Adopted Amendments: N.J.A.C. 13:44-1.1, 1.2 and 1.4

Eligibility for Admission to New Jersey State Jurisprudence Examination; Required Documentation; Admission to New Jersey State Jurisprudence Examination; Licensure by Endorsement

Proposed: January 19, 2010 at 42 N.J.R. 154(a).
Adopted: May 12, 2010 by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Mark Logan, VMD, President.

Filed: July 6, 2010 as R.2010 d.164, without change .
Authority: N.J.S.A. 45:16-3.

Effective Date: August 2, 2010.

Expiration Date: Pursuant to Executive Order No. 1 (2010), the chapter expiration date is extended from January 7, 2010 until the completion of the review of administrative regulations and rules by the Red Tape Review Group, and until such time as the extended regulation or rule is readopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq.

Federal Standards Statement

A Federal standards analysis is not required because there are no Federal laws or standards applicable to the adopted amendments.

Full text of the adoption follows:

SUBCHAPTER 1. LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION; LICENSURE BY WAIVER OF EXAMINATION; BIENNIAL LICENSE RENEWAL; REINSTATEMENT

13:44-1.1 Eligibility for admission to New Jersey State Jurisprudence Examination

(a) As a prerequisite to taking the New Jersey State Jurisprudence Examination, an applicant shall submit to the Board:

1. Evidence that the applicant:

i.-ii. (No change.)

iii. Has successfully completed the training program administered by the Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) of the AVMA or the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education equivalence (PAVE) of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB); and

2. (No change.)

(b) An applicant who meets the requirements of (a) above, who has either received a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine from a veterinary college or university accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or has completed either an ECFVG or PAVE program, and has completed an application to sit for the next scheduled licensing examination shall be eligible for a temporary permit to be employed as an assistant veterinarian in New Jersey under the responsible supervision of a New Jersey licensed veterinarian at a practice located in the State of New Jersey, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:44-2.1 and 2.2.

(c) (No change.)

13:44-1.2 Required documentation; admission to New Jersey State Jurisprudence Examination

(a) An applicant for licensure shall submit or arrange to have submitted to the Board, at least two months prior to the New Jersey State Jurisprudence Examination the following:

1.-5. (No change.)

6. If the applicant has completed a training program administered by the Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education equivalence (PAVE) of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB), notification that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the program, to be forwarded directly to the Board by the ECFVG or PAVE office.

13:44-1.4 Licensure by endorsement

(a)-(b) (No change.)

(c) An applicant who was not awarded a degree in veterinary medicine from a veterinary college or university accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association and who was initially licensed after January 1, 1973, shall submit evidence that he or she possesses a certificate issued by the Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education equivalence (PAVE) of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB).