The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners adopts amendments to §573.64 concerning Continuing Education Requirements without change to the proposed text as published in the Texas Register on November 22, 2002 (27 TexReg 10882). Under this section, veterinarians are required to acquire 17 hours of continuing education annually. The section is amended to clarify that a person who successfully passes the State Board Examination may substitute the examination for the 17-hour requirement "in the calendar year in which they were examined." This language eliminates the existing wording referring to substitution of the examination for the 17-hour requirement in "their examination period." The amendments clarify existing Board policy and make the section easier for licensees and the public to follow and understand.

No comments were received concerning this section.

The amended section is adopted under the authority of the Texas Occupations Code, §801.151(a) which authorizes the Board to adopt rules necessary to administer the Veterinary Licensing Act.