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 program 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 a certification program developed and administered by (i) the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of the American Veterinary Medical Association or (ii) the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards. The certification 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.