Complete the VA Board of Veterinary Medicine's application to practice as a Veterinary Technician in VA
Click on the link below to access the BVM application:
*there will be a $65 fee to submit*
click here
Submit the Form by Mail, Fax, or Email to the Board of Veterinary Medicine along with One of Two Options:
I. Examination (Passage of the VTNE) along with the following:
- Transcript from an AVMA accredited program of Veterinary Technology or CVMA conferring program
- Examination scores (contact the American Assocation of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) by clicking here to release VTNE scores to VA ($80 fee) If exam was taken through VTNE in VA, a request for score transfer is not required)
- Verification of any veterinary technology licenses, certifications or registrations ever held, including expired, in another jurisdiction of the U.S. or its territories and District of Columbia
II. Endorsement (hold a license, certification or registration in another jurisdiction of the U.S. or its territories and District of Columbia) along with the following:
- Transcript from an AVMA accredited program of Veterinary Technology or CVMA conferring program OR National examination scores from AAVSB. If exam taken through VTNE in VA, a request for score transfer is not required
- Verification of any veterinary technology licenses, certifications, or registrations ever held, including expired, in another jurisdiction of the U.S. or its territories and District of Columbia
- Written documentation of clinical practice as a veterinary technician for at least 2 of the past 4 years immediately preceding the application. Your active practice may be verified on the Board's optional Employment Verification Form or company letterhead
Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, VA 23233-1463
vetbd@dhp.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)597-4133
Fax: (804)527-4471
Click on the links below to visit three of the nation's best Veterinary Technology Programs:
BRCC
NVCC
Information about the VTNE:
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