2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 384 - Veterinary Medicine
Section 20-200 - Issuance of license or temporary permit to persons licensed to practice in another state or territory.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-198, the Department of Public Health may issue a license by endorsement to any veterinarian of good professional character who is currently licensed and practicing in some other state or territory, having requirements for admission determined by the department to be at least equal to the requirements of this state, upon the payment of a fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars to said department. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-198, the department may, upon payment of a fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars, issue a license without examination to a currently practicing, competent veterinarian in another state or territory who (1) holds a current valid license in good professional standing issued after examination by another state or territory that maintains licensing standards which, except for examination, are commensurate with this state’s standards, and (2) has worked continuously as a licensed veterinarian in an academic or clinical setting in another state or territory for a period of not less than five years immediately preceding the application for licensure without examination. No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint. The department shall inform the board annually of the number of applications it receives for licensure under this section.

(b) The Department of Public Health may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure without examination upon receipt of a completed application form, accompanied by the fee for licensure without examination, a copy of a current license from another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States, and a notarized affidavit attesting that the license is valid and belongs to the person requesting notarization. Such temporary permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days and shall not be renewable. The department shall not issue a temporary permit under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending, or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.

(1957, P.A. 360, S. 8; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 68; P.A. 80-484, S. 78, 176; P.A. 86-123, S. 6; P.A. 89-251, S. 107, 203; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-125, S. 3, 6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 03-252, S. 14; P.A. 05-272, S. 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 216.)

History: 1971 act increased fee from $75 to $150; P.A. 80-484 transferred powers formerly held by board to department of health services, allowed unconditional waiver of examination, deleting requirement for practical examination of proficiency, required that applicants be of good “professional”, rather than “moral”, character, replaced requirement for five years’ experience with requirement that applicants be currently licensed and practicing and added provisions forbidding issuance of license to person involved in disciplinary action or unresolved complaint and requiring annual notification of number of applications received; P.A. 86-123 deleted provision requiring reciprocity for the issuance of a license to out-of-state veterinarians and added provisions regarding licensure without examination of out-of-state veterinarians; P.A. 89-251 increased the fee from $150 to $450; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-125 increased from $150 to $450 the fee for veterinarians from other states who meet the requirements of Subdivs. (1) to (3), effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 03-252 replaced provision re issuance of license without examination with provision re issuance of license by endorsement, deleted requirement of certificate from out-of-state board, deleted requirement that veterinarian graduate from accredited school of veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry and made technical changes; P.A. 05-272 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made a technical change therein and added Subsec. (b) authorizing the issuance of temporary permits to veterinarians currently licensed and practicing in another state under certain circumstances; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fees from $450 to $565.