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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.12 | Reciprocity.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board shall issue a license to practice veterinary medicine in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant holds a license in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in the practice of veterinary medicine in a state that does not issue that license.
(B) The board may issue a license to practice veterinary medicine without the examination required pursuant to section 4741.11 of the Revised Code to an applicant from another country who furnishes satisfactory proof to the board that the applicant meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The applicant is a graduate of a veterinary college accredited by the American veterinary medical association or holds a certificate issued, on or after May 1, 1987, by the education commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the American veterinary medical association or issued by any other nationally recognized certification program the board approves by rule.
(2) The applicant holds a license, which is not under suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action, issued by an agency similar to this board of another country having requirements equivalent to those of this state, provided the laws of such country accord equal rights to the holder of a license to practice in this state who removes to such country.
(3) The applicant is not under investigation for an act which would constitute a violation of this chapter that would require the revocation of or refusal to renew a license.
(4) The applicant has a thorough knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of veterinary medicine in this state, as determined by the board.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:09 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.13 | Limited License to Practice Veterinary Medicine.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
The state veterinary medical licensing board may issue a limited license to practice veterinary medicine to a nonresident individual whose sole professional capacity is with a veterinary academic institution or veterinary technology institution recognized by the board in accordance with rules the board adopts or with a government diagnostic laboratory. A person holding a limited license is authorized to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine only to the extent necessary to fulfill the person's employment or educational obligations as an instructor, researcher, diagnostician, intern, resident in a veterinary specialty, or graduate student.
The board may issue a limited license to a nonresident applicant who submits a completed application on a form prescribed by the board, pays the applicable fee prescribed in section 4741.17 of the Revised Code, and meets the criteria established by the board. The board shall not require an individual issued a limited license under this section to obtain a license under Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:08 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.14 | Temporary Permit to Practice Veterinary Medicine.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
The state veterinary medical licensing board may issue, without the examination required pursuant to section 4741.11 of the Revised Code, a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine to a nonresident veterinarian holding a license which is not revoked, suspended, expired, or under any restrictions and is otherwise in good standing from another state, territory, or the District of Columbia, provided that a veterinarian who holds a current license in this state applies for the temporary permit for the veterinarian. The board shall not require a veterinarian issued a temporary permit under this section to obtain a license under Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code.
A temporary permit issued pursuant to this section only authorizes the permit holder to act as a veterinary consultant or to provide veterinary medical services in this state for a specific animal or animals. When using the services of a veterinary consultant, the responsibility for the care and treatment of the patient remains with the veterinarian who holds a current license in this state and who is providing treatment, or consultation as to treatment, to the patient. The board shall determine by rule the specific purposes for which it may issue a temporary permit and the duration of the permit, not to exceed six months, under rules it adopts pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. No more than two temporary permits may be issued pursuant to this section to any one applicant. Any subsequent applications shall be made pursuant to section 4741.12 of the Revised Code.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:08 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.15 | Provisional Veterinary Graduate License.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A person who has done both of the following may submit an application to the state veterinary medical licensing board for a provisional veterinary graduate license:
(1) Graduated from a veterinary college approved by the board;
(2) Applied for and is waiting to take a nationally recognized examination approved by the board for a license to practice veterinary medicine.
The application shall be on a form that the board prescribes and shall contain any information that the board requires together with a letter or letters of recommendation from a licensed veterinarian or veterinarians who will be directly supervising and responsible for the applicant as provided in division (C) of this section. The applicant shall include with the application the fee established in section 4741.17 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board may issue a provisional veterinary graduate license to an applicant who has satisfied the requirements established in division (A) of this section. The board shall issue a provisional veterinary graduate license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if the applicant holds a license in another state or has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in performing or assisting in medical treatments, diagnoses, and surgeries under veterinary supervision in a state that does not issue that license. A provisional veterinary graduate license is valid for six months following the date of its issuance and is not renewable.
(C) A person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license may perform or assist in medical treatments, diagnosis, and surgery on a patient only under the direct veterinary supervision of the veterinarian or veterinarians who provided the letter or letters of recommendation accompanying the person's application under division (A) of this section and may engage in other duties related to the practice of veterinary medicine only under veterinary supervision.
