R156-28-302b. Qualifications for Licensure - Experience Requirements

  In accordance with Subsections 58-1-203(1) and 58-1-301(3), the experience requirements for licensure in Subsection 58-28-302 are defined, clarified, or established as follows.

  (1) Each applicant for licensure as a veterinarian shall:

  (a) complete 1000 hours of experience while licensed as a veterinarian intern under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian in accordance with the following.

  (i) Experience shall be earned in not less than six months and completed within two years of the date of the application.

  (ii) Experience in the following settings is not acceptable to fulfill this experience requirement:

  (A) temporary employment experiences of less than eight weeks in duration;

  (B) part time experience of less than 20 hours per week; or

  (C) experience completed while employed as unlicensed assistive personnel.

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

  (A) lawfully obtained;

  (B) obtained after the applicant met the education requirement specified in Section R156-28-302a;

  (C) supervised by a competent supervisor who was licensed as a veterinarian, or who was exempted from licensure but possessed substantially equivalent qualifications; and

  (D) comparable to experience that would be obtained in a standard veterinarian practice setting in Utah.

  (iv) Supervision of the intern by the licensed veterinarian may be obtained by "indirect supervision" as defined in Section 58-28-102 provided that the supervisor supplements the indirect supervision with routine face to face contact as the licensed veterinarian deems appropriate using professional judgment.

  (v) Each applicant shall demonstrate completion of the experience required by submitting a verification of experience signed by the applicant and the applicant's supervising veterinarian on forms approved by the Division.

  (vi) If a supervisor is unavailable or refuses to provide a certification of qualifying experience, the applicant shall submit a complete explanation of why the supervisor is unavailable and submit verification of the experience by alternative means acceptable to the board, which shall demonstrate that the work was profession-related work, competently performed, and sufficient accumulated experience for the applicant to be granted a license without jeopardy to the public health, safety or welfare.

  (b) In accordance with Subsections 58-37-6(1)(a), 58-37-6(5)(b)(i) and R156-37-305(1), a veterinary intern is not eligible to obtain a controlled substance license during the internship.