GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

SESSION LAW 2013-356

HOUSE BILL 194

AN ACT allowing the north carolina veterinary board to accept program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence (PAve) certification to meet licensure requirements.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑187(c) reads as rewritten:

"(c)       An application from a graduate of a nonaccredited college of veterinary medicine outside the United States and Canadaprogram not accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association may not be considered by the Board until the applicant furnishes satisfactory proof of graduation from a college of veterinary medicine and of successful completion of the a certification program developed and administered by by (i) the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates of the American Veterinary Medical which Association,Association or (ii) the Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE) of the American Association of Veterinary State Boards. The certification program programs shall include examinations with respect to clinical proficiency and comprehension of and ability to communicate in the English language."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 18^th day of July, 2013.

                                                                    s/  Daniel J. Forest

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Thom Tillis

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/  Pat McCrory

                                                                         Governor

Approved 4:54 p.m. this 25^th day of July, 2013