(D) No person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license shall be represented, explicitly or implicitly, as being a licensed veterinarian.
(E) The board may revoke a provisional veterinary graduate license if the person who holds the license violates division (C) or (D) of this section.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:07 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.16 | Renewal of License.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
(A) A license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the state veterinary medical licensing board pursuant to sections 4741.11 to 4741.13 of the Revised Code expires biennially on the first day of March in even-numbered years. A limited license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the board pursuant to those sections expires biennially on the first day of July. A license or limited license may be renewed in accordance with the standard renewal procedures contained in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code upon payment of the required renewal fee and fulfillment of the continuing education requirements contained in division (B) of this section unless otherwise provided by law. The board shall issue a duplicate certificate to any holder upon request and upon due proof of loss of the original.
(B) As a condition precedent to each renewal of a license or limited license, a licensed veterinarian shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the board, that the licensed veterinarian has completed thirty hours of continuing education during the two years immediately preceding renewal of the licensed veterinarian's license or limited license that meets the requirements established by rule of the board as to form and content.
(C) The board may waive the requirement of division (B) of this section if the licensee submits an affidavit evidencing that the licensee was prevented from attending an approved educational program during a year because of the occurrence of an unusual and prolonged emergency, provided the licensee otherwise complies with such requirements as the board determines.
(D) Educational program requirements not completed during the biennial license period, due to a waiver granted by the board under division (C) of this section, are cumulative on the requirements for the succeeding biennial license period.
(E) Any license or limited license which is not renewed at the end of the biennium becomes an inactive license or limited license. A licensee may reactivate an inactive license or limited license upon application to the board. The board shall prescribe continuing education and other requirements as it considers necessary to reactivate a license or limited license. Any license or limited license which has been inactive for more than four years expires if the licensee has not applied for reactivation of the license or limited license. Upon expiration, a license or limited license becomes void.
(F) Division (E) of this section does not apply to any veterinarian who serves solely in a professional capacity with any federal, state, or local government agency or with any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.171 | Retired Licensee - Change of Address.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
Any licensed veterinarian who desires to temporarily or permanently retire from practice and who has given the state veterinary medical licensing board notice in writing to that effect may be certified by the board as being retired, provided the licensed veterinarian's license is in good standing. The board may by rule waive the payment of the registration fee of a licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician during the period when the licensed veterinarian or registered veterinary technician is on active duty in connection with any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
Each veterinarian licensed by the board, whether a resident or not, shall notify, in writing, the executive director of the board of any change in the licensed veterinarian's office address or employment within ninety days after the change has taken place.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.18 | Prohibiting Fraud or Error in Obtaining License or Permit.

Effective:
March 2, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 184 - 119th General Assembly
No person shall sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish a license or a temporary permit or abet therein. No person shall practice veterinary medicine in this state under cover of any license or temporary permit fraudulently obtained or signed or issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation or issued through an error of the state veterinary medical licensing board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.20 | Exceptions.

Effective:
August 31, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 187 - 131st General Assembly
This chapter does not apply to:
(A) A person who administers to animals, the title to which is vested in the person's self, except when the title is so vested for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this chapter. No person shall vest title of an animal in the person's self for the purposes of circumventing this chapter.
(B) A person who is a regular student in a legally chartered college of veterinary medicine or a veterinary technology college while in the performance of those duties and actions assigned by the person's instructors;
(C) A person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States or an employee of the United States department of agriculture, the United States public health service, or other federal agency, or the Ohio department of agriculture except a licensed veterinarian, and who, while so commissioned or employed, performs official duties;
(D) A person who advises with respect to or performs acts which the state veterinary medical licensing board by rule has prescribed as accepted management practices in connection with livestock production;
(E) A person who conducts routine vaccinations, pullorum testing, and typhoid testing of poultry and other poultry disease control activity under supervision of a national poultry improvement plan as administered by an official state agency or the United States department of agriculture;
(F) A physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, or the assistant of such a licensed physician, while engaged in medical research;
(G) A person who is supervised by a licensed veterinarian and who is engaged in bona fide medical biomedical research which requires the application of the principles of a veterinary practice;
(H) A veterinary consultant when consulting with a licensed veterinarian, on the condition that the service performed by the veterinary consultant is limited to the consultation and under all circumstances, the responsibility for the care and treatment of the patient remains with the veterinarian who holds a current license in this state and who is providing treatment, or consultation as to treatment, to the patient;
(I) A person who offers gratuitous services in the case of an emergency ;
(J) Any of the following, as defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code, who provides emergency medical services to a dog or cat in accordance with section 4765.52 of the Revised Code: a first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.201 | Chemical Capture by Certified Officer.

