§ 31.12. Temporary permits.

 (a)  Original licensure. An applicant for original licensure who desires a temporary permit under section 10 of the act (63 P. S. §  485.10) may be granted a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine upon graduation from an approved school or college of veterinary medicine, completion of an application form prescribed by the Board and payment of the fee required by §  31.41 (relating to schedule of fees). The applicant’s official transcript provided by the degree-granting institution or a verification of graduation from the degree-granting institution shall be evidence of graduation from an approved school or college of veterinary medicine. A graduate of a school or college of veterinary medicine outside of the United States and Canada shall submit certification by the American Veterinary Medical Association, Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates or another program which may subsequently be approved by the American Veterinary Medical Association, as proof of graduation from an approved school or college of veterinary medicine.

 (b)  Reciprocal licensure. An applicant for reciprocal licensure who desires a temporary permit under section 10 of the act may be granted a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in this Commonwealth if the applicant completes an application form prescribed by the Board, pays the fee required by §  31.41, and otherwise meets the requirements of subsections (a) and (c) and section 10 of the act.

 (c)  Temporary permit holder limitations. A temporary permit holder shall be associated with a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine, shall limit his work to the practice of the licensed doctor of veterinary medicine and may not participate in any practice or operation of a branch office, clinic or allied establishment. The associating veterinarian shall be responsible for all veterinary activities of the temporary permit holder and shall be accessible to the temporary permit holder either by telephone or personal contact. When contact by telephone or personal contact is not possible as, for example, in the case of vacations or other travel, the associating veterinarian shall delegate the supervisory responsibilities to another licensed veterinarian. The associating veterinarian will continue to assume responsibility for the veterinary activities of the temporary permit holder in his absence. A temporary permit holder shall report to the next scheduled examination of the Board following the issuance of the temporary permit. The temporary permit shall expire on the day following the announcement of the grades of the first examination given after the temporary permit is issued.

   The provisions of this §  31.12 issued under section 506 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  186); section 13(a) and (b) of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P. S. §  485.13(a) and (b)); and sections 201, 223 and 401 of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act (63 P. S. § §  1401-201, 1401-223 and 1401-401); amended under sections 9 and 13 of the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (63 P. S. § §  485.9 and 485.13); and section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  279.3a).

   The provisions of this §  31.12 adopted February 1, 1965; amended January 12, 1979, effective January 13, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 154; amended May 16, 1980, effective May 17, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 1975; amended September 26, 1980, effective September 27, 1985, 10 Pa.B. 3790; amended April 23, 1982, effective April 24, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1335; amended January 20, 1989, effective January 21, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 237; amended November 23, 1990, effective November 24, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 5836; amended June 14, 1996, effective June 15, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 2785. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (215388) to (215389).