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License Renewal

All licenses and certificates had an expiration date December 31, 2022.  However, there was a 1-month grace period to 1/31/23 to complete the online process.  If you missed that deadline, your license/certificate LAPSED on February 1, 2023!

 

VETERINARIANS:

If you are a veterinarian, you should not be providing veterinary medical services until you complete a "reinstatement" application and the process is completed.  Note: this is not an immediate process; please allow 5-10 business days for your license to be reinstated*.  Contact: [email protected] to request a reinstatement application.

CVTs:

If you are a CVT whose certificate lapsed February 1, 2023, and you wish to "reinstate" your certificate, you should not be referring to yourself as a "CVT" or performing duties that your employer requires of a CVT until your reinstatement is complete.  Note: this is not an immediate process; please allow 10-15 business days for your certificate to be reinstated*. Contact [email protected] to request a reinstatement application.

*If you reinstatement application contains information that must be reviewed by the Board, the reinstatement cannot occur until the Board approves the reinstatement. The Board meets once per month; therefore the reinstatement process may take several weeks. Please plan accordingly.

PREMISES:

If you are a premises license holder whose premises license lapsed February 1, 2023, you should not be providing veterinary medical services via that license until you properly renew the license! The Board may take action if it is determined that you operated without a valid license in place.  Please contact [email protected] to request a renewal form.

ANIMAL CREMATORIES:

If you are an animal crematory license holder whose license lapsed February 1, 2023, you should not be providing animal cremation services via that license until you properly renew the license! The Board may take action if it is determined that you opera

 

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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. 

 

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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.
 
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 expired 12/31/2022, please email [email protected] to request that a pdf 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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