Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 811 - Veterinary Medicine Board › Chapter 6 - Application for Veterinary Licensure › Rule 811-6.1 - Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Application to take examination.
Any person desiring to take
			 the NAVLE in Iowa for a license to practice veterinary medicine applies to the
			 board in accordance with the guidelines and timelines established by the ICVA.
			 The applicant will submit proof of completing the application process with ICVA
			 along with the administrative fee by sending the proof and fee to:
Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Building
502 E. 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0053
Proof of NAVLE application is to be submitted on forms provided
				by the board in accordance with the guidelines and timelines established by the
				ICVA. The completed form is to be notarized and includes one current passport
				size and quality photograph of the applicant. Incomplete applications will be
				returned to the applicant along with the tendered fee and a written statement
				setting forth the reasons for such rejections.
A completed form is to be accompanied by satisfactory evidence
				of the applicant having graduated from an AVMA-accredited school of veterinary
				medicine or satisfactory evidence that the applicant is expected to graduate
				within six months of the date of the examination.
Applications to take the NAVLE will not be accepted from any
				person who has previously taken and passed that examination in any
				jurisdiction, except on case-by-case petition to the board for good cause shown
				or other order of the board.
(2)
License requirements.
Prior to the board's issuance of a license, the applicant will:
a. Successfully complete the NAVLE as
			 provided in rule 811-7.1 (169);
b. Remit the proper application fee for
			 licensure;
c. Graduate from:
(1) An AVMA-accredited school of veterinary
			 medicine; or
(2) An AVMA-listed
			 school of veterinary medicine and have received a certificate from either ECFVG
			 or PAVE;
d. Provide a
			 statement indicating all jurisdictions in which the applicant is or has ever
			 been licensed to practice veterinary medicine and consent to release to the
			 board license information from jurisdictions in which the applicant is or has
			 ever been licensed;
e. Provide
			 information or consent to the release of information pertinent to the character
			 and education of the applicant as the board may deem necessary in order to
			 evaluate the applicant's qualifications; and
f. Submit evidence of having completed at
			 least 60 hours of approved continuing education within the last three licensing
			 years. New graduates and applicants within one year after the date of
			 graduation are exempt from continuing education requirements for initial
			 licensing. Applicants who apply more than one year but less than two years
			 after the date of graduation need to complete at least 20 hours of approved
			 continuing education. Applicants who apply more than two years but less than
			 three years after the date of graduation need to complete at least 40 hours of
			 approved continuing education. As used in this paragraph, "date of graduation"
			 also includes the date of PAVE or ECFVG certification.
A license issued during a triennium, upon the applicant's
				completion of these requirements and payment of the prorated triennial license
				fee, is issued for the balance of the triennium. A license expires on June 30
				of the third year of the triennium.