License Renewal

All licenses and certificates expire December 31, 2022.  We expect the online license renewal system to be available in late November/early December.  Individual notices will not be mailed; however, you will be mailed a newsletter with renewal information details by early November.  We suggest you check this website for any other updates.

 

For the online license/certificate renewal system, you will need to pay via credit card (Mastercard, Visa, Discover) and be prepared to input details of your required Continuing Education completed between 1/1/2021 and 12/31/22.  All CE must be COMPLETED by 12/31/22.

If you need to request a CE waiver, you must submit a written request to the Board by December 10, 2022. The request must contain your name and an explanation of the reason for the request.  Per A.A.C. R3-11-504, the Board may grant a waiver from the CE requirements for renewal based on: (1) illness or disability; (2) military service or absence from the U.S.; (3) any other circumstance demonstrated by the licensee or certificate holder to be beyond the licensee's or certificate holder's control. Such requests may be mailed to the Board Office at 1740 W. Adams St., #4600, Phoenix, AZ, 85007 or emailed to [email protected].

 

If your license or certificate has expired and you wish to determine if you are eligible to reinstate, please contact Board staff at [email protected] or 602-542-8166.

To determine the status of your license or certificate, go to the licensee directory.

 
We suggest that you verify that any Continuing Education you intend to take to earn credit toward license/certificate renewal is "Board-approved" per the Administrative Rules.  Click on the Continuing Education page for more information.  At all times (not just during COVID-19 related issues) ALL CE may be obtained online as long as it is interactive and is offered by one of the approved sources (i.e. RACE, AzVMA, SAVMA, AAHA, AAVSB, a veterinary college, a veterinary technician program (for CVTs only) or specifically approved by the Arizona Veterinary Medical Examining Board).
 
 
(NOTE! A law which became effective 4/26/18 requires a veterinarian who is authorized to dispense controlled substances AND who has a valid U.S. DEA registration number to complete a minimum of 3 hours of opioid-related, substance use disorder-related or addiction-related CE for each license renewal cycle. 
 
 
 
If you would like a copy of your wall license or certificate similar to the one you received when you were originally licensed or certified, please see the Licensing tab for the Duplicate Wall License or Certificate Request forms.  Note: there is a fee for these wall license replacements.
 
If you need a copy of your renewal license which expires 12/31/2022, please email [email protected] to request that a copy be emailed to you.  As well, you can make a request through the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the website homepage.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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