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We appreciate you taking a few minutes of your time to click here and complete our survey. -- Information on S.B. 1947 relating to Opioid & Controlled Substance Education S.B. 1947 , passed in the 86th legislative session, requires veterinarians to obtain 2 hours of continuing education related to opioid abuse and controlled substance diversion, inventory, and security every two years to renew a license to practice veterinary medicine. ** UPDATE** - A licensee is required to complete this training beginning on September 1, 2020 . A license may not be renewed on or after September 1, 2022 without having completed the legislatively required training The TBVME is currently working with the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA), Texas A&M, and others to offer courses that will meet this legislative mandate. Currently, the TBVME is offering a 4-hour Regulatory Awareness course at various locations across the state that satisfies the legislative mandate. Regulatory Awareness training opportunities will be posted here as they are available and scheduled. Telemedicine Guidance The TBVME has issued the following guidance on Telemedicine in Texas: The Board has jurisdiction over all veterinary medicine offered or provided to clients and patients located within the state of Texas. Veterinarians must adhere to Texas laws and regulations regardless of whether they’re offering face-to-face services or services by telephone, internet, or other electronic means. The veterinarian must hold an active Texas license, even if they are licensed and located in another jurisdiction. Before offering or practicing veterinary medicine, a veterinarian must establish a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR). Texas law prohibits a veterinarian from forming a VCPR solely by telephonic or electronic means. To form a VCPR with a dog, cat, or any animal that trains or competes individually, the veterinarian must perform an in-person examination. To form a VCPR with a member of a herd, the veterinarian must make medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises on which the animal is kept. (Please see Section 801.351, Occupations Code, and Board Rule 573.20(b) for the full list of requirements to form a valid VCPR). In addition to adhering to all other Texas laws and regulations, veterinarians providing telemedicine services are subject to the standard of care that would apply to the provision of the same services in an in-person setting. TAMU April 2019 Exam Results The TBVME Examination Results from the April 11, 2019 examination are available for viewing. Please click here for Scores Fingerprinting Required for New Applicants & Renewals in 2019 Recent changes to Texas law (Chapter 801, Occupations Code) require that all licensed veterinarians, licensed veterinary technicians (LVTs), and licensed equine dental providers (EDPs) submit fingerprints to the Board for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check. ***Licenses expiring in January 2019, will not be permitted to renew until the licensee's fingerprints have been submitted to the Board. Applicants for a new license must submit fingerprints before a license may be issued. *** View More Information... Pharmacy Board Registration of DVMs to the PMP The Pharmacy Board has started the implementation of H.B. 2561 which passed in the 85th legislature. During this implementation an e-mail was sent from the Pharmacy Board’s PMP vendor to licensees which may appear to be spam. The Pharmacy Board confirmed that the email is authentic. Below is the original information sent by TBVME to licensees in November 2017 about H.B. 2561: The 85th legislature passed H.B. 2561 which in part requires health care practitioners to report dispensing of controlled substances to the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) at the Board of Pharmacy. Veterinarians were specifically exempted from the requirement to review the PMP prior to prescribing medications to a patient. However, the requirement placed upon the Board of Pharmacy to automatically create a user account for the health care practitioner does apply to Veterinarians. To comply with H.B. 2561 the Board of Pharmacy is requiring that the Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) provide the e-mail address for each veterinarian licensed in Texas. TBVME has provided the e-mail address under “Business e-mail” as the primary email address. The Board of Pharmacy will then automatically create a PMP account and email the information to the business address. If you would like to change the e-mail address for receiving PMP notifications after the PMP account is created, you will need to contact the Board of Pharmacy to initiate the change of PMP email address. Information about the PMP may be found on the Board of Pharmacy’s website or the linked PMP information PDF . Important Information Pertaining to TBVME Enforcement of DEA Registrations Austin, Texas - April 5, 2018 - Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiner's Executive Director, John Helenberg, has released a statement regarding the Board's enforcement of Rule 573.43 (Controlled Substance Registration) which clarifies the DEA Registration requirements. Please click here or on the image to read the entire statement. New Licensing Fees as of January 1, 2018 At the December 5th, 2017, the TBVME Board voted and passed new licensing fees that went into effect January 1, 2018. A complete list of fees can be found by clicking here or you may download a copy of the Rule in Adobe PDF format by clicking here. Notice to Military Veterans, Active Service Members, and Military Spouses Senate Bill 807 (84th Legislative Session) eliminates the application and examination fees for military veterans, active military service members, and military spouses. To implement this change, the application instructions have been changed to reflect the type of documentation required to claim the military fee waiver. The fee waiver applies only to applications received after September 1, 2015. Please see the application instructions for more information. All license types are eligible for this fee waiver. 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