00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 293                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to qualifications for licensure as a veterinarian."                                                    
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 08.98.165(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  An applicant is qualified to receive a license as a veterinarian who                                    
05                 (1)  is a graduate of an accredited veterinary school or who is a                                   
06       graduate of a nonaccredited veterinary school and has successfully completed a                                
07       certification program approved by the board [HAS SUCCESSFULLY                                                 
08       COMPLETED THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN                                                                  
09       VETERINARY GRADUATES CERTIFICATION PROCESS];                                                                      
10                 (2)  has, within the 60 months preceding application for the license,                                   
11       passed a national examination for veterinarians approved by the board;                                            
12                 (3)  has passed the written examination of the state on specific Alaska                                 
13       issues of veterinary practice;                                                                                    
14                 (4)  is in good standing, as defined by the board in regulations; and                                   
15                 (5)  has paid required fees.                                                                            

01    * Sec. 2. AS 08.98.184 is amended to read:                                                                         
02            Sec. 08.98.184. Licensure by credentials. The board shall approve the                                      
03       issuance of a license to an applicant who holds a valid license to practice veterinary                            
04       medicine in another state, territory, or country if the applicant                                                 
05                 (1)  has graduated from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or                                  
06       who has graduated from a nonaccredited veterinary school and has successfully                                 
07       completed a certification program approved by the board [THE EDUCATIONAL                                      
08       COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN VETERINARY GRADUATES CERTIFICATION                                                         
09       PROCESS];                                                                                                         
10                 (2)  has been engaged in the active practice of veterinary medicine for                                 
11       at least five of the seven years before filing the application;                                                   
12                 (3)  has passed the written examination of the state on specific Alaska                                 
13       issues of veterinary practice;                                                                                    
14                 (4)  is in good standing, as defined by the board in regulations; and                                   
15                 (5)  has paid required fees.