La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXXV-815

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXXXV-815 - Appeals and Review

A. Any applicant for a certificate of approval desiring to review his or her national examination and/or the master answer sheet and/or the examination questions shall make arrangements with the Veterinary Technicians Testing Committee and/ or any person, firm, corporation or entity charged with the preparation, grading and/or administration of the Veterinary Technicians National Examination by the Veterinary Technicians Testing Committee for such review. The Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine shall not conduct reviews of the questions contained on the national examination, the answers to the questions contained on the national examination, or any applicant's score on the national examination.

B. Persons Aggrieved by a Decision of the Board

1. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board, other than a holder of certificate of approval against whom disciplinary proceedings have been brought pursuant to R.S. 37:1544-1548, may, within 30 days of notification of the board's action or decision, petition the board for a review of the board's actions.

2. A petition shall be in the form of a letter, signed by the person aggrieved, and mailed to the board at its principal office located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

3. Upon receipt of such petition, the board then may proceed to take such action as it deems expedient or hold such hearings as may be necessary, and may review such testimony and/or documents and/or records as it deems necessary to dispose of the matter, but the board shall not, in any event, be required to conduct any hearings or investigations, or consider any offerings, testimony, or evidence unless so required by statute or other rules or regulations of the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXXV-815

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Veterinary Medicine, LR 16:227 (March 1990), amended LR 25:2226 (November 1999).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1518 et seq.