Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2270 - Missouri Veterinary Medical Board
Chapter 2 - Licensure Requirements for Veterinarians
Section 20 CSR 2270-2.041 - Reexamination

Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2270-2.041

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies the deadline for applying to retake the Missouri State Board Examination.

(1) Any applicant who fails an examination for licensure as a veterinarian may be reexamined by making application to the board office and paying the appropriate nonrefundable examination fee and registration fee and provide two (2) additional photographs. The deadline for applying to retake the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) shall be August 1 and January 3 prior to each test window and the Missouri State Board Examination shall be thirty (30) days prior to retaking the examination.

(2) Applicants shall submit-

(A) The application for licensure and the registration fee to the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board;

(B) The NAVLE application and fee directly to the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME); and

(C) The fee for the Missouri State Board Examination to the board's designated testing agency.

(3) Effective August 28, 1999, no person may take any examination more than four (4) times either in or out of Missouri to qualify for licensure in Missouri. Prior to making application for the fourth attempt at passage of the examination, the applicant shall schedule an appearance with the board to outline a continuing education program which shall be board-approved and completed prior to filing an application for the subsequent examination.

*Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999 and 340.232, RSMo 1992, amended 1999.

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