47-825. Examinations; rules
and regulations; notice of results; recordation and issuance of license.
(a) The board shall provide for at least one examination during each
year and may provide for such additional examinations as are necessary. A
person desiring to take an examination shall make application at least 60
days before taking the examination.
(b) The preparation, administration,
reexamination and grading of the examination shall be governed by the rules
and regulations prescribed by the board. Examinations shall be designed to
test the examinee's knowledge of and proficiency in the subjects and techniques
commonly taught in schools of veterinary medicine and the laws and rules
and regulations dealing with the practice of veterinary medicine in Kansas.
The board may adopt and use the examinations prepared by any national testing
service for veterinary medicine. The examination of applicants for license
to practice veterinary medicine shall be conducted according to methods deemed
by the board to be the most practical and expeditious to test the applicant's
abilities and qualifications. The minimum passing scores shall be established
by rules and regulations.
(c) After each examination, the
executive director shall notify each examinee in writing of the result of
the examinee's examination within 60 days, and the board shall issue a license
to each applicant for a license who has successfully completed the examination.
The executive director shall record each new license and issue a license
to each new licensee. Any applicant for examination who does not attend the
examination shall forfeit the examination fee.
History: L. 1969, ch. 261, §
12; L. 1980, ch. 155, § 9; L. 1993, ch. 129, § 11; L. 1999, ch.
25, § 7; L. 2001, ch. 30, § 3; L. 2006, ch. 112, § 3; July
1.