Tennessee § 63-12-120 - Continuing education.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 63-12-120 — Continuing education., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 63-12-120. Continuing education.
Each license holder under this chapter, except as otherwise provided, shall be required to meet continuing educational requirements each year within the renewal period, which are approved by the board, such as those conducted or sponsored by the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association, the Southern Veterinary Medical Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association or any of its constituent branches. The minimum number of hours of attendance for continuing education so required shall be prescribed by the board. However, postgraduate study or attendance at an institution or an educational session approved by the board shall be considered equivalent, but the board shall have the right, for good cause shown, to prescribe the type and character of postgraduate study to be done by any doctor of veterinary medicine in order to comply with the requirements of this chapter. The board, in its discretion, may waive the annual continuing education requirements for good cause shown. The board shall promulgate, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, rules that establish criteria for issuance of the continuing education credits required by this section. Acts 1967, ch. 80, § 20; T.C.A., § 63-1220; Acts 1983, ch. 57, § 11; 1984, ch. 906, § 3.
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Section 63-12-120 ("Continuing education.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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