1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board may issue a license by endorsement to an applicant for licensure as a veterinarian who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the applicant:(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license as a veterinarian in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;(b) Possesses qualifications that are substantially similar to the qualifications required for issuance of a license as a veterinarian in this State;(c) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 638.0435, has successfully completed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination administered by the International Council for Veterinary Assessment, or its successor organization, or a similar examination that was in effect at the time the applicant obtained his or her initial license to engage in the practice of veterinary medicine in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and(d) Has actively engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine as a veterinarian in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States for not less than 5 years immediately preceding the date on which the applicant submitted his or her application.2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Board: (a) An application on a form provided by the Board;(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and complete;(c) The fees prescribed in NAC 638.035;(d) A complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report or proof that the applicant has previously passed a comparable criminal background check, as required pursuant to NRS 622.530; and(e) The statement required by NRS 425.520.3. The Board will not issue a license by endorsement pursuant to this section: (a) If the applicant has been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony related to the practice of veterinary medicine, or any offense involving moral turpitude, unless the Board has previously taken disciplinary action against the applicant relating to the matter; and(b) Unless the applicant: (1) Has not been disciplined by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has held a license as a veterinarian;(2) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States for misconduct relating to the practice of veterinary medicine;(3) Has not had a license as a veterinarian suspended or revoked in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;(4) Has not been refused a license as a veterinarian in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States for any reason; and(5) Does not have pending any disciplinary action concerning his or her license as a veterinarian in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.4. A license by endorsement as a veterinarian issued pursuant to this section may be issued at a meeting of the Board or in between meetings of the Board by the President and Executive Director of the Board. Such action is deemed to be an action of the Board.Nev. Admin. Code § 638.Sec. 4
Added to NAC by Bd. of Veterinary Med. Exam'rs by R117-23A, eff. 2/16/2024