1. (a) The applicant is licensed, certified, or registered as a veterinary technician in the United States, Canada or U.S. territory in good standing, as defined in Section 4848(b)(1)(A) and (B) of Business and Professions Code, in which the board has determined that he or she has passed the national veterinary technician examination or an examination equivalent to the written examination last required in California.
2. (b) The applicant has obtained at least 4,416 hours, completed in no less than 24 months, of directed clinical practice, under the direct supervision of a veterinarian licensed in the United States, Canada or U.S. territory.
3. (c) The directed clinical practice shall have provided the applicant with knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas of communication with clients, patient examinations, emergency procedures, laboratory procedures, diagnostic imaging, surgical assisting, anesthesia, animal nursing, nutrition, dentistry, animal behavior and pharmacology. The supervising veterinarian(s) shall complete a check list attesting to proficiency in specific skill areas within the preceding categories.
4. (d) The board determines that no disciplinary action has been taken against the applicant by any public agency concerned with the practice of animal health care and that the applicant has not been the subject of adverse civil or criminal judgments resulting from the practice of animal health care which the board determines constitutes evidence of a pattern of incompetency or negligence.

An applicant shall be eligible for the California veterinary technician registration provided such applicant meets the following requirements:

Note: Authority cited: Section 4808, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4841.5 and 4848, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-27-89; operative 4-1-89 (Register 89, No. 7).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph and subsection (a) filed 3-1-96 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 96, No. 9).

3. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsection (c) and subsection relettering filed 6-12-2009; operative 7-12-2009 (Register 2009, No. 24).

4. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 7-10-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 28).

5. Change without regulatory effect amending first paragraph filed 2-12-2025 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2025, No. 7).