Effective:
March 31, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 24 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "chemical capture" and "certified officer" have the same meanings as in section 955.151 of the Revised Code.
(B) This chapter does not apply to an act of chemical capture by a certified officer in accordance with section 955.151 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.21 | Prohibited Advertising Practices.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
No licensed veterinarian or any person under a licensed veterinarian's control or employ shall do any advertising which:
(A) Is false or misleads any person to act to the person's detriment in the care or treatment of any animal;
(B) Is done with a purpose to deceive or defraud, or tends to deceive or defraud, any person;
(C) Directly promotes the business of a veterinarian through second-or third-party solicitation;
(D) Violates the rules set forth by the state veterinary medical licensing board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.221 | Referring for Treatment or to Peer Review Committee.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board may, prior to or after a hearing conducted under section 4741.22 of the Revised Code, and in lieu of taking or in addition to any action it may take under that section, refer any veterinarian or registered veterinarian technician:
(1) Who experiences alcohol or substance abuse, to the Ohio veterinary medical association special assistance committee, the Ohio physicians health program, or an advocacy group approved by the board, for support and assistance in the coordination of the treatment of that veterinarian or technician;
(2) Who has violated any provision of this chapter for any offense for which the board normally would not seek the revocation or suspension of the person's license or registration, to the Ohio veterinary medical association special committee on peer review.
(B) To implement this section, the board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:39 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.23 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
January 1, 1958
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 102nd General Assembly
No person licensed to practice veterinary medicine or holding a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine shall:
(A) Fraudulently issue or use any health certificate, inspection certificate, vaccination certificate, test chart, or other blank form used in the practice of veterinary medicine relating to the dissemination of animal disease, transportation of diseased animals, or the sale of inedible products of animal origin for human consumption;
(B) Willfully make any misrepresentation in the inspection of food stuffs;
(C) Fraudulently apply or report any intradermal, cutaneous, subcutaneous, seriological, or chemical test.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.24 | Reinstatement.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, any person whose license, registration, or temporary permit is suspended or revoked may, at the discretion of the state veterinary medical licensing board, be relicensed or reregistered to practice at any time without an examination, on application made to the board. The application for reinstatement shall be in writing, in a form prescribed by the board, signed by the applicant, and shall be delivered to the executive director of the board.
(B) Any person whose license, registration, or temporary permit has been revoked for a violation of section 4741.18, 4741.22, or 4741.23 or division (A), (C), or (D) of section 4741.19, division (A) of section 4741.20, or division (B) or (D) of section 4741.21 of the Revised Code, shall be permanently barred from practicing veterinary medicine or holding a license to practice veterinary medicine or holding a registration as a registered veterinary technician in this state for a subsequent violation of any of such provisions. The board shall, by certified mail, notify all other state veterinary licensing boards of permanent revocation actions.
(C) Any person whose license or temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine is suspended or revoked is an unlicensed person.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.25 | Depositing Receipts.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
All receipts of the state veterinary medical licensing board shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.26 | Enforcement.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board shall enforce this chapter and for that purpose shall make investigations relative thereto. Except as provided in this division, in making any inspection pursuant to this chapter, the board may enter and inspect, upon written notice of not less than five days and during normal business hours, any licensee's, permit holder's, or registrant's place of business. If the board has knowledge or notice, pursuant to a written complaint or any other written knowledge or notice by any person as verified by the signature of that person, of a violation of section 4741.18, 4741.19, or 4741.23 of the Revised Code, it shall investigate and, upon probable cause appearing, shall direct the executive director to file a complaint and institute the prosecution of the offender. In conducting any investigation for a suspected violation of this chapter, the board or its authorized agent does not have to provide any prior written notice to the licensee, permit holder, or registrant as long as the board provides a written authorization for the investigation and the board or its authorized agent provides the licensee, permit holder, or registrant with a copy of the authorization at the time of the investigation. When requested by the executive director, the prosecuting attorney of a county or the village solicitor or city director of law of a municipal corporation, wherein the violation occurs shall take charge of and conduct the prosecution. The attorney general or the attorney general's designated assistant shall act as legal adviser to the board and shall render such legal assistance as may be necessary.
