70-4-8 Applications for licensure. (a)
Each applicant for a license shall request a license
application form from the board office.

 (b)  Each applicant for a license shall submit ap-
plication materials to the board and complete the
application procedures in this regulation and the
Kansas veterinary practice act, K.S.A. 47-814 et
seq. As part of the application process, each ap-
plicant shall complete the following steps:

 (1)  submit the completed application form;

 (2)  submit the full licensure application fee as
provided in K.A.R. 70-5-1(a); and

 (3)  arrange for the applicant's scores on na-
tional board and clinical competency exams to be
sent directly from the interstate reporting service
to the board office.

 (c)  Recognized and approved colleges. The fol-
lowing colleges of veterinary medicine are recog-
nized and approved by the board as conforming
to the standards required for accreditation by the
American veterinary medical association, as pro-
vided in K.S.A. 47-816:

 (1)  Kansas State University, College of Veteri-
nary Medicine, Manhattan, Kansas;

 (2)  University of Missouri, School of Veteri-
nary Medicine, Columbia, Missouri;

 (3)  Iowa State University, College of Veteri-
nary Medicine, Ames, Iowa;

 (4)  Oklahoma State University, College of Vet-
erinary Medicine, Stillwater, Oklahoma;

 (5)  Colorado State University, College of Vet-
erinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort
Collins, Colorado;

 (6)  Texas A & M University, College of Vet-
erinary Medicine, College Station, Texas;

 (7)  University of Illinois, School of Veterinary
Medicine, Urbana, Illinois;

 (8)  The Ohio State University, College of Vet-
erinary Medicine, Columbus, Ohio;

 (9)  Auburn University, School of Veterinary
Medicine, Auburn, Alabama;

 (10)  Cornell University, New York State Vet-
erinary College, Ithaca, New York;

 (11)  Purdue University, School of Veterinary
Medicine, West Lafayette, Indiana;

 (12)  Tuskegee Institute, School of Veterinary
Medicine, Tuskegee, Alabama;

 (13)  Tufts University, School of Veterinary
Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts;

 (14)  University of California, Davis, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Davis, California;

 (15)  Michigan State University, College of Vet-
erinary Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan;

 (16)  University of Minnesota, College of Vet-
erinary Medicine, St. Paul, Minnesota;

 (17)  University of Wisconsin-Madison, School
of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin;

 (18)  University of Pennsylvania, School of Vet-
erinary Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;

 (19)  Washington State University, College of
Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, Washington;

 (20)  Oregon State University, School of Vet-
erinary Medicine, Corvallis, Oregon;

 (21)  Mississippi State University, College of
Veterinary Medicine, Starkville, Mississippi;

 (22)  Louisiana State University, School of Vet-
erinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana;

 (23)  University of Florida, College of Veteri-
nary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida;

 (24)  University of Tennessee, College of Vet-
erinary Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee;

 (25)  University of Georgia, College of Veteri-
nary Medicine, Athens, Georgia;

 (26)  North Carolina State University, School of
Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina;

 (27)  Virginia Tech and University of Maryland,
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary
Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia;

 (28)  University of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary
College, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;

 (29)  Universite de Montreal, Ecole de Medi-
cine Veterinaire, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec,
Canada;

 (30)  University of Saskatchewan, Western Col-
lege of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada;

 (31)  University of Prince Edward Island, At-
lantic Veterinary College, Charlotte Town, Prince
Edward Island, Canada; and

 (32)  Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht, Faculteit der
Diergeneeskunde, Utrecht, Netherlands.

 (d)  Each applicant who graduated from a
school of veterinary medicine that is not recog-
nized by the board shall be determined to meet
the education requirement of K.S.A. 47-826 upon
submitting a certificate of program completion
from the educational commission for foreign vet-
erinary graduates.

 (e)  Recognized national specialty boards or
colleges. The following list of national specialty
boards and colleges are recognized by the board
as provided in K.S.A. 47-826:

 (1)  American College of Veterinary Anesthe-
siologists;

 (2)  American College of Veterinary Behavi-
orists;

 (3)  American College of Veterinary Clinical
Pharmacology;

 (4)  American Veterinary Dental College;

 (5)  American College of Veterinary Derm-
atology;

 (6)  American College of Veterinary Emer-
gency and Critical Care;

 (7)  American College of Veterinary Internal
Medicine;

 (8)  American College of Laboratory Animal
Medicine;

 (9)  American College of Microbiologists;

 (10)  American College of Veterinary Nutrition;

 (11)  American College of Veterinary Ophthal-
mologists;

 (12)  American College of Veterinary Path-
ologists;

 (13)  American College of Poultry Veteri-
narians;

 (14)  American Board of Veterinary Practi-
tioners;

 (15)  American College of Veterinary Preven-
tive Medicine;

 (16)  American College of Veterinary Radi-
ology;

 (17)  American College of Veterinary Surgeons;

 (18)  American College of Theriogenologists;

 (19)  American Board of Veterinary Toxicology;
and

 (20)  American College of Zoological Medicine.

