Section 321.221 - Requirements for a credential by endorsement for individuals licensed in other jurisdictions(1) The board may issue a credential by endorsement to any applicant who, upon submitting a completed application to the board and remitting a fee established in administrative regulation, demonstrates to the board that the applicant has met the following requirements:(a) The applicant is a graduate of an approved veterinary medical program, approved veterinary technology program, or other educational program approved by the board as appropriate to the board credential;(b) The applicant is of good moral character. As one (1) element of good moral character, the board shall require each applicant to submit a full set of fingerprints for the purpose of obtaining criminal records checks, pursuant to applicable law. All good moral character information, including the information obtained through the criminal background checks, shall be relevant to credential eligibility determinations to the extent permitted by law;(c) The applicant holds a valid credential to practice veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, animal euthanasia, or an allied animal health profession and has engaged in the practice in another state, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a province of Canada for at least one (1) year immediately preceding application, if the requirements for credentialing in the issuing state or province are equal to or higher than the standards required for the issuance of a new credential under the provisions of this chapter;(d) The applicant has passed an examination given by the board on the laws and administrative regulations of the Commonwealth as required in administrative regulations promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A under the provisions of this chapter; and(e) The applicant has been approved for a credential by the board.(2) The board shall not issue a credential by endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, a Canadian province, or any jurisdiction for an act which could result in disciplinary action in that jurisdiction until the investigation and disciplinary proceedings have been completed.Amended by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 95,§ 19, eff. 6/28/2023.Effective:7/14/1992
Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 299, sec. 4, effective7/14/1992.