California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 20 - Veterinary Medical Board › Article 2 - Examination and Licensing › Section 2015.1 - Substantially Similar Examinations; Conditional Credit

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant for licensure as a
				veterinarian who has taken the national veterinarian examination out of state
				and has achieved a score on such examination at least equal to the score
				required to pass the national examination under section
				2014 of this article, shall
				receive conditional credit for that examination.
(b) Applicants for licensure as a
				veterinarian receiving conditional examination credit in accordance with this
				section shall complete the national veterinarian examination, the California
				state board examination, and the veterinary law examination within the sixty
				month period immediately following the date of the examination for which
				conditional credit has been granted. Where the remaining examinations are
				passed within the specified time, the applicant shall be deemed to have met the
				examination requirements for licensure.
(c) Where an applicant for licensure as a
				veterinarian, specified in this section, fails to pass the national
				veterinarian examination, the California state board examination, and the
				veterinary law examination within the specified time, the board shall withdraw
				all conditional examination credit granted during this period and the applicant
				shall be required to retake and pass all those examinations.
(d) An applicant for registration as a
				veterinary technician who has taken the national veterinary technician
				examination out of state and has achieved a score on such examination at least
				equal to the score required to pass the national examination under section
				2014.1 of this article, shall
				receive conditional credit for that examination.
(e) Applicants for registration as a
				veterinary technician receiving conditional examination credit in accordance
				with this section shall complete the national veterinary technician examination
				and the California veterinary technician examination within the sixty month
				period immediately following the date of the examination for which conditional
				credit has been granted. Where the remaining examinations are passed within the
				specified time, the applicant shall be deemed to have met the examination
				requirements for registration.
(f)
				Where an applicant for registration as a veterinary technician, specified in
				this section, fails to pass the national veterinary technician examination and
				the California veterinary technician examination within the specified time, the
				board shall withdraw all conditional examination credit granted during this
				period and the applicant shall be required to retake and pass those
				examinations.
(g) In lieu of
				passing the national veterinary technician examination and the California
				veterinary technician examination within a sixty month period, an applicant for
				registration as a veterinary technician shall be eligible for the California
				veterinary technician examination provided such applicant meets the
				requirements outlined in section
				2068.6.
1. Renumbering
				  and amendment of former section
				  2015(c)(2) and
				  (c)(3) to section
				  2015.1 filed 9-18-89; operative
				  10-18-89 (Register 89, No. 38).
2. Amendment filed 9-3-92; operative
				  10-5-92 (Register 92, No. 36).
3. Amendment of subsections (b) and
				  (c) filed 5-10-2000; operative 6-9-2000 (Register 2000, No. 19).
4.
				  Amendment filed 7-18-2000; operative 7-18-2000 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4(d)
				  (Register 2000, No. 29).
5. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
				  7-10-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No.
				  28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
					 4808,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 135,
					 4841.1,
					 4841.4
					 and
					 4848,
					 Business and Professions Code.