49 Pa. Code § 31.35 - Examinations

(a) The examination required for certification as a veterinary technician is the VTNE.

(b) An applicant failing to pass an examination for which the applicant has previously qualified may be reexamined at the applicant's request by submitting a new application and by paying the required fee, in accordance with the policies of the AAVSB.

(c) The Board may waive the VTNE if an applicant satisfies the following requirements:

(1) Has met all requirements provided for in the act.

(2) Has filed the required application as provided in § 31.33 (relating to applications).

(3) Has been issued a license, registration or certificate as an animal health technician or a veterinary technician in another state whose requirements are at least equal to those required by the Board for certification as a veterinary technician in this Commonwealth, including successful completion of a program at an approved school for the training and education of veterinary technicians and successful completion of the VTNE or a comprehensive examination equivalent to the VTNE if the examination was taken before the VTNE was offered.

(d) Applicants applying under subsection (c) shall include with their application a copy of their state credential (license, registration or certificate) and a letter of good standing from that state's certifying or licensing authority.

Notes

49 Pa. Code § 31.35

The provisions of this § 31.35 adopted January 12, 1979, effective 1/13/1979, 9 Pa.B. 154; amended December 22, 1995, effective 12/23/1995, 25 Pa.B. 5959; amended April 12, 2002, effective 4/13/2002, 32 Pa.B. 1861; amended December 17, 2004, effective 12/18/2004, 34 Pa.B. 6650; amended December 27, 2019, effective 12/28/2019, 49 Pa.B. 7586.

The provisions of this § 31.35 amended under sections 3(10)(viii), 5 and 11 of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P.S. §§ 485.3(10)(viii), 485.5 and 485.11).

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 31.39 (relating to grounds for disciplinary proceedings).