Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 8, August 19, 2024
Section 156.078 - [Effective 7/1/2026] NONRESIDENTS; LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIANSA credentialed veterinary technician duly admitted to practice in any state, commonwealth, territory, or district of the United States or province of Canada who desires permission to practice veterinary technology in this state shall submit an application to the board on a form furnished by the board. The board shall review an application for transfer if the applicant submits:
(1) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved college of veterinary technology or certification from the dean, registrar, or secretary of an accredited or approved college of veterinary technology or a certificate of satisfactory completion of the PAVE program;(2) if requesting waiver of examination, evidence of meeting licensure requirements in the state of the applicant's original licensure;(3) affidavits of two licensed practicing doctors of veterinary medicine or veterinary technicians residing in the United States or Canadian licensing jurisdiction in which the applicant is or was most recently practicing, attesting that they are well acquainted with the applicant, that the applicant is a person of good moral character, and that the applicant has been actively engaged in practicing or teaching in such jurisdiction;(4) a certificate from the agency that regulates the conduct of practice of veterinary technology in the jurisdiction in which the applicant is or was most recently practicing, stating that the applicant is in good standing and is not the subject of disciplinary action or pending disciplinary action;(5) a certificate from all other jurisdictions in which the applicant holds a currently active license or held a license within the past ten years, stating that the applicant is and was in good standing and has not been subject to disciplinary action;(6) in lieu of the certificates in clauses (4) and (5), certification from the Veterinary Information Verification Agency that the applicant's licensure is in good standing;(7) a fee as set by the board in form of check or money order payable to the board, no part of which shall be refunded should the application be denied;(8) score reports on previously taken national examinations in veterinary technology, certified by the Veterinary Information Verification Agency or evidence of employment as a veterinary technician for at least three years;(9) proof that the applicant received a passing score for the Minnesota Veterinary Technician Jurisprudence Examination; and(10) proof of a completed criminal background check. Added by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 127,s 20-9, eff. 7/1/2026.