New Mexico veterinarians must obtain 15 hours of CE every year. See NMAC 16.25.4 for board-approved CE parameters. Non-contact hours, including online training or articles in printed professional periodicals, may comprise only one-half (7.5 hours) of the annual 15-hour requirement.
No more than 11.25 hours can be in alternative, non-western medicine specifically applicable to veterinary medicine.
No more than 5 hours can be spent on facility management, records management, or the complaint process.
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New Mexico veterinarians are required to obtain 15 hours of CE every year. New Mexico veterinarians' licenses expire and are due for renewal each year on the last day of the licensee's birth month. A license is lapsed if the license renewal is not postmarked on or before the expiration date.
Remember that when completing your required CE, there are some topic limitations.
You can only complete 11.25 of your 15 hours in alternative, non-western medicine specifically applicable to veterinary medicine. And you can't take more than 5 hours in aspects of facility management, records management, or the complaint process.
Non-contact hours, including online training or articles in printed professional periodicals, may comprise only one-half (7.5 hours) of the annual 15-hour requirement.
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