(B) In addition to any other remedy the board may have pursuant to law, if the board determines that any person is practicing veterinary medicine without a license issued pursuant to this chapter or is otherwise in violation of this chapter, the board may, through its executive director, apply to a court having jurisdiction in the county in which the offense occurred, for an injunction or restraining order to enjoin or restrain the person from further violations of this chapter. The attorney general shall serve as the board's legal agent in the action.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.30 | Disposition of Abandoned Animal.

Effective:
July 26, 1974
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 240 - 110th General Assembly
Upon the failure of any person to reclaim an animal left in the care of a licensed veterinarian or registered kennel owner, the veterinarian or kennel owner, at the end of a ten-day period starting with the day he gives notice as required under this section, shall be considered the legal owner of the animal and may send it to an animal shelter or pound. The veterinarian or kennel owner shall give written notice, either personally to the person who had left the animal, or sent by certified mail to his last known address. The notice shall specify the amount that shall be due for the care and treatment of the animal, the date on which the veterinarian or kennel owner will be considered to be the owner, and the location of the animal shelter or pound to which it will be sent for disposal. The person who had left the animal may redeem it prior to the expiration of the ten-day period by paying to the veterinarian or kennel owner the amount set forth in the notice for the care and treatment of the animal.
Upon receiving the animal, the animal shelter or pound shall keep, house, and feed it for a period of not less than three days. During this period, any person may purchase the animal by paying an amount equal to the sum of the expense incurred by the shelter or pound in maintaining the animal, the cost of any necessary registration tag, and the amount of money expended by the veterinarian or kennel owner in his care and treatment of the animal. Upon the redemption of the animal, the shelter or pound shall remit to the veterinarian or kennel owner the amount of money equal to that which he had expended in the care and treatment of the animal. If at the end of the three-day period no one has redeemed the animal, the shelter or pound may humanely destroy it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.32 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the veterinary medical licensing board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.40 | Veterinary Loan Repayment Program Definitions.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
As used in sections 4741.40 to 4741.47 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Large animal veterinary services," "veterinary services necessary to implement or enforce the law," and "veterinary services necessary to protect public health" have the meanings established in rules adopted by the state veterinary medical licensing board under section 4741.45 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Veterinary resource shortage area" means an area designated in those rules as having limited access to large animal veterinary services or to veterinary services necessary to implement or enforce the law or to protect public health, as applicable.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.41 | Veterinary Loan Repayment Program.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
There is hereby created the veterinarian loan repayment program. Under the program, the state veterinary medical licensing board, by means of a contract entered into under section 4741.44 of the Revised Code, may agree to repay all or part of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken out by a veterinarian for the following expenses if the expenses were incurred while the veterinarian was enrolled, for a maximum of four years, in a veterinary college in the United States that, during the time of enrollment, was approved by the board or accredited by the American veterinary medical association:
(A) Tuition;
(B) Other educational expenses, such as fees, books, and laboratory expenses, for specific purposes and in amounts determined to be reasonable by the board;
(C) Room and board, in an amount determined to be reasonable by the board.
No repayment shall exceed twenty thousand dollars in any year. If, however, a repayment results in an increase in the veterinarian's federal, state, or local income tax liability, the board, at the veterinarian's request, may reimburse the veterinarian for the increased tax liability regardless of the amount of the repayment made to the veterinarian in that year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.42 | Application for Participation in Program.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
(A) A veterinarian who has not received student loan repayment assistance pursuant to federal law and who meets either of the following requirements may apply for participation in the veterinarian loan repayment program:
(1) The veterinarian is enrolled in the final year of a veterinary medical program at a veterinary college approved by the state veterinary medical licensing board or accredited by the American veterinary medical association.
(2) The veterinarian has been engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in this state for not more than three years prior to submitting the application.
