Procedures For Licensure

(1) Veterinary Technician by Examination. (a) An applicant shall obtain an application from the Board’s administrative office and respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for information. (b) An applicant shall pay, at the time of application, the non-refundable application fee and state regulatory fee as provided in Rule 1730-03-.06. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING VETERINARY TECHNICIANS CHAPTER 1730-03 (c) An applicant shall submit with his/her application two recent photographs, one signed and notarized. (d) An applicant shall cause a transcript from a veterinary technology program approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association to be submitted directly from the school to the Board’s administrative office. The transcript must show that the applicant has graduated from the program and carry the official seal of the institution. (e) An applicant shall pass the examination as provided in Rule 1730-03-.08. Official scores shall be submitted to the Board’s administrative office directly from the testing service. (f) An applicant shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following: 1. Conviction of any criminal law violation of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic violations. Driving Under the Influence is not a minor traffic violation. 2. Denial of a licensure application or the discipline of a license by any other state. 3. Loss or restriction of certification or licensure privileges. 4. Any final or settled legal action that relates to the applicant’s professional services in any profession, or, any pending legal action that relates to the applicant’s professional services and to which the applicant is a party. (g) An applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Board’s administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the Board’s licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background check. (h) An applicant shall submit proof of United States or Canada citizenship or evidence of being legally entitled to live in the United States. Such evidence may include a copy of a birth certificate, naturalization papers, or current visa status. (i) Where necessary, required documents shall be translated in English. The original document and the translation must be certified as authentic by the issuing source. (j) Application review and licensure decisions are governed by Rule 1730-03-.07. (k) If an applicant has ever held a license to practice as a veterinary technician in any other state or Canada, the applicant shall cause the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement to be submitted from each such licensing board. The document submitted should indicate the license number, the date of issuance, the license status, expiration date and information concerning any disciplinary action. (2) Veterinary Technician by Reciprocity. The Board may grant full licensure by reciprocity to veterinary technicians licensed in another state. The process for obtaining a license by reciprocity is as follows: (a) An applicant shall obtain an application form from the Board’s administrative office and respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for information. (b) An applicant shall pay, at the time of application, the non-refundable application fee, reciprocity license fee and State Regulatory fee as provided in Rule 1730-03-.06. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING VETERINARY TECHNICIANS CHAPTER 1730-03 (c) An applicant shall submit two recent photographs with his/her application, one signed and notarized. (d) An applicant shall cause a transcript from a veterinary technology program approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association to be submitted directly from the school to the Board’s administrative office. The transcript must show that the applicant has graduated from the program and carry the official seal of the institution. (e) An applicant shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following: 1. Conviction of any criminal law violation of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic violations. Driving Under the Influence is not a minor traffic violation. 2. Denial of a licensure application or the discipline of a license by any other state. 3. Loss or restriction of certification or licensure privileges. 4. Any final or settled legal action that relates to the applicant’s professional services in any profession, or, any pending legal action that relates to the applicant’s professional services and to which the applicant is a party. (f) An applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Board’s administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the Board’s licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background check. (g) An applicant shall submit proof of United States or Canada citizenship or evidence of being legally entitled to live in the United States. Such evidence may include a copy of a birth certificate, naturalization papers, or current visa status. (h) Where necessary, required documents shall be translated in English. The original document and the translation must be certified as authentic by the issuing source. (i) Application review and licensure decisions are governed by Rule 1730-03-.07. (j) If an applicant has ever held a license to practice as a veterinary technician in any other state or Canada, the applicant shall cause to be submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement from each such licensing board. The document submitted should indicate the license number, the date of issuance, the license status, expiration date and information concerning any disciplinary action. (k) An applicant shall furnish an affidavit or other proof that he or she engaged actively in the practice of veterinary technology for one (1) of the five (5) years preceding application for an average of twenty (20) hours per week. (l) An applicant shall submit an original letter of recommendation from a veterinarian. (m) Any person holding a reciprocity license is subject to all disciplinary provisions of the Tennessee Veterinary Practice Act.