North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 66 - VETERINARY MEDICAL BOARD › Section .0200 - PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE › Section 66 .0203 - LICENSE REQUIRED TO PRACTICE; FACULTY CERTIFICATE; ZOO VETERINARY CERTIFICATE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon written application, the Board may
				issue a veterinary faculty certificate to a faculty member in the College of
				Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University which certifies that the
				holder thereof is exempt from the requirements of licensing under
				G.S.
				90-187.10(3). To be a
				faculty member in the College of Veterinary Medicine, the faculty member shall
				be a graduate of a "recognized school of veterinary medicine" as defined by the
				American Veterinary Medical Association and a member of the faculty or staff of
				the College of Veterinary Medicine. The faculty member's certificate shall
				indicate that the holder is exempt from the requirements for licensing provided
				that the practice of veterinary medicine is confined to the faculty member's
				duties in the hospital or field service unit of the College of Veterinary
				Medicine. Such exemption certificate shall automatically expire when the
				holder's relationship is terminated with the school and university.
(b) Upon written application, the Board may
				issue a zoo veterinary certificate in lieu of the license that otherwise would
				be required by
				G.S.
				90-187.10 to a veterinarian not licensed by
				the Board who is employed by the North Carolina State Zoo. The requirements for
				and criteria governing the zoo veterinary certificate shall be the same as for
				the faculty certificate, to the extent applicable and practical. In determining
				whether to issue a zoo veterinary certificate, the board shall, in addition,
				consider the applicant=s zoo employment history, the applicant=s job
				description and duties with the N.C. State Zoo, and the reasons the applicant
				seeks exemption from the licensure requirements for veterinarians.
(c) The request for either the faculty
				certificate or zoo veterinary certificate shall be in writing upon application
				form furnished by the Board. All fees for issuance, renewal, re-instatement, as
				well as criteria for continuing education and discipline shall be as set forth
				in Article 11, G.S. 90 and the rules of the Board. The zoo veterinary
				certificates shall be annually renewed each calendar year, and the faculty
				certificates also shall be for the duration of one year, but the Board may
				determine a beginning date other than January 1 if necessary to conform to
				academic appointments or the academic calendar of the College of Veterinary
				Medicine.
(d) The Board may
				consider a written application for a faculty certificate by a person who is a
				graduate of a "recognized school of veterinary medicine" as defined in
				Paragraph (a) of this Rule and who is a member of the faculty or staff of a
				college or university in this State other than the College of Veterinary
				Medicine of North Carolina State University, provided that the application sets
				forth the qualifications of the faculty member; the reasons that the faculty
				member seeks to be exempt from the requirements for licensing as a veterinarian
				in North Carolina, and the duties of the faculty member at the college or
				university where he or she is employed. A faculty certificate shall be issued
				under this Paragraph if the applicant shows to the satisfaction of the Board
				that his or her duties as a faculty member involve the practice of veterinary
				medicine at the college or university and that there are valid reasons that the
				applicant should be exempt from the licensure requirements for veterinarians.
				If a faculty certificate is issued under this Paragraph, all other application
				requirements, fee requirements, and expiration conditions apply it as to those
				issued to faculty members at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North
				Carolina State University.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-185(6);
				  90-187.10;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1996; May 1, 1989; October 1, 1982; November 9,
				  1979;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. January 9,
				  2018.