Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 209 - Arkansas Agriculture Department
Division 05 - Veterinary Medical Examining Board
Rule 209.05.20-008 - Reciprocity and Temporary Permits (Amended)
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 209.05.20-008
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
FINAL RULE
AGENCY NO. 092.00
092.00.1-17. RECIPROCITY AND TEMPORARY PERMITS
(Adopted 9/11/2019)
30.
Reciprocity for
Veterinarians:
A. A veterinarian
applying for reciprocal licensure must meet the following requirements:
(1) The applicant must hold a substantially
similar license to practice veterinary medicine in another jurisdiction of the
United States.
(a) A license from another
jurisdiction of the United States is substantially similar to an Arkansas
license to practice veterinary medicine if the other jurisdiction's licensure
qualifications require:
(i) A diploma from an
accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine; or
(ii) A certificate from either the
Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates or the Program for the
Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence.
(b) The applicant's license in another
jurisdiction of the United States must be in good standing;
(c) The applicant's license in another
jurisdiction of the United States must not be held in a suspended or
probationary status;
(d) The
applicant's license in another jurisdiction of the United States must not have
been revoked for an act of bad faith or a violation of a law, rule, or ethics;
and
(2) The applicant
must have passed the National Board Examination, Clinical Competency Test,
North American Veterinary Licensing Examination, or a future
equivalent.
B. A
veterinarian must submit a completed application as described in Ark. Code Ann.
§
17-101-301, the required fee(s), and the following documentation:
(1) As evidence that the applicant's license
from another jurisdiction of the United States is substantially similar to an
Arkansas license to practice veterinary medicine, the applicant must submit the
following:
(a) Evidence of a current and
active license in that jurisdiction; and
(b) Evidence that the jurisdiction's
licensure requirements match those listed in A. (1)(a) (i) or (ii).
(2) As evidence that the applicant
meets the requirements in A. (1)(b) through (d), the applicant must submit the
following:
(a) The names of all jurisdictions
of the United States in which the applicant is currently or has been previously
licensed; and
(b) A primary source
license verification from each of those jurisdictions.
(3) As evidence that the applicant meets the
requirement in A. (2), the applicant must transfer his or her score on the
National Board Examination, Clinical Competency Test, North American Veterinary
Licensing Examination, or a future equivalent, to the Board through the
American Association of Veterinary State Boards, or its future
equivalent.
31.
Temporary Permits for
Veterinarians:
A. A temporary permit
will be issued to a veterinarian immediately upon receipt of the application,
the required fee(s), and the documentation required under paragraph 30. B. 1.
(a) and (b).
B. If the Board
determines that the applicant meets the requirements for reciprocal licensure
as described in paragraph 30. A. (1) through (2), a license will be issued upon
the receipt of all required documentation listed in paragraph 30. B. (1)
through (3).
C. If the Board
determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements for reciprocal
licensure as described in paragraph 30. A. (1) through (2), the applicant may
still apply for licensure by examination.
32.
Reciprocity for Veterinary
Technicians and Veterinary Technologists:
A veterinary technician or veterinary technologist applying for reciprocal certification will follow the process outlined in Ark. Code Ann. § 17-101-306.
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