PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE.

(a) The board may grant a provisional license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who presents proof that the applicant:

(1) is licensed in good standing as a veterinarian in another state that:

(A) has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; and

(B) maintains professional standards the board considers equivalent to the professional standards of this chapter; and

(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to veterinary medicine.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27, Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2005.

(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder if:

(1) the provisional license holder passes the licensing examination under Section 801.253;

(2) the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements to qualify for a license; and

(3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirement under this chapter.

(d) The board shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.