Effective: October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation: House Bill 458 - 126th General Assembly
(A) A person who has done both of the following may submit an application to the state veterinary medical licensing board for a provisional veterinary graduate license:
(1) Graduated from a veterinary college approved by the board;
(2) Applied for and is waiting to take a nationally recognized examination approved by the board for a license to practice veterinary medicine.
The application shall be on a form that the board prescribes and shall contain any information that the board requires together with a letter or letters of recommendation from a licensed veterinarian or veterinarians who will be directly supervising and responsible for the applicant as provided in division (C) of this section. The applicant shall include with the application the fee established in section 4741.17 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board may issue a provisional veterinary graduate license to an applicant who has satisfied the requirements established in division (A) of this section. A provisional veterinary graduate license is valid for six months following the date of its issuance and is not renewable.
(C) A person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license may perform or assist in medical treatments, diagnosis, and surgery on a patient only under the direct veterinary supervision of the veterinarian or veterinarians who provided the letter or letters of recommendation accompanying the person's application under division (A) of this section and may engage in other duties related to the practice of veterinary medicine only under veterinary supervision.
(D) No person who holds a provisional veterinary graduate license shall be represented, explicitly or implicitly, as being a licensed veterinarian.
(E) The board may revoke a provisional veterinary graduate license if the person who holds the license violates division (C) or (D) of this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 47 | Occupations-Professions
Section 4741.01 | Veterinarian Definitions.
Section 4741.02 | Veterinary Medical Licensing Board - Members - Qualifications, Terms, Removal.
Section 4741.03 | Meetings of Board - Executive Secretary, Employees - Duties of Board.
Section 4741.04 | Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship Defined.
Section 4741.05 | Assisting Veterinarians in Identifying Opioid Abuse in Pet Owners.
Section 4741.10 | License Applicant to Comply With Rc Chapter 4776.
Section 4741.11 | Issuing Certificate of License.
Section 4741.12 | Reciprocity.
Section 4741.13 | Limited License to Practice Veterinary Medicine.
Section 4741.14 | Temporary Permit to Practice Veterinary Medicine.
Section 4741.15 | Provisional Veterinary Graduate License.
Section 4741.16 | Renewal of License.
Section 4741.171 | Retired Licensee - Change of Address.
Section 4741.18 | Prohibiting Fraud or Error in Obtaining License or Permit.
Section 4741.19 | Practice Without License - Student Interns.
Section 4741.201 | Chemical Capture by Certified Officer.
Section 4741.21 | Prohibited Advertising Practices.
Section 4741.22 | Disciplinary Actions.
Section 4741.221 | Referring for Treatment or to Peer Review Committee.
Section 4741.23 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 4741.24 | Reinstatement.
Section 4741.25 | Depositing Receipts.
Section 4741.26 | Enforcement.
Section 4741.28 | Veterinary Business Facility License Required.
Section 4741.30 | Disposition of Abandoned Animal.
Section 4741.32 | Effect of Child Support Default on License.
Section 4741.40 | Veterinary Loan Repayment Program Definitions.
Section 4741.41 | Veterinary Loan Repayment Program.
Section 4741.42 | Application for Participation in Program.
Section 4741.43 | Approval of Eligible Applicant - Recruitment to Resource Shortage Area.
Section 4741.44 | Letter of Intent - Contract for Participation in Program.
Section 4741.45 | Program Rules to Be Adopted by Licensing Board.
Section 4741.46 | Gifts for Implementation and Administration of Program.
Section 4741.47 | Annual Report by Board on Operations of Program.
Section 4741.48 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.
Section 4741.49 | Reporting Lyme Disease Test Results.
Section 4741.50 | Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Program Definitions.
Section 4741.51 | Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Program Rules.
Section 4741.52 | Veterinarian Eligibility for Program.
Section 4741.53 | Program Lottery Selection and Letter of Intent.
Section 4741.54 | Veterinarian Participant Contract.
Section 4741.55 | Operations Report.
Section 4741.56 | Veterinarian Student Debt Assistance Fund.
Section 4741.57 | Certified Amount for Transfers to Program Fund.