GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 194

Short Title:        Allow PAVE Certification/Veterinary License.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Whitmire, Moffitt, Setzer, and L. Bell (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Commerce and Job Development.

March 5, 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT allowing the north carolina veterinary board to accept program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence (PAve) certification to meet licensure requirements.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 90-187(c) reads as rewritten:

"(c)       An application from a graduate of a nonaccredited college of veterinary medicine outside the United States and Canadaprogram not accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association may not be considered by the Board until the applicant furnishes satisfactory proof of graduation from a college of veterinary medicine and of successful completion of the a certification program developed and administered by by (i) the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of the American Veterinary Medical which Association,Association or (ii) the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards. The certification program programs shall include examinations with respect to clinical proficiency and comprehension of and ability to communicate in the English language."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.