Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 24 - TEXAS BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS › Chapter 571 - LICENSING › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 571.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in the Veterinary
					 Licensing Act (Chapter 801, Texas Occupations Code) or the Rules of the Board
					 (Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 24, Chapters 571 - 577) shall have
					 the following meaning:
(1) Board--the
				  Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
(2) EDPE--Equine Dental Provider
				  Jurisprudence Examination.
(3)
				  Locally derived scaled score--the equivalent of the criterion referenced
				  passing point for the national examination or the NAVLE.
(4) Name on license--licenses will be issued
				  to successful applicants in the name of the individual as it appears on the
				  birth certificate, court order, marriage license, or documentation of
				  naturalization.
(5) National Board
				  of Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME)--the organization responsible for
				  producing, administering and scoring the NAVLE.
(6) National examination--the examination in
				  existence and effective prior to the inauguration date of the NAVLE and which
				  consists of the national board examination (NBE) and the clinical competency
				  test (CCT).
(7) North American
				  Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE)--the examination which replaced the
				  national examination in the year 2000.
(8) Passing Score--an examination score of at
				  least 75 percent on the national examination and NAVLE, which is based on a
				  locally derived scaled score; an examination score of at least 75 percent on
				  the VTNE, which is based on a locally derived scaled score; an examination
				  score of at least 85 percent on the SBE, the LVTE, or the EDPE. The examination
				  score on the SBE, LVTE, or the EDPE is valid for one year past the date of the
				  examination.
(9) SBE--State Board
				  Examination.
(10) School or college
				  of veterinary medicine--a school or college of veterinary medicine that is
				  approved by the Board and accredited by the Council on Education of the
				  American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Applicants who are graduates of
				  a school or college of veterinary medicine not accredited by the Council on
				  Education of the AVMA are eligible provided that the applicant presents
				  satisfactory proof to the Board that the applicant is a graduate of a school or
				  college of veterinary medicine and possesses an Educational Commission for
				  Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) certificate or a Program for Assessment of
				  Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) certificate.
(11) VTNE--Veterinary Technician National
				  Examination.
(12) LVTE--Licensed
				  Veterinary Technician Jurisprudence Examination .
(13) Veterinary Technician Program--a program
				  of education for veterinary technicians accredited by AVMA.
(14) Renewal year--the year between the first
				  day of the month after a licensee's birth month and the last day of the
				  licensee's birth month in the following year. The first regular license is
				  valid from the date of issuance until the last day of the applicant's birth
				  month, with a duration of at least one year.