Licensure by Reciprocity

The Indiana Board of Veterinary Medicine shall issue a license to an applicant if the applicant satisfies the following conditions:

• Holds a current license from another state or jurisdiction; and
  • that state's or jurisdiction's requirements for a license are substantially equivalent to or exceed the requirements for a license of the Board; or
  • when the person was licensed or certified by another state:
    • with minimum education requirements in the other state or jurisdiction.
    • If applicable work experience and clinical supervision requirements were in effect, and the person met those requirements to be licensed in that state.
    • If required by the other state or jurisdiction, the person previously passed an examination required for the license or certification.
• Has not committed any act in any state or jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, registration, or permit to practice that occupation in Indiana at the time the act was committed.
• Does not have a complaint or an investigation pending before the regulating agency in another state or jurisdiction that relates to unprofessional conduct.
• Is in good standing and has not been disciplined by the agency that has authority to issue the license or certification.
• If a law regulating the applicant's occupation requires the Board to administer an examination on the relevant laws of Indiana, the Board may require the applicant to take and pass an examination specific to the laws of Indiana.
• Pays any fees required by the Board for which the applicant is seeking licensure.