Ohio § 4741.15 Provisional veterinary graduate license

Ohio Statutes

§ 4741.15 — Provisional veterinary graduate license

Ohio § 4741.15

Title 47Occupations-Professions

Ch. 4741Veterinarians

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4741.15 (2026).

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(A)A person who has done both of the following may submit an application to the state veterinary medical licensing board for a provisional veterinary graduate license:

(1)Graduated from a veterinary college approved by the board;

(2)Applied for and is waiting to take a nationally recognized examination approved by the board for a license to practice veterinary medicine. The application shall be on a form that the board prescribes and shall contain any information that the board requires together with a letter or letters of recommendation from a licensed veterinarian or veterinarians who will be directly supervising and responsible for the applicant as provided in division (C) of this section. The applicant shall include with the application the fee established in section4741.17of the

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(A) A person who has done both of the following may submit an application to the state veterinary medical licensing board for a provisional veterinary graduate license:

(1) Graduated from a veterinary college approved by the board;

(2) Applied for and is waiting to take a nationally recognized examination approved by the board for a license to practice veterinary medicine.

The application shall be on a form that the board prescribes and shall contain any information that the board requires together with a letter or letters of recommendation from a licensed veterinarian or veterinarians who will be directly supervising and responsible for the applicant as provided in division (C) of this section. The applicant shall include with the application the fee established in section4741.17of the Revised Code.

(B) The board may issue a provisional veterinary graduate license to an applicant who has satisfied the requirements established in division (A) of this section. The board shall issue a provisional veterinary graduate license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if the applicant holds a license in another state or has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in performing or assisting in medical treatments, diagnoses, and surgeries under veterinary supervision in a state that does not issue that license. A provisional veterinary graduate license is valid for six months following the date of its issuance and is not renewable.

(C) A person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license may perform or assist in medical treatments, diagnosis, and surgery on a patient only under the direct veterinary supervision of the veterinarian or veterinarians who provided the letter or letters of recommendation accompanying the person's application under division (A) of this section and may engage in other duties related to the practice of veterinary medicine only under veterinary supervision.

(D) No person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license shall be represented, explicitly or implicitly, as being a licensed veterinarian.

(E) The board may revoke a provisional veterinary graduate license if the person who holds the license violates division (C) or (D) of this section.

Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:07 AM