(B) An application for participation in the veterinarian loan repayment program shall be submitted to the board on a form that the board shall prescribe. The application shall include the following:
(1) The applicant's name, permanent address or address at which the applicant is currently residing if different from the permanent address, and telephone number;
(2) The veterinary college the applicant has attended, the dates of attendance, and verification of attendance;
(3) A summary and verification of the educational expenses for which the applicant seeks reimbursement under the program;
(4) In the case of an applicant who is eligible to apply because the applicant is a veterinarian who has been engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine in this state for not more than three years prior to submitting the application, verification of the applicant's authorization under this chapter to practice veterinary medicine;
(5) Verification of the applicant's United States citizenship or status as a legal alien.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.43 | Approval of Eligible Applicant - Recruitment to Resource Shortage Area.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
If the veterinarian loan repayment fund created in section 4741.46 of the Revised Code contains sufficient money, the state veterinary medical licensing board shall approve an applicant for participation in the program if the board finds that the applicant is eligible for participation in the program and the applicant's services are needed in a veterinary resource shortage area.
Upon approval, the board shall notify and enter into discussions with the applicant to facilitate the recruitment of the applicant to a veterinary resource shortage area in which the applicant's services are most needed. If the board and the applicant agree on the applicant's placement within a veterinary resource shortage area, the applicant shall prepare, sign, and deliver to the board a letter of intent agreeing to that placement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.45 | Program Rules to Be Adopted by Licensing Board.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The state veterinary medical licensing board, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules that do all of the following:
(A) Define "large animal veterinary services," "veterinary services necessary to implement or enforce the law," and "veterinary services necessary to protect public health";
(B) Designate veterinary resource shortage areas comprised of areas in this state that have limited access to each of the following:
(1) Large animal veterinary services;
(2) Veterinary services necessary to implement or enforce the law;
(3) Veterinary services necessary to protect public health.
The designations may apply to a geographic area, one or more facilities within a particular area, or a population group of animals within a particular area.
(C) Establish priorities among veterinary resource shortage areas for use in recruiting veterinarians under the veterinarian loan repayment program;
(D) Establish priorities for use in determining eligibility among applicants for participation in the veterinarian loan repayment program;
(E) Establish any other requirement or procedure that is necessary to implement and administer sections 4741.40 to 4741.47 of the Revised Code.
In adopting the rules, the board shall consult with the state veterinarian.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.46 | Gifts for Implementation and Administration of Program.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board may accept gifts of money from any source for the implementation and administration of sections 4741.40 to 4741.45 of the Revised Code. The board shall deposit all gifts so accepted into the state treasury to the credit of the veterinary resource shortage area fund, which is hereby created. The board shall use the fund for the implementation and administration of sections 4741.40 to 4741.45 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board may accept gifts of money from any source for the purposes of providing loans under the veterinarian loan repayment program created in section 4741.41 of the Revised Code. The board shall deposit all gifts so accepted together with all damages collected under division (B)(4) of section 4741.44 of the Revised Code into the state treasury to the credit of the veterinarian loan repayment fund, which is hereby created. The fund also shall consist of the portion of biennial renewal fees that is credited to the fund under section 4741.17 of the Revised Code. The board shall use the fund for the implementation and administration of the veterinarian loan repayment program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.47 | Annual Report by Board on Operations of Program.

Effective:
October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
The state veterinary medical licensing board, annually on or before the first day of March, shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly describing the operations of the veterinarian loan repayment program during the previous calendar year. The report shall include information on all of the following:
(A) The number of requests received by the board that a particular area be designated as a veterinary resource shortage area;
(B) The areas that have been designated as veterinary resource shortage areas and the priorities that have been assigned to them;
(C) The number of applicants for participation in the veterinarian loan repayment program;
(D) The number of veterinarians assigned to veterinary resource shortage areas and the payments made on behalf of those veterinarians under the veterinarian loan repayment program;
(E) The veterinary resource shortage areas that have not been matched with all of the veterinarians that they need;
(F) The number of veterinarians failing to complete their service obligations, the amount of damages owed, and the amount of damages collected.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.48 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective:
March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly
The veterinary medical licensing board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.49 | Reporting Lyme Disease Test Results.

