32-2214

32-2214. Examination of applicants;
confidentiality

A. All applicants for a license shall be given a state examination.

B. Examinations shall be held in January and June of each year unless otherwise
provided by the board.

C. The examination shall consist of the following:

1. A state examination approved by the board.

2. The North American veterinary licensing examination.

D. The state examination shall be so conducted that the members of the board do not
know the name of the applicant until the judging or grading is officially completed.

E. A grade of at least seventy-five per cent shall be required to successfully pass
the North American veterinary licensing examination. A grade of at least seventy-five
per cent shall be required to successfully pass the state examination. The scores of the
North American veterinary licensing examination and the state examination shall not be
averaged. National board scores that are received from either the national examination
committee or the North American veterinary licensing examination committee from another
state may be accepted for part of an applicant's passing score.

F. An applicant's score that was received within the preceding five years and that
is on record at the national examination service or the North American veterinary
licensing examination committee shall be verified through either the national examination
service or the North American veterinary licensing examination committee, unless the
applicant is applying for endorsement or a specialty license under section 32-2215,
subsection C or D in which case the applicant's score shall be transcribed and received
by the board.

G. All examination materials, records of examination grading and performance and
transcripts of educational institutions concerning applicants or licensees are
confidential and not public records.