PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE

(a) The board may grant a provisional license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who presents proof that the applicant: (1) is licensed in good standing as a veterinarian in another state that: (A) has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; and (B) maintains professional standards the board considers equivalent to the professional standards of this chapter; and (2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to veterinary medicine. (b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27, Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2005. (c) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder if: (1) the provisional license holder passes the licensing examination under Section 801.253; (2) the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements to qualify for a license; and (3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirement under this chapter. (d) The board shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.