340.238. Licensure by reciprocity, requirements--additional requirements--negotiation of compacts--fee--notification of failure to qualify, filing of complaint.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

340.238. Licensure by reciprocity, requirements--additional requirements--negotiation of compacts--fee--notification of failure to qualify, filing of complaint.

Licensure by reciprocity, requirements--additionalrequirements--negotiation of compacts--fee--notification offailure to qualify, filing of complaint.

340.238. 1. The board may issue a license to practice veterinarymedicine to an applicant, without examination, if the applicant submitsproof satisfactory to the board of the following requirements for licensureby reciprocity:

(1) The applicant has been actively engaged in the profession inanother state, territory, district or province of the United States orCanada for a period of at least five consecutive years immediately prior tomaking application in Missouri and provides the board with a completelisting of all locations of all previous places of practice and licensurein chronological order;

(2) A certificate from the proper licensing authority of the otherstate, territory, district or province of the United States or Canadacertifying that the applicant is duly licensed, that the applicant'slicense has never been suspended, revoked, surrendered, or placed onprobation, whether voluntarily or not, and that, insofar as the records ofthat authority are concerned, the applicant is entitled to its endorsement;

(3) The standards for admission to practice veterinary medicine ofthe state, territory, district or province of the United States or Canadain which the applicant is currently licensed were equal to or morestringent than the requirements for initial registration in Missouri at thetime of the applicant's initial registration.

2. Even if the applicant has submitted proof of the qualifications insubsection 1 of this section, the board may by rule require any applicantunder this section to take any examination, oral or written, or practicalexamination if such examination is required for an applicant seekinglicensure by examination pursuant to the provisions of sections 340.200 to340.330.

3. The board may negotiate reciprocal compacts with licensing boardsof other states, territories, districts or provinces of the United Statesor Canada for admission to the practice of veterinary medicine.

4. To determine the admission standards of other states, territories,districts or provinces of the United States or Canada, the executivedirector shall gather information as directed by the board pertaining tosuch standards. The board may contract with persons to assist the board inobtaining and evaluating such information and material.

5. The board may issue a license upon payment of a fee for licensureby reciprocity, if the applicant meets the requirements of this section andother provisions of sections 340.200 to 340.330.

6. If the board determines that an applicant is not qualified to belicensed under this section, the executive director shall immediatelynotify the applicant in writing. The notification shall include specificfindings of the board as to the applicant's failure to qualify under thissection, that the applicant may request a hearing before the board on thequestion of the applicant's qualifications, that the applicant mayotherwise be considered for licensure after examination as provided insection 340.240* and of the applicant's right pursuant to section 621.120,RSMo, to file a complaint with the administrative hearing commission.