Effective:
September 15, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
(A) A person holding a license, limited license, or temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine who orders a test for the presence of Lyme disease in an animal under the person's care may report to the department of health any test result indicating the presence of the disease.
(B) The director of health may adopt rules regarding the submission of reports described in this section. If rules are adopted, the rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.50 | Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Program Definitions.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 67 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in sections 4741.50 to 4741.56 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Educational expenses" means all of the following expenses that were incurred while a veterinarian was enrolled, for a maximum of four years, in a veterinary college that, during the time of enrollment, was approved by the state veterinary medical licensing board or accredited by the American veterinary medical association:
(a) Tuition;
(b) Other educational expenses, such as fees, books, and laboratory expenses, for specific purposes and in amounts determined to be reasonable by the board;
(c) Room and board, in an amount determined to be reasonable by the board.
(2) "Educational loan" includes the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan used to pay educational expenses.
(B) There is hereby created the veterinarian student debt assistance program. Under the program, the state veterinary medical licensing board, by means of a contract entered into under section 4741.54 of the Revised Code, may agree to repay all or part of any educational loans taken out by a veterinarian for educational expenses. The board shall operate the program in accordance with sections 4741.50 to 4741.57 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.51 | Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Program Rules.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 67 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The state veterinary medical licensing board, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the veterinarian student debt assistance program.
(B) Rules adopted under division (A) of this section shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish procedures for the selection of veterinarian student debt assistance recipients, including the development of a lottery system for selecting who, from the list of eligible veterinarians, will receive assistance. The rules shall require that the selection of recipients occur in each odd-numbered calendar year.
(2) Provide for a method to determine the amount that each recipient of veterinarian student debt assistance receives if selected through the lottery system. The rules shall require that all recipients receive the same amount of assistance in each year in which assistance is awarded. The rules also shall require that the amount awarded to each recipient is not less than five thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars.
(3) Establish the types of charitable veterinarian services that qualify for application to and participation in the program, including, but not limited to, spay and neutering services. The rules shall require an applicant to complete charitable veterinarian services in service to a nonprofit organization, a humane society established under Chapter 1717. of the Revised Code, a law enforcement agency, or a state, local, or federal government entity. The rules also shall require each recipient of veterinarian student debt assistance to submit information to the board that details the charitable veterinarian services completed by the veterinarian.
(4) Establish the minimum amount of time that a veterinarian must have performed charitable veterinarian services to be eligible to apply to the program. The number of hours shall be not less than twelve.
(5) Establish the minimum period of time, not to exceed two years, that a veterinarian must agree to reside in this state under a contract entered into under section 4741.54 of the Revised Code;
(6) Provide for the inclusion of information regarding the program on application forms for both an initial veterinary license and a renewal of a veterinary license;
(7) Establish any other procedures and requirements that the board determines is necessary to administer and implement the program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.52 | Veterinarian Eligibility for Program.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 67 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) A veterinarian who meets all of the following requirements is eligible to apply for participation in the veterinarian student debt assistance program:
(1) The veterinarian is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a permanent resident of the United States.
(2) The veterinarian is licensed under this chapter and has been engaged in the practice or instruction of veterinary medicine in this state for more than six months prior to submitting an application for veterinarian student debt assistance.
(3) The veterinarian has taken out an educational loan.
(4) The educational loan was used for educational expenses that were incurred while the veterinarian was enrolled in a veterinary college.
(5) The veterinarian has performed charitable veterinarian services in accordance with rules adopted under section 4741.51 of the Revised Code.
(6) The veterinarian is not a member of the state veterinary medical licensing board at the time the application is submitted under division (B) of this section.
(7) The veterinarian is not under contract with the board under section 4741.54 of the Revised Code and has not been under contract with the board under that section within one year prior to submitting an application.
