Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2270-2.041
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 1, January 2, 2025
Section 20 CSR 2270-2.041 - ReexaminationPURPOSE: This amendment updates the requirements for retaking the licensure examination.
(1) Any applicant who fails an examination for licensure as a veterinarian may be reexamined by making application to the board office and paying the appropriate nonrefundable examination fee and registration fee. The deadline for applying to retake the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) shall be August 1 and January 3 prior to each test window and the Missouri State Board Examination shall be thirty (30) days prior to retaking the examination.(2) Applicants shall submit- (A) The application for licensure and the registration fee to the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board;(B) The NAVLE application and fee directly to the International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA); and(C) The application for the Missouri State Board Examination and the registration fee to the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board.(3) Effective August 28, 1999, no person may take any examination more than four (4) times either in or out of Missouri to qualify for licensure in Missouri. Prior to making application for the fourth attempt at passage of the examination, the applicant shall schedule an appearance with the board to outline a continuing education program which shall be board-approved and completed prior to filing an application for the subsequent examination. AUTHORITY: sections 340.210 and 340.232, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 270-2.041. Original rule file Nov. 4, 1992, effective July 8, 1993. Amended: Filed April 14, 1994, effective Sept. 30, 1994. Amended: Filed July 31, 2000, effective Jan. 30, 2001. Moved to 20 CSR 2270-2.041, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed Nov. 21, 2008, effective May 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Jan. 3, 2012, effective June 30, 2012. Amended by Missouri Register December 17, 2018/Volume 43, Number 24, effective 1/29/2019Amended by Missouri Register June 18, 2024/volume 49, Number 12, effective 7/31/2024.*Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999 and 340.232, RSMo 1992, amended 1999.