The County Book, Anne Arundel County
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The Maryland veterinary licensing year runs July 1 to June 30. For each licensing year, an owner shall apply for a hospital license and pay the annual fee. A person may not operate a veterinary hospital, including a mobile veterinary clinic, without a valid hospital license for the current licensing year.
A licensee who practices veterinary medicine in Maryland shall register annually with the Board and pay the registration fee, with renewal by June 30 through Maryland OneStop. Renewal requires 18 CE credits logged under the Renewal Year: a minimum of 12 hours directed toward improvement of professional skill and knowledge relating to the practice of veterinary medicine, and a maximum of 6 credit hours toward non-scientific subjects. Unused credit hours earned in a given licensing year may be applied toward the following year's requirement. A late fee applies for renewing a registration after July 1.
A registered veterinary technician's registration is issued for 3 years and expires on June 30 on the third year after the date issued, and must be renewed not later than June 30 of each 3-year period. The Board may not renew the registration unless the technician has earned 24 credit hours of continuing professional education during the 36 months preceding the beginning of the new registration period.
The Board shall inspect every veterinary hospital facility in the State at least once every 2 years. The Board's inspections page states that most inspections are done every 18 months, and every hospital must pass the inspection to maintain a valid license.
A veterinary patient medical record is retained 3 years after a patient's last visit (companion animals).
A controlled dangerous substances inventory is taken on the same date once every 2 years. Schedule II prescription records are kept 5 years, and Schedule III to V records 2 years.