New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 25 - VETERINARY MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS
Part 2 - EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE - VETERINARIANS
Section 16.25.2.15 - STATE EXAMINATION

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.25.2.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. The board sets the state licensing examination for veterinarians on a regularly scheduled basis twice annually at a reduced fee. Applicants who wish to obtain their licenses sooner than the board set examination dates can take the examination at the higher fee of $500. The examination is administered at the board office; arrangements for this type of examination are made with the executive director.

B. The state examination may be taken by senior year veterinary school students as well as graduate veterinarians.

C. The state examination is graded by individuals selected by the board of veterinary medicine. The minimum passing grade for the state examination is 75%.

D. Applicants will be notified by mail within two weeks after the examination of the results. Grades will be provided to applicants upon request.

E. An applicant who fails the examination can review the examination and his answer sheet at the board office 20 days from receipt of notification of examination results. Prior arrangement will be made with the executive director to designate a time for the review. Only the applicant and a member of the board or executive director may be present. Copying or removing examination questions or answers will result in license denial.

F. An applicant who has failed the state examination must retake it within 30 days. Applicant must pay an additional examination fee of $500 to retake the examination.

G. Limitations. Once the application/examination fee has been submitted to the board it cannot be refunded. The state examination must be taken within one year from date of application submittal.

(1) If an applicant has applied to take the examination on a board set date and is unable to do so, the examination may be rescheduled on one of the subsequent board set dates within one year without reapplication or the payment of an additional fee.

(2) If an applicant has applied to take the examination on a specific date and is unable to do so, the examination may be rescheduled within one year without reapplication or payment of an additional fee.

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