Okla. Admin. Code § 775:10-3-8.1

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 775:10-3-8.1 - Requirements for obtaining faculty licensure

(a) The Board may, within its discretion, issue a Veterinary Faculty License.

(b) Candidates for Veterinary Faculty License have the burden to furnish the Board with evidence on the following issues, to-wit:

(1) Applicant must submit proof that he/she holds or will hold a veterinary faculty position at one of the state's institutions of higher learning and that such position will involve the Applicant in the instructional program of either undergraduate or graduate veterinary medical students. Such faculty position and duties shall be certified by an authorized administrative official at the educational institution. The Board will review other applicants on individual merit and position sought in the interest of the public.

(2) Applicant is a graduate of a college of veterinary medicine approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or certified by the Education Council on Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG); or Applicant may have passed the National Board Examination (NBE), the Clinical Competency Test (CCT), or North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE); or be currently licensed in good standing in another state, or be board certified in a specialty recognized by the AVMA.

(3) Applicant must be prepared for personal interview with the Board or its designee to provide evidence of competency in their specialty or subspecialty and their ability to communicate in the English language.

(4) For veterinarians whose native language is not English and who have graduated from AVMA-approved or accredited colleges, in addition to requirements (1) through (3) of this subsection, the Board may require satisfactory completion of the same English competency tests used by the ECFVG. Currently these tests include the Test of English as a Foreign Language, Test of Written English and Test of Spoken English.

(5) Applicant is required to take and pass the Oklahoma Jurisprudence examination before issuance of a Faculty license.

(c) Any Veterinary Faculty license is valid only for the practice of veterinary medicine as a faculty member of the aforesaid educational institution.

(d) Any Veterinary Faculty License is limited only to the specialty or subspecialty that the Applicant teaches at the educational institution, and shall be enumerated on the application and on the license.

(e) Any fees charged for the professional veterinary services of the holder of a Veterinary Faculty License shall be equal to that charged by fully licensed veterinary practitioners in the area. All fees received for the professional veterinary services provided by a veterinary faculty licensee shall go to the educational institution and the holder of any Veterinary Faculty License shall be reimbursed for practice aspects of his services only from federal, state or institutional funds, not from clients.

(f) Each person holding a Veterinary Faculty License must at all times clearly identify and represent himself as a veterinary faculty licensee.

(g) Each person holding a Veterinary Faculty License must renew that license prior to July 15 each year.

Okla. Admin. Code § 775:10-3-8.1

Added at 17 Ok Reg 1422, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1379, eff 5-11-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1142, eff 7-1-07