PURPOSE: This rule states the requirements and procedures for a nonresident spouse of an active duty member of the military who is transferred to this state in the course of the member’s military duty to obtain a temporary courtesy license to practice veterinary medicine for one hundred eighty (180) days.

1. (1) The board shall grant a temporary courtesy license to practice veterinary medicine without examination to a “nonresident military spouse” as defined in section 324.008.1., RSMo, who provides proof that such applicant’s qualifications meet or are at least equivalent to the requirements for initial licensure in this state and who provides the board the following:

   1. (A) A completed application form;
   2. (B) A non-refundable application fee, as established by the board pursuant to rule, made payable to the board;
   3. (C) Verification sent directly to the board from the state, district, or territory from where the applicant holds a current and active license verifying that the applicant holds a current and active license;
   4. (D) Proof that the applicant has been engaged in active practice in the state, district, or territory of the United States in which the applicant is currently licensed for at least two (2) years in the five (5) years immediately preceding this application;

   5. (E) Verification sent directly to the board from the state, district, or territory of the United States in which the applicant was initially licensed verifying that—

      1. 1. The applicant is, or was at the time of

licensure, in good standing;

1. 2. The applicant has not committed an

act in any jurisdiction that would have constituted grounds for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate to practice at the time the act was committed; and

1. 3. The applicant has not been disci-

plined by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction and is not the subject of an unresolved complaint, review procedure, or disciplinary proceeding by a licensing or credentialing entity in another jurisdiction;

1. (F) If the board is unable to determine if the licensing requirements of the state, district, or territory in which the applicant was initially licensed are equivalent to Missouri’s licensing requirements, the applicant shall submit documentation regarding the licensing requirements equivalency;
2. (G) Any person applying for temporary licensure as a veterinarian, shall be required to take and pass the State Board Examination related to the practice of veterinary medicine; and
3. (H) Such additional information as the board may request to determine eligibility for a temporary courtesy license.

AUTHORITY: section 324.008.1., RSMo Supp. 2012.* Original rule filed Sept. 18, 2012, effective March 30, 2013. *Original authority: 324.008, RSMo 2011.