Reciprocity

PURPOSE: This rule provides information to those desiring registration by reciprocity. (1) To be registered by reciprocity, an applicant shall— (A) Have been employed as a registered veterinary technician and supervised by a licensed veterinarian for at least five (5) consecutive years preceding his/her application to practice in Missouri; and (B) Be currently registered in another state, territory, district, or province of the United States or Canada having standards for admission substantially the same as the standards in Missouri, and that the standards were in effect at the time the applicant was first admitted to practice in the other state, territory, district, or province of the United States or Canada. (2) The applicant shall— (A) Complete an application form provided by the board AND INSURANCE which shall include a complete employment history; (B) Submit the nonrefundable reciprocity fee and registration fee; (C) Request the licensing authority in each state in which the applicant has ever been registered to submit a Verification Request Form which is available from the board office; and (D) Request the national testing service to send evidence that the applicant has taken the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) and received a passing score as defined in 20 CSR 2270-3.020. Effective August 28, 1999, no person may take any examination more than four (4) times either in or out of Missouri to qualify for licensure in Missouri. (3) Following the review process, the applicant will be informed by letter that registration by reciprocity has been approved or denied. The denial letter will identify the reason(s) for denial and the appeal process. (4) If an applicant does not qualify for registration by reciprocity because the other state’s requirements are not substantially equal to Missouri’s, s/he may request the board to transfer his/ her VTNE score. The applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the exam was taken within five (5) years of the date of the application and that s/he completed the VTNE with a score at least equal to the passing score required for registration in Missouri. (5) Grade score transfer applicants will be required to take the Missouri State Board Examination. AUTHORITY: sections 340.210, 340.238, 340.300, and 340.302, RSMo 2000, and sections 340.234 and 340.306, RSMo Supp. 2012.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 270-3.030. Original rule filed Nov. 4, 1992, effective July 8, 1993. Amended: Filed March 10, 1995, effective Sept. 30, 1995. Amended: Filed April 13, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001. Moved to 20 CSR 2270-3.030, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 27, 2008, effective Dec. 30, 2008. Amended: Filed Jan. 10, 2013, effective July 30, 2013. *Original authority: 340.210, RSMo 1992, amended 1993, 1995, 1999; 340.234, RSMo 1992, amended 1999, 2006; 340.238, RSMo 1992, amended 1999; 340.300, RSMo 1992, amended 1999; 340.302, RSMo 1992, amended 1999; and 340.306, RSMo 1992, amended 1999, 2004.