California veterinarians must obtain 36 hours of CE every two years. All veterinary licenses expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed.
See CCOR 16-20-9 for board-approved CE parameters.
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All 36 hours can be obtained via live (interactive) online.
A maximum of 6 hours can be obtained via self study (non-interactive) online.
1 CE hour every 4 years must be on the judicious use of medically important antimicrobial drugs.
All 36 CE hours must be relevant to veterinary medicine.
No more than 24 CE hours can be on topics related to business practice management or stress seminars.
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California veterinarians are required to take 1 CE hour every four years on the judicious use of medically important anti microbial drugs.
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California veterinarians are required to obtain 36 hours of CE every two years. All 36 hours can be obtained via live (interactive) online, and 6 hours can be obtained via self study (non-interactive) online. All veterinary licenses expire at 12 midnight of the last day of the month in which the license was issued during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed.
Remember that when completing your required CE, there are some topic limitations.
All 36 hours must be relevant to veterinary medicine. Don't forget that you must take 1 hour on the judicious use of medically important antimicrobial drugs every 4 years and that a maximum of 24 hours can be on topics related to business practice management or stress seminars.
Did you know you can complete all 36 required CE hours via live (interactive) webinars? Just remember, if you decide to do a mix of interactive and self study (non-interactive) CE that you are limited to 6 hours of the self study (non-interactive) variety.
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