2005 Vermont Code - § 2421. — Eligibility

§ 2421. Eligibility

(a) An applicant who has reached the age of majority, has passed the National Board Examination and the Clinical Competency Test or any subsequent licensing examinations prepared under the authority of the National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine, or its successor organization, and has graduated from a school of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association is eligible for licensure. Upon submission of evidence acceptable to the board of satisfaction of these eligibility criteria and upon payment of the required fees, the applicant shall receive a license; provided, however, that the board may also require satisfactory completion of an examination covering state laws and rules related to the practice of veterinary medicine and the state or national veterinary codes of ethics.

(b) For purposes of this section, an applicant's score on the National Board Examination and the Clinical Competency Test or any subsequent licensing examinations prepared under the authority of the National Board Examination Committee for Veterinary Medicine, or its successor organization, shall be valid for three years from the date the applicant passed the examination. (Added 1981, No. 67, § 1; amended 1995, No. 111 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1997, No. 40, § 30; 2005, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)