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.

Provisional Licenses

An applicant for a license by reciprocity is entitled to a provisional license if all the following conditions are met:

• The individual signs an attestation, under the penalties for perjury, the following:
  • The individual is in good standing in all states and jurisdictions in which the individual holds a license or certificate for the occupation applied for.
  • The individual has not had a license revoked and has not voluntarily surrendered a license in another state or jurisdiction while under investigation for unprofessional conduct.
  • The individual has not had discipline imposed by the regulating agency for the occupation in another state or jurisdiction.
  • The individual does not have a complaint or an investigation pending before the regulating agency in another state or jurisdiction that relates to unprofessional conduct.
• The individual does not have a disqualifying criminal history.
• The individual submits verification that the individual is currently licensed or certified in at least one other state or jurisdiction in the occupation applied for.
• The individual has submitted an application for a license or certificate under this chapter with the Board and has paid any application fee.

Expiration of Provisional Licenses: A provisional license expires on the earlier of the following:

• 365 days after it is issued.
• The date on which the Board approves and issues the individual a license for the occupation.
• The date on which the Board denies the individual's application for a license or certificate for the occupation.