G.S.90-187.3.
Applicants licensed in other states
(a) The Board may issue a license without
written examination, other than the written
(1) The
applicant is currently an active, competent practitioner in good standing.
(2) The
applicant has practiced at least three of the five years immediately preceding
filing the application.
(3) The
applicant currently holds an active license in another state.
(4) There is no
disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint pending against the applicant
at the time a license is to be issued by this State.
(4a) Any
disciplinary actions taken against the applicant or his or her license by the
other state in which he or she is licensed will not affect the applicant's
competency to practice veterinary medicine as provided in this Article or any
rules adopted by the Board.
(5) The
licensure requirements in the other state are substantially equivalent to those
required by this State.
(6) The
applicant has achieved a passing score on the written
(a1) Expired
(b) The Board may
issue a license without a written examination, other than the written
(c) The Board may at
its discretion orally or practically examine any person qualifying for
licensure under this section, by administering a nationally recognized clinical
competency test as well as the
(d) The Board may
issue a limited license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who is
not otherwise eligible for a license to practice veterinary medicine under this
Article, without examination, if the applicant meets the criteria established
in subdivisions (1) through (6) of subsection (a) of this section.
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