 (f)  Each applicant applying for licensure under
a specialty status as provided in K.S.A. 47-826
shall provide the board with a copy of a diplomate
status certification from a specialty academy or
college recognized by the board in subsection (e).

 (g)  Each applicant shall also provide the fol-
lowing identifying information on the application
form provided by the board:

 (1)  the applicant's full name as the applicant
wishes the name to appear on the license. Maiden
names shall be provided for use in office records
only;

 (2)  the applicant's complete and current ad-
dress at the time of the application;

 (3)  the applicant's telephone number;

 (4)  the applicant's social security number,
which may be used by this agency and by the pro-
fessional examination service for identification
only, except that it may be provided to the Kansas
division of taxation upon request of the division.
An applicant may legally decline to disclose this
number;

 (5)  a copy of the applicant's graduate diploma
from a college identified in subsection (c), or a
letter from the dean's office confirming successful
completion of five or more semesters of education
in a school of veterinary medicine identified in
subsection (c);

 (6)  the applicant's height, weight, color of hair
and eyes, and a description of any distinguishing
scars or marks and their location;

 (7)  a list of other licenses, registrations, or per-
mits related to veterinary science that are held by
the applicant, including the issuing state, the date
issued, the status, and the number of each;

 (8)  a list of any drug enforcement agency
(D.E.A.) numbers held by the applicant, including
the issuing state, the date issued, the status, and
the number of each;

 (9)  a list of any United States department of
agriculture (U.S.D.A.) accreditations held by the
applicant, including the issuing state, the date is-
sued, the status, and the number of each;

 (10)  a list of previous experiences or employ-
ment related to veterinary science, beginning with
the most recent experience; and

 (11)  a passport photograph, which shall have a
frontal face image that is a minimum of 1 square
inch and an overall photo size that does not exceed
3 * 4 inches. The photo may be rejected if it is
of a poor quality, if it is a snapshot or group pic-
ture, or if a cap, hat, or glasses obscure parts of
the face.

 (h)  Signed affidavit. Each applicant shall read
and sign an affidavit as to the truth, correctness,
and completeness of the application.

 (i)  Letters of good standing. Each applicant
shall submit a letter from each jurisdiction in
which the applicant is now or has ever been li-
censed to practice as a veterinarian indicating the
status of that license.

 (j)  Each applicant shall answer the following
questions truthfully and completely under penalty
of law. The applicant shall enclose, on a separate
sheet of paper, a complete explanation for a ``yes''
answer to any of the questions below:

 (1)  Is the applicant currently enrolled in an
E.C.F.V.G. program or the holder of an
E.C.F.V.G. certificate?

 (2)  Is the applicant or has the applicant ever
been registered or licensed in any other health-
related profession?

 (3)  Has the applicant ever been denied licen-
sure to practice veterinary medicine in any state,
United States territory, or country for any reason
other than failure of an examination?

 (4)  Has a license to practice veterinary medi-
cine issued to the applicant by any state ever been
subject to any disciplinary action or is any such
action now pending? If ``yes,'' the applicant shall
supply details of the action.

 (5)  Has the applicant ever been convicted of
any felony or misdemeanor, excluding minor traf-
fic or juvenile offenses?

 (6)  Has the applicant ever been convicted of a
charge of cruelty to animals?

 (7)  Has the applicant within the past year re-
ceived treatment for alcohol or other substance
abuse?

 (8)  Has the federal drug enforcement admin-
istration ever taken action against or warned the
applicant about any matter pertaining to the ap-
plicant's D.E.A. number or withdrawn a D.E.A.
number assigned to the applicant?

 (9)  Has there ever been any action taken
against or warning issued to an applicant in rela-
tion to any U.S.D.A. accreditation held by the
applicant?

 (10) Has the applicant ever been a defendant
or a respondent in any malpractice action?

 (11)  Has the applicant ever voluntarily relin-
quished or intentionally allowed to lapse any li-
cense, accreditation, D.E.A. number or other cer-
tificate in relation to the practice of veterinary
medicine?

 (12)  Is the applicant now or has the applicant
been registered or licensed with any state racing
commission? If ``yes,'' the applicant shall supply
details of the registration or license.

 (13)  Is the applicant a diplomate of any speci-
ality in veterinary medicine?

 (14)  Is the applicant now using a different
name other than the name used on any educa-
tional or professional documents in the applicant's
past?

 (k)  Upon notification that the board has re-
ceived the application, the applicant shall arrange
to take the Kansas veterinary legal practice ex-
amination required by K.S.A. 47-826.

 (l)  Any application may be suspended for a pe-
riod not to exceed one year for lack of qualifica-
tions or as the result of an incomplete application.
If the applicant has not met the qualifications or
has not submitted a complete application prior to
the end of the one-year period, the application
shall expire. Upon expiration, the applicant may
reapply by submitting a new application, the re-
quired fees, and all supporting documents. (Au-
thorized by and implementing K.S.A. 47-824, 47-
825, and 47-826; effective April 4, 1997.)