N.H. Admin. Code § Vet 301.01 - Application Procedures

(a) Each applicant for a license to practice veterinary medicine shall complete and submit the form "Application for Veterinary Licensure" revised 8/2022.

(b) The form shall:

(1) Require the applicant's social security number for the purpose of child support enforcement in compliance with RSA 161-B:11.

(2) Be signed and dated by the applicant; and

(3) Be accompanied by the application fee described in Vet 305.01.

(c) Each applicant shall submit the documents described in (e) below.

(d) The applicant for licensure shall submit the application and all supporting documentation to complete the licensing application process within 6 months of the board's receipt of the application or any of the required documents. If the applicant fails to provide the documentation within 6 months, the application shall be considered abandoned, and the board will notify the applicant.

(e) If the board, after receiving and reviewing a completed license application packet requires further information or documents to determine the eligibility for licensure, the board shall:

(1) So notify the applicant in writing within 30 days; and

(2) Specify the information or documents it requires.

(f) Within 60 days of the date the initial application is completed, the board shall issue written approval, or intent to deny, the application.

(g) The applicant shall submit or cause to have submitted through the American Association of Veterinary State Board's Veterinary Application for Uniform Licensure Transfer (VAULT) portal the following documents in addition to the application:

(1) Scores forwarded directly from Veterinary Information Verifying Agency (VIVA) that prove the applicant has passed both the National Board Exam (NBE) and the Clinical Competency Test (CCT), or the North American Veterinary Licensing Exam (NAVLE);

(2) Verification of licensure submitted directly to the board from each state or jurisdiction where the applicant has ever been licensed;

(3) Certified transcripts shall be sent directly to the board from the veterinary school. If transcripts are not in English, an officially translated copy shall be forwarded to the board;

(4) An applicant who graduated from a veterinary school not accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) shall have the AVMA submit a letter to the board verifying that the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) certification program was completed; or, if applicable, a certified copy of the Certificate of Qualification issued by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association shall be forwarded to the board;

(5) A current curriculum vitae (CV) or resume;

(6) Two letters of recommendation sent directly to the board from practicing veterinarians who can attest to the veterinary abilities of the applicant within the last 5 years. Applicants who have graduated in the current calendar year and who have not been practicing shall be exempt from this requirement; and

(7) Detailed information of pending complaints or disciplinary action taken in another state or jurisdiction relating in any way to the practice of veterinary medicine.

(h) Any material misrepresentation on such application shall disqualify the applicant.

(i) An applicant applying through this state to take the NAVLE may access both the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (NBVME) NAVLE application and the NAVLE online approval form via the NBVME website. The applicant shall submit both directly to the NBVME by the deadlines posted on that website.

(j) If an applicant possesses a United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number to prescribe schedules II-IV controlled substances pursuant to RSA 318-B:33, the applicant for licensure shall register with the NH prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP), pursuant to RSA 318-B:33, II and Ph 1503.01(a). Failure to register within 90 days of the initial issuance of a license shall constitute professional misconduct and shall be grounds for disciplinary action. A licensee shall not engage in the prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances in schedules II-IV without having registered with the PDMP.

(k) The license shall be issued under the legal name of the licensee and that shall be the name used by the licensed veterinarian in all practice publications, advertising, and billing material.

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N.H. Admin. Code § Vet 301.01

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