Qualifying Education

(1) Course approval requirements. (a) Any person seeking to conduct an approved course for animal chemical capture technicians shall make application and submit to the Board any documents, statements, and forms as the Board may require. All courses shall be approved by the Board before they are offered. The complete application shall be submitted to the Board office no later than thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled date of the course. At a minimum, a person seeking approval to conduct a course for qualifying education shall provide: 1. Name and address of the provider; 2. Contact person with an address, telephone number, fax number, and email address; 3. The physical location of the courses or programs; 4. The number and type of education credit hours requested for each course; CHEMICAL CAPTURE 1730-06 5. Topic outlines, which list the summarized topics covered in each course, and upon request, a copy of any course materials; 6. If a prior approved course has substantially changed, a summarization of the changes; and 7. The names and qualifications of each instructor. (b) Required topics include, but are not limited to: 1. Pharmacology; 2. Proper administration; 3. Recordkeeping; 4. Chemical capture technology; 5. Animal behavior; 6. Post-immobilization procedures; 7. Proper public and personnel safety; and 8. Marksmanship training. (c) The Board may withhold or withdraw approval of any course based on the course provider’s violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this rule. Such withholding or withdrawal conveys no right to a contested case proceeding pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act compiled at T.C.A. Title 4, Chapter 5.