Powers, Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the Board.
Section 8
SEC. 8. Powers, Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the Board. — The Board shall have the following specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities: Enforce, administer, and implement the provisions of this Act; Determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for examination, registration and for issuance of Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Cards and/or special permits pursuant to the provisions of this Act; Prepare, adopt, issue or amend the syllabi for the subjects in the licensure examination, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the academe and the accredited professional organization; Register successful examinees in the licensure examination and issue the corresponding Certificates of Registration; Enroll in the registry book of veterinarians the names of successful examinees and to issue Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Cards; Prescribe guidelines providing for the continuing professional education (CPE) program for registered and licensed veterinarians upon recommendation of the accredited professional organization of veterinarians; Revoke Certificates of Registration of or suspend registered and licensed veterinarians from the practice of his/her profession or to cancel special temporary permits after due notice and hearing; Adopt and administer Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical Standards for Doctors of Veterinary Medicine; Hear or Investigate on its own or by delegation to aboard of member and a legal hearing officer of the Commission cases arising from violations of this Act, the Rules and Regulations, Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards issued thereunder and, in connection therewith, to issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum to alleged violators or witnesses to compel their attendance and the production of documents; Look into the conditions affecting the practice of veterinary medicine in the Philippines, adopt measures for the enhancement of the profession and the maintenance of high professional, technical and ethical standards of the profession; Recommend to the CHED, in coordination with the accredited professional organization, the prescribing, amending and/or revising of the collegiate course leading to the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Adopt the official seal of the Board; Promulgate such rules and regulations or administrative orders and issuances as may be necessary to properly and fully carry out the provisions of this Act; and Perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement this Act. The policies, resolutions, and rules and regulations issued or promulgated by the Board shall subject to review and approval by the Commission. However, the Board's decisions, resolutions or orders which are not interlocutory, rendered in administrative case, shall be subject to review only if on appeal with the Commission. The decision of the Board and/or the Commission may be appealed to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the Rules of Court.