Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 68 - Board of Veterinary Examiners › Article 1 - Veterinary Licensing and Examination › 12 AAC 68.041 - Courtesy license

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A courtesy license authorizes the
				  licensee to practice veterinary medicine for a special event only. A courtesy
				  license does not authorize the licensee to conduct a general veterinary
				  practice or to perform services outside the scope of practice required for that
				  special event.
(b) The board may,
				  issue a courtesy license to an applicant who
(1) submits a completed courtesy license
				  application on a form provided by the department no later than 30 days before
				  the special event for which the courtesy license is requested; a completed
				  courtesy license application must be signed by the applicant's sponsor and
				  include all of the fees and supporting documentation required in this
				  subsection;
(2) pays the
				  application and licensing fees established in
				  12 AAC 02.350;
(3) is not a resident of this
				  state;
(4) submits verification of
(A) a valid license and evidence of good
				  standing as set out in
				  12 AAC 68.048 to practice
				  veterinary medicine in another state or a province of Canada;
(B) current status as a specialist certified
				  by a board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) in
				  the specialty area for which the applicant is requesting a courtesy license;
				  or
(C) a valid license and evidence
				  of good standing as set out in
				  12 AAC 68.048 to practice
				  veterinary medicine in a licensing jurisdiction outside of the United States or
				  Canada; and either
(i) verification of having
				  passed the examination of the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary
				  Graduates or having completed the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary
				  Education Equivalence certification process, or another certification process
				  as approved by the board and as required by
				  AS
				  08.98.165(a)(1);
				  or
(ii) a signed acknowledgment
				  that the applicant will practice only under the direct supervision of a
				  veterinarian who holds a permanent license in this state or who holds a
				  permanent license in another state and a courtesy license in this
				  state;
(5)
				  identifies the special event for which the license is requested;
(6) identifies the scope of practice required
				  for the event;
(7) identifies the
				  applicant's sponsor; and
(8)
				  attests that the applicant has not
(A) had a
				  veterinary license suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction;
(B) been convicted, by a civilian court of
				  this state, the United States, or another state or territory of a felony or
				  misdemeanor involving alcohol or a controlled substance listed in
				  AS
				  11.71.140-11.71.190 within the three years
				  immediately before that date of application for a courtesy license;
				  and
(C) had two or more
				  convictions, by a civilian court of this state, the United States, or another
				  state or territory of a felony or misdemeanor involving alcohol or a controlled
				  substance listed in
				  AS
				  11.71.140-11.71.190 within the five years
				  immediately before the date of application for a courtesy license, unless the
				  applicant has also successfully completed a treatment program related to abuse
				  of alcohol or a controlled substance since the date of the most recent
				  conviction.