1. (1)(a) Each applicant for licensure as a veterinarian shall complete 1,000 hours of experience while licensed as a veterinarian intern under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.

   1. (d) If the experience is completed in a jurisdiction outside of Utah that does not issue veterinarian, veterinarian intern, or comparable licenses, or completed in a setting that does not require licensure, the applicant shall demonstrate that the experience was:

      1. (i) lawfully obtained;
      2. (ii) obtained after the applicant met the education requirement in Subsection 58-28-302(1)(b);
      3. (iii) supervised by a licensed veterinarian, or by a person who was exempted from licensure but possessed substantially equivalent qualifications; and
      4. (iv) comparable to experience that would be obtained in a standard veterinarian practice setting in Utah.
   2. (e) Supervision may be obtained by indirect supervision as defined in Section 58-28-102, if the supervisor supplements the indirect supervision with routine face to face contact as the supervisor considers appropriate in the supervisor's professional judgment.
   3. (f) Each applicant shall demonstrate completion of the experience required by submitting a verification of experience signed by the applicant and by the applicant's supervisor on forms approved by the Division.

   4. (g) If a supervisor is unavailable or refuses to provide a verification of experience, the applicant shall:

      1. (i) submit a complete explanation of why the supervisor is unavailable; and

      2. (ii) submit verification of the experience by alternative means acceptable to the Board, which shall demonstrate that the experience was:

         1. (A) profession-related work;
         2. (B) competently performed; and
         3. (C) sufficient accumulated experience for the applicant to be granted a license without jeopardy to the public health, safety, or welfare.
2. (2) Under Subsection 58-37-6(1)(a), a veterinary intern is not eligible to obtain a controlled substance license during the internship.

Under Subsection 58-1-203(1), the experience requirements for licensure in Subsection 58-28-302(1) are defined, clarified, or established as follows:

KEY: veterinary medicine, licensing, veterinarian

Date of Last Change: May 1, 2026

Notice of Continuation: May 7, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-28-101