education certified on the renewal form. The Department will audit at random a number of licensees as is necessary to assure that the continuing education requirements are met. (4) Failure to comply with the continuing professional education requirement shall prohibit license renewal and result in delinquent status at the end of the renewal period. (5) A licensed veterinarian shall not be required to complete a continuing education requirement prior to the first renewal of his license, but it shall be required prior to any subsequent renewal. (6) Failure to document compliance with the continuing education requirements or the furnishing of false or misleading information regarding compliance shall be grounds for disciplinary action up to and including license revocation. (7) No later than December 31, 2024, the Board shall review and consider amendment, modification, or repeal of this rule if review determines this rule creates barriers to entry for private business competition, is duplicative, outdated, obsolete, overly burdensome, or imposes excessive costs. Continuing Education Standards (61G18-16.003; updated in 2020) (1) The continuing education requirements outlined in Rules 61G18-16.001 and 61G18-16.002, F.A.C., may be complied with by attendance at approved scientific veterinary medical meetings. (2) Approved courses are deemed scientific if continuing education courses are provided by: (a) National, State, and International veterinary association meetings and Board meetings; sponsored courses, including clinical grand rounds, veterinary resident’s seminars and Board specialty review sessions; (d) The Registry of Approved Continuing Education Courses (RACE); and (e) United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services. (f) Any AVMA accredited school of veterinary medicine. (3) Upon specific request, continuing education courses shall be approved by the Board whenever the courses provide additional current information with respect to the practice of veterinary medicine. Such requests shall include the following: (a) A detailed course outline or syllabus; (b) Board Certified Specialties recognized by the AVMA; (c) University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, (b) A current curriculum vitae of each speaker or lecturer; (c) The procedure to be used for recording attendance; and (d) The number of continuing education hours for which the course sponsor requests approval. (4) Beginning on May 31, 2006, each provider, unless exempted by rule, shall be registered with the Board. The fee for such registration shall be $200 and such registration must be renewed by May 31 of every other even- numbered year. (5) Course approval shall expire four (4) years from the date of approval. Continuing education providers shall reapply for approval of any course that has expired by complying with Rule 61G18-16.0035, F.A.C. 61G18-22.002 Licensure Renewal (61G18-22.002; updated in 2022) (1) The department shall renew an active license to practice veterinary medicine upon timely receipt of the complete Department of Business and Professional Regulation Affirmation of Eligibility for License Renewal form number BPR-LIC-001 (effective November 2021), which is incorporated by reference in Rule 61-6.009, F.A.C., and the biennial renewal fee as set forth in Rule 61G18-
12.005, F.A.C. Copies of the form can also be obtained by contacting DBPR at: Board of Veterinary Medicine, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0751. (2) Any licensee may elect at the time of license renewal to place the license into inactive status by filing with the board a complete Department of Business and Professional Regulation Affirmation of Eligibility for License Renewal form number BPR-LIC-001 (effective November 2021), which is incorporated by reference in Rule 61-6.009, F.A.C., in which the licensee affirmatively elects inactive status and paying the inactive status renewal fee as set forth in Rule 61G18-12.009, F.A.C. Copies of the form can be obtained by contacting DBPR at: Board of Veterinary Medicine, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0751. (3) An active licensee seeking inactive status outside the renewal shall submit a complete application on the form prescribed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), DBPR VM 11 Change of Status Application (effective November 2020), which is incorporated by reference in Rule 61-35.025, F.A.C., together with the fee as set forth in Rule 61G18-12.0085, F.A.C. Copies of the application can be obtained by contacting DBPR at: Board of Veterinary Medicine, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0751. (4) An inactive licensee seeking active status shall submit a complete application on the form prescribed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), DBPR VM 11 Change of Status Application (effective November 2020), which is incorporated by reference in Rule 61-35.025, F.A.C., together with the fee as set forth in Rule 61G18-12.008, F.A.C., and all supporting documentation demonstrating compliance with the continuing education requirements as specified in Rule 61G18-16.002, F.A.C. Copies of the application can be obtained by contacting DBPR at: Board of Veterinary Medicine, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0751. (5) Renewal Exemption for Spouses of Members of Armed Forces. A licensee who is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States and was caused to be absent from the State of Florida because of the spouse’s duties with the armed forces shall be exempt from all licensure renewal provisions during such absence. The licensee must show proof to the Board of the absence and the spouse’s military status. Such proof shall consist of copies of the military orders requiring the change of duty station and must be sent to the Board office in order to qualify for the exemption. (6) An applicant for reinstatement of a null and void license shall submit a complete application on the form prescribed by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), DBPR VM 6 Application for Individual Licensure: Reinstate Null and Void License, effective November 2020, which is incorporated by reference in Rule 61-35.025, F.A.C., together with the appropriate fee and all supporting data demonstrating illness or economic hardship. Copies of the application can be obtained by contacting DBPR at: Board of Veterinary Medicine, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0751. Terms of Probation (61G18-30.005; updated in 2021) Any licensee determined to have violated the provisions of chapter 474, F.S., may be ordered to serve probationary terms including any or all of the following: (1) Probationer’s license may be suspended for a period of time set by the Board, the suspension may be stayed so long as the licensee complies with the terms of probation established. (2) The licensee may be placed on probation for a period of time set by the Board. Any deviation from the requirements of the probation without prior written
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