(a)An individual who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in any of the United States may be issued a temporary veterinary license during a state of disaster declared by the Governor of the State of Texas under the following circumstances: (1)The applicant must complete an Application for Temporary Emergency License. (2)The Board will verify that the veterinarian is licensed in the states indicated in the Application and will confirm good standing. (3)The applicant must file an application with the Texas Department of Public Safety for a controlled substances registration. (4)An application fee and the SBE are waived. (b)A veterinarian granted a temporary emergency license under this section shall abide by the Texas Veterinary Licensing Act and the Board's rules. Violations of the Act, Board rules, or the temporary emergency license will subject the temporary licensee to disciplinary action by the Board. (c)A temporary veterinary license issued under this rule will be valid for 120 days or until the end of the declaration of disaster, whichever is earlier.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has
been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on January 26, 2012
TRD-201200365 Loris Jones
Executive
Assistant
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: March 11, 2012
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7563
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