(a)
Renewal of certification. Renewal of certification shall be
biennially. A renewal application shall be returned by the renewal deadline and
shall be accompanied by an affidavit of attendance at continuing education
programs for 16 hours every 2 years, and by a fee as specified in §
31.41 (relating to schedule of
fees). A certified veterinary technician who fails to biennially renew
certification, but who continues to practice as a certified veterinary
technician in this Commonwealth shall be subject to disciplinary action by the
Board, and will be required to pay a late fee of $5 for each month or part of a
month beyond the date specified for renewal, as provided in section 225 of the
Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act (
63 P. S. §
1401-225), in addition to the prescribed
biennial renewal fee.
(b)
Inactive status. Certified veterinary technicians who are not
practicing in this Commonwealth may request that their certification be placed
on inactive status, during which time renewal fees will not be
assessed.
(c)
Reactivation
of certification. Certified veterinary technicians who desire to
reactivate certification may do so by complying with the continuing education
requirements in effect at the time of reactivation, paying the current renewal
fee and submitting an affidavit to the Board setting forth the period of time
in which the certificate holder did not practice in this Commonwealth.
Certified veterinary technicians who seek to reactivate certification will not
be assessed a late renewal fee for the preceding biennial renewal periods in
which the certificate holder did not engage in practice in this
Commonwealth.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 31.36 adopted January 12, 1979, effective
1/13/1979, 9 Pa.B. 154; amended
August 13, 1982, effective 8/14/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2688; amended January 20,
1989, effective 1/21/1989, 19
Pa.B. 237; amended December 22, 1995, effective 12/23/1995, 25 Pa.B. 5959; amended January 16,
2004, effective 1/17/2004, 34
Pa.B. 388; amended December 27, 2019, effective 12/28/2019, 49 Pa.B.
7586.
The provisions of this § 31.36 issued under
sections 506 and 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
§§
186 and
279.3a); sections 5 and 11 of
the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P.S. §§
485.5 and
485.11); amended under
sections 5, 11, 13 and 18 of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act
(63
P.S. §§
485.5,
485.11,
485.13 and
485.18).
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §
31.39 (relating to grounds for
disciplinary proceedings); and 49 Pa. Code §
43b.21 (relating to schedule of
civil penalties-veterinarians and veterinary technicians-statement of
policy).
