Sec. 20-200. Issuance of license or temporary permit to persons licensed to practice in another state or territory.
Sec. 20-200. Issuance of license or temporary permit to persons licensed to
practice in another state or territory. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section
20-198, the Department of Public Health may issue a license by endorsement to any
veterinarian of good professional character who is currently licensed and practicing
in some other state or territory, having requirements for admission determined by the
department to be at least equal to the requirements of this state, upon the payment of a
fee of four hundred fifty dollars to said department. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 20-198, the department may, upon payment of a fee of four hundred fifty dollars,
issue a license without examination to a currently practicing, competent veterinarian in
another state or territory who (1) holds a current valid license in good professional
standing issued after examination by another state or territory that maintains licensing
standards which, except for examination, are commensurate with this state's standards,
and (2) has worked continuously as a licensed veterinarian in an academic or clinical
setting in another state or territory for a period of not less than five years immediately
preceding the application for licensure without examination. No license shall be issued
under this section to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is
pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint. The department shall inform
the board annually of the number of applications it receives for licensure under this
section.
(b) The Department of Public Health may issue a temporary permit to an applicant
for licensure without examination upon receipt of a completed application form, accompanied by the fee for licensure without examination, a copy of a current license from
another state of the United States, the District of Columbia or a commonwealth or territory subject to the laws of the United States, and a notarized affidavit attesting that the
license is valid and belongs to the person requesting notarization. Such temporary permit
shall be valid for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty calendar days and shall not
be renewable. The department shall not issue a temporary permit under this section to
any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending, or who is the
subject of an unresolved complaint.
(1957, P.A. 360, S. 8; June, 1971, P.A. 8, S. 68; P.A. 80-484, S. 78, 176; P.A. 86-123, S. 6; P.A. 89-251, S. 107, 203;
P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-125, S. 3, 6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 03-252, S. 14; P.A. 05-272, S. 9.)
History: 1971 act increased fee from $75 to $150; P.A. 80-484 transferred powers formerly held by board to department
of health services, allowed unconditional waiver of examination, deleting requirement for practical examination of proficiency, required that applicants be of good "professional", rather than "moral", character, replaced requirement for five
years' experience with requirement that applicants be currently licensed and practicing and added provisions forbidding
issuance of license to person involved in disciplinary action or unresolved complaint and requiring annual notification of
number of applications received; P.A. 86-123 deleted provision requiring reciprocity for the issuance of a license to out-of-state veterinarians and added provisions regarding licensure without examination of out-of-state veterinarians; P.A. 89-251 increased the fee from $150 to $450; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public
health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-125 increased from $150 to $450 the fee for veterinarians from
other states who meet the requirements of Subdivs. (1) to (3), effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and
Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July
1, 1995; P.A. 03-252 replaced provision re issuance of license without examination with provision re issuance of license
by endorsement, deleted requirement of certificate from out-of-state board, deleted requirement that veterinarian graduate
from accredited school of veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry and made technical changes; P.A. 05-272 designated
existing provisions as Subsec. (a), made a technical change therein and added Subsec. (b) authorizing the issuance of
temporary permits to veterinarians currently licensed and practicing in another state under certain circumstances.