Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 251 - Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Sub-Agency 0001 - Veterinary Medicine, Board of
Chapter 8 - DEFINITIONS, LICENSE AND PERMIT
Section 8-4 - License and Registration of Veterinarians
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 8-4
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Applicants for license to practice veterinary medicine shall:
(i) Graduate from
a school of veterinary medicine approved by the Board. If the applicant is
applying by examination and has not graduated at the time the application is
filed, the applicant shall submit a letter of expected graduation signed by the
President or Dean of the applicant's accredited school of veterinary medicine
in order to be approved to sit for the national examination.
(ii) Pass a national examination approved by
the Board with a score of at least seventy-five (75%) percent within the last
three years or has for the last five (5) years been a practicing veterinarian
licensed in a state, territory, or district of the United States having license
requirements at the time of application in that jurisdiction that were
substantially equivalent to the requirements of the Act and these
rules.
(iii) Submit a completed
application for license on forms provided by the Board accompanied by the
required application fee.
(iv)
Request an official transcript be sent directly from the registrar of the
school of veterinary medicine to the Board.
(v) Request verification from all
jurisdictions in which the applicant has held or currently holds a license or
permit.
(vi) Provide an affidavit
that no complaint has been filed or is pending, no investigation is pending and
no disciplinary action has been taken or is pending against the applicant in
any jurisdiction.
(vii)
Successfully complete a state jurisprudence examination with a passing score of
at least seventy-five (75) percent.
(b) Temporary permits.
(i) The Board may issue a temporary permit to
a qualified graduate waiting to take the national examination for the first
time upon completion of the requirements in subsection (a) above as
applicable.
(ii) Temporary permits
shall be valid for thirty (30) days after the close of the testing window, or
until official examination scores are received by the board from the
examination provider.
(iii) If the
applicant does not successfully pass the national examination, the temporary
permit shall expire and the applicant shall not practice veterinary medicine in
the state.
(iv) Every applicant
issued a temporary permit shall practice veterinary medicine only under the
supervision of a licensee who is actively engaged in the practice of veterinary
medicine.
(v) Supervision requires
the supervising licensee to exercise professional judgment in determining the
degree of direction needed for each individual temporary permit holder. In
determining the supervision necessary, the supervising licensee shall consider:
(A) The degree of professional expertise
demonstrated by the temporary permit holder;
(B) The length of time the temporary permit
holder has already been under supervision;
(C) The temporary permit holder's ability to
communicate with clients and support personnel; and
(D) Any other factors that the supervising
licensee deems appropriate.
(vi) The supervising licensee shall not be
absent from the veterinary clinic for more than fourteen (14) consecutive days
or more than twenty-one (21) total days in a six (6) month period.
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