SECTION 571.23. National Licensing Examination

(a) Results of National Board Examinations. The Board will accept certified scores issued by the:

(1) American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB), or its successor, for the national examination or the VTNE; and

(2) the official reporting service for the NAVLE.

(b) Score Information. All requests for information on examination scores shall be processed as follows:

(1) All requests from other state licensing boards for an applicant's raw scores on the VTNE, the national examination or NAVLE will be referred to the official reporting service for those examinations.

(2) All requests from other state licensing boards for an applicant's locally derived scale scores on the VTNE, the national examination or NAVLE will be based upon national data submitted by the official reporting service for those examinations.

(3) Upon written request of an applicant, the Board will certify the score of the SBE or LVTE to another state licensing board. Upon written request of an applicant, the Board will make LVTE, national examination or NAVLE scores available for informational purposes only to another state licensing board but will not certify the scores.

(4) The Board will not disclose any actual examination documents or materials.

Source Note: The provisions of this §571.23 adopted to be effective May 29, 2011, 36 TexReg 3187; amended to be effective June 19, 2012, 37 TexReg 4421; amended to be effective May 4, 2014, 39 TexReg 3422