Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4741 - State Veterinary Medical Licensing Board
Chapter 4741-1 - General Provisions
Section 4741-1-04 - Examination
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
To apply for licensure as a veterinarian, the applicant must:
(A) Complete an application prescribed by the board;
(B) Provide proof of graduation from a veterinary college approved by the state veterinary medical licensing board or accredited by the American veterinary medical association or has been issued a certificate on or after May 1, 1987, by the education commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the American veterinary medical association or by the program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence of the American association of veterinary state boards.
(C) Have achieved a score of at least seventy-five on both the "National Board of Veterinary Medicine" examination and the "Clinical competency test" or on the "North American veterinary licensing examination" to be eligible for licensure. There is no restriction on the number of times an applicant may take the aforementioned examination, but must apply for a subsequent examination and pay the processing fee each time they apply.
(D) Submit to a criminal records check in accordance with section 4741.10 of the Revised Code within a year of requesting licensure. The criminal records check must be completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in which the results indicate that the individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilty for any violation set forth in section 4741.22 of the Revised Code.
(E) Submit to the board the applicable licensure fee as set forth in section 4741.17 of the Revised Code.
