2014 Idaho Statutes
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 21 - VETERINARIANS
Section 54-2107 - LICENSE APPLICATION -- CONTENTS -- FEE.
(1) A copy of a birth certificate or current passport proving that the applicant is twenty-one (21) years of age or more.
(2) Notarized affidavits issued during the year preceding licensure from two (2) veterinarians currently licensed and in good standing in any state attesting to the fact that the applicant is of good moral character.
(3) A certified copy of a veterinary school diploma or transcript from an accredited or approved school of veterinary medicine or a letter from an accredited or approved school of veterinary medicine verifying satisfactory graduation by the applicant or, if a graduate of a nonaccredited or nonapproved school, a letter from the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates (ECFVG) certifying completion of the ECFVG program or a copy of the ECFVG certificate or by completion of any educational equivalency program established for the purpose of evaluating an individual's educational knowledge and clinical skills as they relate to the practice of veterinary medicine, and as approved and outlined by the rules of the board.
(4) Passing scores on the national examinations developed by the national board examination committee, its designee or any other examination committee or organization approved by the board, including, but not limited to: the national board examination (NBE) and the clinical competency test (CCT), or the north American veterinary licensing examination (NAVLE), which may be taken in any state.
(5) After November 1, 2000, applicants who have taken their national examinations prior to this date and have not taken and passed the clinical competency test (CCT) may, in lieu of a passing score on the CCT, provide the following documentation from the licensing board in the state in which they are currently actively practicing or from the veterinary information verifying agency of the American association of veterinary state boards:
(6) A passing score of at least ninety percent (90%) correct on the Idaho jurisprudence examination.
(7) Written verification of license in good standing from the licensing organization in any state or states in which the applicant has held a license or as provided by the veterinary information verifying agency of the American association of veterinary state boards.
(8) The license application fee and first year's license fee in the amount established in the rules adopted by the board.
(9) Any additional information that the board may request.
(10) Application materials will be valid and maintained at the board office for a period of one (1) year.
The board will review applications and issue licenses in January and June of each year. Applicants shall have their completed applications at the board office by the first day of January or June, except as specified in other sections of this chapter or by board rule. If an applicant is found not qualified, the board shall immediately notify the applicant in writing of such finding and the grounds therefor. An applicant denied licensure may request a hearing pursuant to the procedures set forth in chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code. Any applicant who is denied licensure shall be allowed the return of the license fee portion of the application fee.
Any applicant taking and passing the Idaho jurisprudence examination and not wanting to be licensed at the next review by the board, shall be allowed the return of the license fee portion of the application fee only.
History:
[54-2107, added 1971, ch. 173, sec. 7, p. 812; am. 1976, ch. 166, sec. 18, p. 612; am. 1983, ch. 139, sec. 7, p. 341; am. 1990, ch. 111, sec. 6, p. 228; am. 1993, ch. 72, sec. 3, p. 191; am. 1995, ch. 62, sec. 5, p. 152; am. 2000, ch. 122, sec. 4, p. 281; am. 2001, ch. 149, sec. 4, p. 537.; am. 2010, ch. 103, sec. 1, p. 200.]
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