(B) A veterinarian shall submit an application for participation in the veterinarian student debt assistance program to the state veterinary medical licensing board on a form that the board prescribes. The veterinarian shall submit the following information with an application:
(1) The veterinarian's name, permanent address or address at which the veterinarian is currently residing if different from the permanent address, and telephone number;
(2) The veterinary college the veterinarian attended and the dates of attendance;
(3) A summary and verification of the educational expenses for which the veterinarian seeks reimbursement under the program;
(4) Verification of the veterinarian's authorization under this chapter to practice veterinary medicine;
(5) Verification that the veterinarian is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a permanent resident of the United States;
(6) A statement attesting that the veterinarian performed charitable veterinarian services in accordance with rules adopted under section 4741.51 of the Revised Code;
(7) Any other information the board determines is necessary and appropriate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.53 | Program Lottery Selection and Letter of Intent.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 67 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) If the veterinarian student debt assistance fund created in section 4741.56 of the Revised Code contains sufficient money and the general assembly has appropriated funds for the veterinarian student debt assistance program, the state veterinary medical licensing board may approve a veterinarian for participation in the program if the board finds that the veterinarian is eligible for participation in the program. By the first day of June of each odd-numbered calendar year, the board shall compile a list of all veterinarians who applied in accordance with section 4741.52 of the Revised Code.
(B) The state veterinary medical licensing board shall select eligible veterinarians to receive veterinarian student debt assistance in accordance with the lottery system established in rules adopted under section 4741.51 of the Revised Code.
(C) Upon selection of a veterinarian, the board shall notify and enter into discussions with the veterinarian. The object of the discussions is to determine if the veterinarian agrees to do both of the following:
(1) Perform charitable veterinarian services in this state in an amount and for a duration of time established in rules adopted under section 4741.51 of the Revised Code;
(2) Reside in this state for a minimum duration of time established in rules adopted under section 4741.51 of the Revised Code after the receipt of veterinarian student debt assistance.
If, after discussions, the veterinarian so agrees, the veterinarian shall prepare, sign, and deliver to the board a letter of intent stipulating the agreed to terms.
(D) If the veterinarian does not prepare, sign, and deliver the letter of intent to the board within thirty days of receiving notice under division (C) of this section, the veterinarian forfeits their acceptance into the program and the board shall select another veterinarian for participation in the program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.54 | Veterinarian Participant Contract.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 67 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) After signing a letter of intent under section 4741.53 of the Revised Code, a veterinarian and the state veterinary medical licensing board may enter into a contract, for not more than two years, for the veterinarian's participation in the veterinary student debt assistance program. A lending institution also may be a party to the contract.
(B) The contract shall include all of the following obligations:
(1) The veterinarian agrees to perform charitable veterinarian services in this state in a manner and for a time and duration specified in the contract.
(2) The veterinarian agrees to continue to reside in this state for a duration of time specified in the contract.
(3) The board agrees to repay, so long as the veterinarian performs the obligations agreed to under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section, all or part of an educational loan taken by the veterinarian in an amount and under terms specified in the contract.
(4) The veterinarian agrees to pay the board damages in an amount specified in the contract, up to the amount the board awarded the veterinarian, if the veterinarian fails to complete the obligations agreed to under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section.
(5) An assignment to the board of the veterinarian's duty to pay the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the veterinarian for expenses described in section 4741.50 of the Revised Code;
(6) The terms of the assignment under division (B)(5) of this section, which shall set forth the total amount of principal and interest to be paid, an amortization schedule, and the amount of each payment to be made under the schedule.
(C) The contract may include any other terms agreed to by the parties.
(D) Not later than the thirty-first day of January each year, the board shall cause to be mailed to each veterinarian to whom or on whose behalf veterinary student debt assistance is provided a statement showing the amount of principal and interest repaid by the board in the preceding year pursuant to the contract. The board shall send the statement by ordinary mail with address correction and forwarding requested in the manner prescribed by the United States postal service.
(E) The board shall deposit money collected from damages under division (B)(4) of this section into the veterinary student debt assistance fund created in section 4741.56 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4741 | Veterinarians › Section 4741.55 | Operations Report.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 67 - 133rd General Assembly
The state veterinary medical licensing board shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly describing the operations of the veterinarian student debt assistance program during the previous biennium. The board shall submit the report by the first day of September of each odd-numbered calendar year and shall include all of the following information in the report:
(A) The total number of veterinarians who applied to participate in the program within the prior twenty-four months;
(B) The total amount of money awarded to program participants within the prior twenty-four months;
(C) The names of the participants who entered into a contract with the board in accordance with section 4741.54 of the Revised Code within the prior twenty-four months;
(D) Any other information the board determines to be pertinent.