Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Graduate from a
veterinary college or veterinary department of a university or college as
defined in OAR 875-005-0000(8).
(2) To apply for a veterinary license, the
applicant must complete an application form available from the Board office. A
completed application includes:
(a) An
application form completed and signed by the applicant and notarized;
(b) A copy of a college diploma or a letter
from the graduate's school verifying satisfactory graduation, or, if a graduate
of an unaccredited foreign veterinary school certification of satisfactory
completion of requirements of the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary
Graduates (ECFVG), or verification of completion of other foreign graduate
equivalency programs approved by the Board;
(c) A completed Oregon Jurisprudence
Exam/Regional Disease Test;
(d)
Verification of veterinary experience and certification of status of license(s)
in other states if applicable;
(e)
The license application and Oregon Jurisprudence Exam/Regional Disease Test fee
of $75.00.
(3) To
register for the NAVLE, the candidate shall apply to the National Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME), www.nbvme.org.
(4) The applicant may take the NAVLE in
another state. For licensing in Oregon, NAVLE scores must be directly
transferred to the Board through the Veterinary Information Verifying Agency
(VIVA).
(5) An applicant may
request a waiver of the Clinical Competency Test requirement if all the
following conditions are met:
(a) The
applicant has graduated from an accredited veterinary school or earned the
ECFVG certificate or completed another equivalency program approved by the
Board, as described in OAR
875-010-0000, prior to and
including 1990;
(b) Has been
engaged in active veterinary clinical practice for at least five contiguous
years immediately preceding the date of application;
(c) Has held license(s) in good standing in
other state(s) or U.S. territories since graduation; and
(d) Has met continuing education requirements
at least equivalent to 10 hours per year during the five years immediately
preceding the date of application.
(e) The Board may request other documentation
of competent clinical practice.
(7) Neither NAVLE nor the National Board Exam
(NBE) requirement shall be waived.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
686.210
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
686.075 &
686.255
