Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
2, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant for licensure
as a veterinarian who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An
applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the
applicant:
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and
unrestricted license as a veterinarian in the District of Columbia or any state
or territory of the United States;
(b) Possesses qualifications that are
substantially similar to the qualifications required for issuance of a license
as a veterinarian in this State;
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NAC
638.0435, has successfully
completed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination administered by
the International Council for Veterinary Assessment, or its successor
organization, or a similar examination that was in effect at the time the
applicant obtained his or her initial license to engage in the practice of
veterinary medicine in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of
the United States; and
(d) Has
actively engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine as a veterinarian in
the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States for not
less than 5 years immediately preceding the date on which the applicant
submitted his or her application.
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement
pursuant to this section must submit to the Board:
(a) An application on a form provided by the
Board;
(b) An affidavit stating
that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material
is true and complete;
(c) The fees
prescribed in NAC
638.035;
(d) A complete set of his or her fingerprints
and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the
Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report or proof that the applicant has
previously passed a comparable criminal background check, as required pursuant
to NRS
622.530; and
(e) The statement required by
NRS
425.520.
3. The Board will not issue a license by
endorsement pursuant to this section:
(a) If
the applicant has been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a
felony related to the practice of veterinary medicine, or any offense involving
moral turpitude, unless the Board has previously taken disciplinary action
against the applicant relating to the matter; and
(b) Unless the applicant:
(1) Has not been disciplined by the
corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or
territory in which the applicant currently holds or has held a license as a
veterinarian;
(2) Has not been held
civilly or criminally liable in the District of Columbia or any state or
territory of the United States for misconduct relating to the practice of
veterinary medicine;
(3) Has not
had a license as a veterinarian suspended or revoked in the District of
Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(4) Has not been refused a license as a
veterinarian in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the
United States for any reason; and
(5) Does not have pending any disciplinary
action concerning his or her license as a veterinarian in the District of
Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.
4. A license by endorsement as a
veterinarian issued pursuant to this section may be issued at a meeting of the
Board or in between meetings of the Board by the President and Executive
Director of the Board. Such action is deemed to be an action of the
Board.
Added
to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by
R117-23A,
eff. 2/16/2024
NRS
622.530,
638.070
