| (a) The Board may issue a provisional veterinary license
to a person seeking regular veterinary licensure in Texas. The Board
may not issue a provisional veterinary license to an individual who
has previously taken and failed any examination offered by the Board
and required to obtain a Texas veterinary license. The Board may not
reissue, extend, or renew a provisional veterinary license.
(b) The Board may grant a provisional veterinary license
containing specific practice restrictions to a person who meets the
following criteria:
(1) present proof of a current active license in good
standing in another state or jurisdiction of the United States that
has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements
of the Veterinary Licensing Act, Texas Occupations Code Chapter 801;
(2) proof of receipt of a passing score on the national
examination or NAVLE, except that the Board may, upon written petition
of the applicant, provide an exception to this requirement based on
the applicant's satisfaction of the other requirements of this section
and consideration of factors set out in §571.5(c) of this title
(relating to Qualifications for Veterinary License);
(3) a passing score of 85 percent on the Board's jurisprudence
examination;
(4) payment of the required application fee;
(5) proof of graduation from a college of veterinary
medicine accredited by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary
Medical Association (AVMA) or an Educational Commission for Foreign
Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) Certificate or a Program for Assessment
of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) Certificate; and
(6) proof of veterinary experience, which may be satisfied
by letter of reference from at least two licensed veterinary employers
or licensed veterinary colleagues with direct knowledge of the applicant's
veterinary practice and experience.
(c) The Board's Executive Director will issue a provisional
veterinary license to an applicant following verification of the requirements
set out in subsection (b) of this section and receipt of the documents
and fee required in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) An applicant for a provisional veterinary license
must submit completed information on an application form designated
by the Board, together with the required supporting documentation
and an application fee in an amount set by the Board and contained
in §577.15 of this title (relating to Fee Schedule).
(e) An applicant for a veterinary license, who is the
spouse of an active duty member of the United States armed forces
and held a veterinary license in this state within the preceding five
years that was cancelled for failure to renew while the applicant
lived in another state for at least six months, may apply for a provisional
license and is exempt from the requirements of subsection (b) of this
section, except that the applicant must attain a passing score of
85 percent on the Board's jurisprudence examination, and pay the required
application fee.
(f) A provisional veterinary license is valid until
the earlier of:
(1) 14 days after the first available regularly scheduled
SBE;
(2) announcement of the results of the first available
SBE; or
(3) cancellation, if the provisional licensee fails
to appear at the first available regularly scheduled SBE held after
the issuance of the provisional license.
(g) The Board shall process any additional requirements
necessary to complete a provisional veterinary licensee's application
for regular licensure within 180 days after the issuance of a provisional
veterinary license. The Board is not required to conduct a licensure
examination if a regularly scheduled SBE does not occur within the
180-day period.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §571.11 adopted to be effective May 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 3187; amended to be effective June 19, 2012, 37 TexReg 4419; amended to be effective December 23, 2013, 38 TexReg 9363 |
