18VAC150. Board of Veterinary Medicine
VAC AGENCY NO. 150
BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Board of Veterinary Medicine is a licensing and regulatory board housed within the Department of Health Professions. For the statutory authority of the boards within the department, see Subtitle III (§ 54.1-2400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.
The board is authorized by Chapter 38 (§ 54.1-3800 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia to license veterinarians and veterinary technicians and to issue faculty and intern or resident licenses; to register equine dental technicians; to establish essential requirements and standards for approval of veterinary programs; to establish and monitor programs for the practical training of qualified students of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology in college or university programs of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology; and to regulate, inspect, and register all establishments and premises where veterinary medicine is practiced.
Board regulations and guidance as well as contact information for the board are available through the board's website at https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/VetMed/.
Rev. 07/2024