Yes, a person must be registered as a veterinary technician through the Ohio Veterinary Licensing Board to act as a veterinary technician. Anyone working as an assistant to a veterinarian who does not meet the requirements to be a Registered Veterinary Technician is considered by Ohio law to be an "aide" and is limited in the duties that can be performed and must be under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician.
This is a link to the Ohio Code that discusses the tasks that may be performed by an RVT and an aide: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/4741-1
The Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board requires that you have a degree in veterinary technology from an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program and have passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam in order to be licensed as a veterinary technician.
well thats a stupid question.
You must be licensed as a veterinary technician in order to present yourself as one or practice veterinary technology in the state of Ohio. In order to be licensed, you must have earned a 2 year degree (at least) in veterinary technology from an American Veterinary Medical Assoc. accredited veterinary technology program and have passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam and paid the fees for licensure in that state. After you are initially licensed, you must continue to meet the criteria for maintaining your license.
You must apply for registration with th Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensng Board, have a degree from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited veterinary technology program, have passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam and complete an Ohio criminal background check and an FBI criminal background check and pay the required fee for registration. For complete information on becoming a veterinary technician in Ohio, check out the Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board website: http://ovmlb.ohio.gov/vettech.stm
CVA in veterinary fields can mean "certified veterinary assistant" or "certified veterinary accountant"; if CVA follows a veterinarian's name and other titles (such as DVM, VMD, etc), then I would lean towards the second.
The Ohio Veterinary Medical Assoc. doesn't credential veterinary technicians, though there is no reason that they wouldn't "recognize" as legitimate a degree in veterinary technology from an online program so long as the program is AVMA accredited.The Ohio Veterinary Licensing Board credentials veterinary technicians and they recognize degrees in veterinary technology from all AVMA accredited programs, either online or on-site.
No, veterinary technicians must be licensed to practice in the state of Ohio and one of the requirements for licensure is a degree in veterinary technology from an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program.
Anyone wishing to become a Certified Veterinary Technician in NJ has to complete an AVMA accredited veterinary technology program, pass the Veterinary Technician National Exam and then apply for certification through the New Jersey Veterinary Technicians and Assistants association.
to be come an ase certified technition you must have 2 years on the job experience. then you must sign up to take the 8 tests offered by ase. if you pass all 8 you get a certification of master auto technition. you need to know the basics and a lot more to pass all the tests. www.ase.com is the web sight.
A veterinary assistant requires 2 year or associates degree to be certified. There are also some 4 year programs available.
Wayne State University in Detroit offers a veterinary technician program.
Completion of a 2-year veterinary technology program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association is required to be credentialed (licensed, registered or certified depending on the state) as a veterinary technician.
answer is B. an AVMA accredited college program in veterinary technology and passed a national examination