Agency 150. Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Preface
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
- Chapter 10
- Public Participation Guidelines [Repealed]Read all
- Section 10
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- Section 20
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- Section 30
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- Section 40
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- Section 50
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- Section 60
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- Section 70
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- Section 80
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- Section 90
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- Section 100
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- Section 110
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- Section 120
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- Chapter 11
- Public Participation GuidelinesRead all
- Part I
- Purpose and Definitions
- Section 10
- Purpose
- Section 20
- Definitions
- Part II
- Notification of Interested Persons
- Section 30
- Notification List
- Section 40
- Information to Be Sent to Persons on the Notification List
- Part III
- Public Participation Procedures
- Section 50
- Public Comment
- Section 60
- Petition for Rulemaking
- Section 70
- Appointment of Regulatory Advisory Panel
- Section 80
- Appointment of Negotiated Rulemaking Panel
- Section 90
- Meetings
- Section 100
- Public Hearings on Regulations
- Section 110
- Periodic Review of Regulations
- Chapter 20
- Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary MedicineRead all
- Part I
- General Provisions
- Section 10
- Definitions
- Section 15
- Criteria for Delegation of Informal Fact-Finding Proceedings to an Agency Subordinate
- Section 20
- [Repealed]
- Section 30
- Posting of Licenses; Accuracy of Address
- Section 40
- [Repealed]
- Section 70
- Licensure Renewal Requirements
- Section 75
- Expired License; Reinstatement; Practice with an Expired or Lapsed License Not Permitted
- Section 80
- [Repealed]
- Section 100
- Fees
- Part II
- Licensure for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians
- Section 110
- Requirements for Licensure by Examination As a Veterinarian
- Section 115
- Requirements for Licensure by Examination As a Veterinary Technician
- Section 120
- Requirements for Licensure by Endorsement As a Veterinarian
- Section 121
- Requirements for Licensure by Endorsement for Veterinary Technicians
- Section 122
- Requirements for Faculty Licensure
- Section 123
- Requirements for an Intern/Resident License
- Section 130
- Requirements for Practical Training in a Preceptorship or Externship
- Section 135
- Voluntary Practice by Out-of-State Practitioners
- Part III
- Unprofessional Conduct
- Section 140
- Unprofessional Conduct
- Section 150
- [Repealed]
- Part IV
- Standards of Practice
- Section 171
- Specialty Practice in a Limited Setting
- Section 172
- Delegation of Duties
- Section 173
- Informed Consent for Surgery
- Section 174
- Prescribing of Controlled Substances for Pain or Chronic Conditions
- Part V
- Veterinary Establishments
- Section 180
- Requirements to Be Registered As a Veterinary Establishment
- Section 181
- Requirements for Veterinarian-In-Charge
- Section 185
- Renewal of Veterinary Establishment Registrations
- Section 190
- Requirements for Drug Storage, Dispensing, Destruction, and Records for All Establishments
- Section 195
- Recordkeeping
- Section 200
- Standards for Stationary Veterinary Establishments
- Section 201
- Standards for Ambulatory Veterinary Establishments
- Section 205
- [Repealed]
- Section 210
- Revocation or Suspension of a Veterinary Establishment Registration
- Part VI
- Equine Dental Technicians
- Section 220
- Requirements for Registration As an Equine Dental Technician
- Section 230
- Application Requirements for Registration As an Equine Dental Technician
- Section 240
- Standards of Practice for Equine Dental Technicians
- FORMS
- Forms (18VAC150-20)
