Section VE 1.18 - Qualifications for licensure by endorsement Applicants for licensure by endorsement shall satisfy all of the following:
(1) The applicant has not previously failed the NAVLE, unless the applicant has subsequently retaken and passed the NAVLE.(2) The applicant holds a current license to practice veterinary medicine in another state or U.S. territory or province of Canada.(3) The applicant has satisfied the qualifications for licensure, in s. VE 1.16, within the last 5 years or has actively practiced for 4000 hours during the 5 years preceding application.(4) For an applicant holding a current unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a country other than the United States or Canada, who is not a graduate of an approved veterinary college, in addition to the requirements of sub. (3), submit evidence that the applicant has successfully completed either the certification program of the educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates of the AVMA or the program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence offered by the AAVSB.(5) For an applicant holding a current unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a country other than the United States or Canada, who is a graduate of a school of veterinary medicine approved by the board, in addition to the requirements of sub. (3), submit the following:(a) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the requirements for initial licensure in the country where the applicant was originally licensed, including examination requirements, are substantially equivalent to the requirements for graduates of schools of veterinary medicine approved by the board who are seeking initial licensure in this state; or(b) Before November 1, 2000, evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the national board examination and the clinical competency test. On or after November 1, 2000, evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the NAVLE.(6) Provides verification of licensure records and status which has been provided directly to the board by every state or country in which the applicant has ever held a license or certificate to practice veterinary medicine or by the AAVSB.(7) Pays the nonrefundable application fee of $185.Wis. Admin. Code Veterinary Examining Board VE 1.18
Adopted by, CR 21-062: cr. Register July 2022 No. 799, eff. 8/1/2022