Ohio Code 4741.15 – Provisional veterinary graduate license
(A) A person who has done both of the following may submit an application to the state veterinary medical licensing board for a provisional veterinary graduate license:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4741.15
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Direct veterinary supervision: means a licensed veterinarian is in the immediate area and within audible range, visual range, or both, of a patient and the person administering to the patient. See Ohio Code 4741.01
- Licensed veterinarian: means a person licensed by the board to practice veterinary medicine. See Ohio Code 4741.01
- Patient: means an animal that is examined or treated by a licensed veterinarian. See Ohio Code 4741.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- practice of veterinary medicine: means the practice of any person who performs any of the following actions:
(1) Diagnoses, prevents, or treats any disease, illness, pain, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical, mental, or dental condition of any animal;
(2) Administers to or performs any medical or surgical technique on any animal that has any disease, illness, pain, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical, mental, or dental condition or performs a surgical procedure on any animal;
(3) Prescribes, applies, or dispenses any drug, medicine, biologic, anesthetic, or other therapeutic or diagnostic substance, or applies any apparatus for any disease, illness, pain, deformity, defect, injury, or other physical, mental, or dental condition of any animal;
(4) Uses complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies on animals;
(5) Renders professional advice or recommendation by any means, including telephonic or other electronic communication with regard to any activity described in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section;
(6) Represents the person's self, directly or indirectly, publicly or privately, as having the ability and willingness to perform an act described in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section;
(7) Uses any words, letters, abbreviations, or titles in such connection and under such circumstances as to induce the belief that the person using them is engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine. See Ohio Code 4741.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Veterinary supervision: means instruction and directions by a licensed veterinarian on the premises or by a licensed veterinarian who is readily available to communicate with a person requiring supervision. See Ohio Code 4741.01
(1) Graduated from a veterinary college approved by the board;
(2) Applied for and is waiting to take a nationally recognized examination approved by the board for a license to practice veterinary medicine.
The application shall be on a form that the board prescribes and shall contain any information that the board requires together with a letter or letters of recommendation from a licensed veterinarian or veterinarians who will be directly supervising and responsible for the applicant as provided in division (C) of this section. The applicant shall include with the application the fee established in section 4741.17 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board may issue a provisional veterinary graduate license to an applicant who has satisfied the requirements established in division (A) of this section. The board shall issue a provisional veterinary graduate license in accordance with Chapter 4796 of the Revised Code to an applicant if the applicant holds a license in another state or has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in performing or assisting in medical treatments, diagnoses, and surgeries under veterinary supervision in a state that does not issue that license. A provisional veterinary graduate license is valid for six months following the date of its issuance and is not renewable.
(C) A person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license may perform or assist in medical treatments, diagnosis, and surgery on a patient only under the direct veterinary supervision of the veterinarian or veterinarians who provided the letter or letters of recommendation accompanying the person’s application under division (A) of this section and may engage in other duties related to the practice of veterinary medicine only under veterinary supervision.
(D) No person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license shall be represented, explicitly or implicitly, as being a licensed veterinarian.
(E) The board may revoke a provisional veterinary graduate license if the person who holds the license violates division (C) or (D) of this section.
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