.6621 7/24/2015
Vermont 24 CE hours/2 years
18 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE Up to 8 hrs for Compendium. Up to 4 hrs for prac econ/mgt Website
Kristy Kemp E-mail 802.828.2373 7/24/2015
Virgin Islands             No website available
Lydia Scott    340.774.0117, 340.776.8311 x 5078 7/16/2014
Virginia 15 CE hours/1 year
6 CE hours/1 year		 RACE YES if RACE Must be approved by the Board or Board approved-organization Website
Leslie Knachel, Executive Director E-mail 804.367.4632 7/24/2015
Washington 30 CE hours/3 years
30 CE hours/3 years		 RACE YES if RACE Up to 10 hrs in practice management Website
Loralei Walker, Program Manager E-mail 360.236.4861 7/24/2015
West Virginia 18 CE hours/1 year
8 CE hours/ 1 year		 RACE YES, up to 2 hrs Up to 2 hrs for audio/video materials Website
Patricia Holstein, Executive Director E-mail 304.776.8032 7/24/2015
Wisconsin 30 CE hours/2 years
15 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE    Website
Thomas Ryan, Executive Director E-mail 608.266.2112 7/24/2015
Wyoming 24 CE hours/2 years
10 CE hours/2 years		 RACE YES if RACE 25% of CE hrs may be prac mgt Website
JoAnn Reid, Executive Director E-mail

Must be a member of WyVTA and certified through the WyVTA

307.777.3507

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Individual Course Status

Here's the status of individual courses.
A = Approved
D = Denied
NS = Not Submitted
P = Pending (Submitted but waiting for a reply from that state.)

Note: some courses marked as "Approved" are still subjected to limitations in total credits allowable within the category of distance education in some states (see table above).

Click here to see the individual status for 2001 courses.

Here's the status of individual courses.A = ApprovedD = DeniedNS = Not SubmittedP = Pending (Submitted but waiting for a reply from that state.)

Here's the status of individual courses.A = ApprovedD = DeniedNS = Not SubmittedP = Pending (Submitted but waiting for a reply from that state.)

Click here to see the individual status for 2002 courses.

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Last updated: 8/25/08

Courses RACE NC OH SC WY BC VHMA AHTA
Fluid Therapy and Electrolytes (VSPN Course)
TECH121-0105		 1628 A(3) A A#04-82 P A N/S A
Vet Asst. Module 1: The Basics Vet. Asst (VSPN Course)
STAF114-0105		 1120 A(3) A A#04-05 P P N/S P
Ready Or Not, Here They Come: Borreliosis, Bartonellosis, Babesiosis, And Cytauxzoonosis
SAIM602-0105		 1689 A(3) A A#05-11 A A N/S A
Basic Medicine and Husbandry of Non-Domestic Cats
EXOT600-0105		 1727 A(3) A A#05-12 A A N/S A
Vet. Asst. Module 2 - How the Veterinary Assistant Can Directly Improve Patient Care (VSPN course)
STAF115-0205		 1121 A(3) A A#04-08 P P N/S P
Basic Receptionist/Front Office Skills (VSPN course)
STAF110-0305		 1415 A A A#04-55 P P A A
Pharmaceutical Regulatory Review
PHAR100-0305		 1148 A(3) A A#04-17 A P A N/S
Toxicology
TECH-100-0305		 1290 A(3) A A#04-27 A P N/S A
Basic Reptile Medicine
EXOT500-0305		 1753 A(3) A A#05-22 A P N/S A
VSPN's VTNE Review Class (VSPN Course)
TECH120-0305		 1629 P A A#04-80 &
05-04		 P P N/S A
Organ System and ABVP Module A
MULT201-0305		 1228 A(3) A A#04-31 A P N/S N/S
Vet Asst. Module 3:Overview Diagnostic Procedures
STAF116-0305		 1122 A A A#04-10 P P N/S P
Euthanasia of Companion Animal & Grief Mngmt (VSPN course)
STAF109-0405		 1798 A(3) A A#05-23 A P A N/S
Bacteriuria
SAIM707-0405		 1818 P A A#05-24 A P N/S N/S
Puppy Development & Training (VSPN Course)
TECH122-0405		 1752 A(3) A
alternative		 A #05-25 P P N/S N/S
OSHA & Practice Safety
PRAC100-0405		 1698 A(3) A
alternative		 A#05-13 A P A N/S
Introduction to Shelter Medicine
MULT100-0505		 1852 A(3) A
alternative		 A#05-26 A P N/S N/S
Severe Trauma in the Dog
EMRG100-0505		 1890 A(3) P A#05-31 A P N/S N/S
Intermediate Receptionist/Front Office Skills (VSPN course)
STAF111-0605		 1337 A P A#04-11 P P P A
Vet. Asst. Module IV: Basic Concepts of anesthesia, Elective Surgery, and Emer. Med (VSPN course)
STAF117-0605		 1123 A A A#04-11 P P P P
Basic Hematology (VSPN course)
TECH118-0605		 1891 A P A#05-33 P P P P
Basic Ventilation (VSPN Course)
TECH117-0605		 1335 A(3) P A#04-39 P P N/S A
Equine Essentials (VSPN course)
TECH123-0605		 1889 A P A#05-32 P P P P
Organ System and ABVP Module B
MULT202-0605		 1390 A(3) A A#04-31 A P N/S N/S
Introduction to Rabbit Medicine
EXOT400-0805		 1990 P A A#05-36 A P N/S A
Organ System and ABVP Module C
MULT203-0805		 1517 A(3) A A#04-31 A P N/S N/S
Basic Receptionist/Front Office Skills (VSPN course)
STAF110-0905		 1415 A A A#04-55 P P A A
Canine Osteoarthritis(VSPN course)
TECH126-0905		 2023 P P P P P P P
Transfusion Medicine (VSPN course)
TECH125-0905		 1989 P P A#05-37 P P P P
Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases: Remembering the Zebras
MULT101-0905		 1336 A(3) A A#04-40 A P N/S N/S
Feline House Soiling
BHVR100-0905		 2050 A(3) A A#05-42 A P N/S P
Veterinary Cytology
DIAG204-0905		 2024 A(3) A A#05-41 A P N/S P
Intermediate Receptionist/Front Office Skills (VSPN course)
STAF111-1005		 1337 A P A#04-41 P P P A
Systemic Fungal Disease
SAIM603-1005		 2099 A(3) A A#05-43 A P N/S P
Equine Neurology Module A
LAMS203-1005		 2122 A(3) A A#05-49 A P N/S A
Interpreting Coagulograms
DIAG205-1005		 2115 A(3) A A#05-50 A P N/S P
Veterinary Dermatology
DERM100-1005		 2135 A(3) A A#05-52 A P N/S P
veterinarians Role in Handling Animal Abuse Cases
MULT04-1105		 2158 A(3) A A#05-53 A P N/S A
Problems in Diabetic Therapy
SAIM505-1105		 2189 A(1.5) A A#05-54 A P N/S N/S
Courses RACE NC OH SC WY BC VHMA AHTA

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