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§ 2065. Minimum Requirements for Approved Schools or Degree Programs.

16 CA ADC § 2065Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 20. Veterinary Medical Board (Refs & Annos)
Article 6. Registered Veterinary Technicians
16 CCR § 2065
§ 2065. Minimum Requirements for Approved Schools or Degree Programs.
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Schools or degree programs seeking approval from the board shall meet all of the following minimum requirements:
(a) The curriculum shall consist of:
(1) a minimum of 600 hours of classroom instruction,
(2) a minimum of 200 hours of clinical instruction, and
(3) an externship consisting of at least 200 hours.
(b) The curriculum shall cover applicable safety training in all coursework. Coursework shall include the following:
(1) Principles of anatomy and physiology,
(2) Biology and chemistry,
(3) Applied mathematics,
(4) Orientation to the vocation of veterinary technology,
(5) Ethics and jurisprudence in veterinary medicine including applicable regulatory requirements,
(6) Anesthetic nursing and monitoring including anesthetic evaluation, induction, and maintenance. It shall also include care and use of anesthetic and monitoring equipment,
(7) Animal husbandry, including restraint, species and breed identification, sex determination and sanitation,
(8) Animal nutrition and feeding,
(9) Client communication,
(10) Dental care of companion and laboratory animals including prophylaxis and extractions,
(11) Diseases and nursing management of companion, food, and laboratory animals including zoonoses,
(12) Emergency and critical care nursing,
(13) Laboratory procedures to include clinical biochemistry, cytology, hematology, immunology, basic microbiology, parasitology, and urine analysis testing,
(14) Imaging to include radiography, basic endoscopy, ultrasound principles, and radiation safety principles,
(15) Medical terminology,
(16) Medical office management including medical record keeping and drug control,
(17) Basic necropsy techniques including specimen collection and handling,
(18) Pharmacology, and
(19) Surgical nursing and assisting including instrumentation, suturing, bandaging and splinting.
(c) Each student shall be supervised during the externship or clinical rotation by a veterinarian or registered veterinary technician who is located at the site of the externship or clinical rotation. The school or degree program shall have a written agreement with the site that specifies the expectations and responsibility of the parties. A staff member of the school or degree program shall visit the site prior to beginning the externship or clinical rotation relationship and at least once annually following the initial inspection.
(d) The library facilities of the school or degree program must be adequate for the conducting of the educational program.
(e) The physical plant and equipment used for instruction in the academic teaching shall be adequate for the purposes intended.
(f)(1) The faculty shall include a California licensed veterinarian employed by the school or degree program as an advisor, administrator, or instructor. Instructors shall include, but need not be limited to a California registered veterinary technician. If there is any change in the faculty, the board must be immediately notified.
(2) Instructors shall be knowledgeable, current, skillful, and possess at least two years of experience in performing or teaching in the specialized area in which they are teaching. Each instructor shall have or currently be receiving training in current teaching methods. The school or degree program shall effectively evaluate the teaching ability of each instructor.
(3) The school or degree program shall have a director who meets the requirements of subdivision (f)(2) and who shall hold a current active California license as a veterinarian or registration as an RVT. The director shall have a minimum of three years experience as a veterinarian or RVT. This shall include one year of experience in teaching, administration, or clinical supervision or a combination thereof within the last five years. The director shall have completed or be receiving course work in administration.
(4) In the absence of a director, the school or degree program may appoint an interim director. The interim director shall meet the requirements of (f)(3), except that the interim director may have applied for, but not yet have received licensure or registration. The school or degree program shall not have an interim director for a period exceeding eighteen months.
(g) The number of students enrolled shall be at a ratio to the number of faculty and size of the facilities which is not detrimental to the quality of education. When animal patients are used as part of the curriculum the ratio shall be adequate to protect the health and safety of the animal patients and the students, taking into consideration the species of animal being treated.
(h) All students admitted shall possess a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(i) The school or degree program shall be part of an institution that is approved by the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, or its successor agency, or accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(j) Every school or degree program shall be in compliance with the laws regulating the practice of veterinary medicine and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(k) Any instruction covered under subsection (a)(3) shall be in a facility that is in compliance with registration requirements of Business and Professions Code section 4853.
(l) The schools or degree programs shall provide each prospective student, prior to enrollment, with literature which discloses the school's or degree program's pass rate for first time candidates and the state average pass rate for first time candidates on the board's registered veterinary technician examination during the two-year period immediately preceding the student's proposed enrollment and a description of the requirements for registration as a registered veterinary technician.
(m) The schools or degree programs shall provide each prospective veterinary technology student prior to enrollment written information regarding transferability of the units they receive in the courses that they take and shall post the information at all times in a conspicuous location at its facility so that there is ample opportunity for the veterinary technology students to read the information.

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Note: Authority cited: Section 4808, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4830, 4841.5, 4843 and 4853, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 9-1-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 36).
2. Amendment filed 2-15-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 7).
3. Amendment filed 12-18-87; operative 1-17-88 (Register 87, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (g) filed 3-1-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 9).
5. Amendment filed 1-19-99; operative 2-18-99 (Register 99, No. 4).
6. Amendment filed 7-20-2004; operative 8-19-2004 (Register 2004, No. 30).
7. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 9-2-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No. 36).
This database is current through 4/12/24 Register 2024, No. 15.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 2065, 16 CA ADC § 2065
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