NCfStatefVetfBoardfExam
PurposefoffNorthfCarolinafVeterinaryfPracticefActf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Tofpromotefthefpublicfhealth,fsafety,fandfwelfar
efbyfsafeguardingfthefpeoplefoffthisfStatefagainstfunqualifitedforfincompete
ntfpractitionersfoffveterinaryfmedicine.fThefrightftofpracticefvetfmedfisfafpri
vilegefconferredfbyflegislativefgrantftofpersonsfpossessedfoffthefpersonalfan
dfprofessionalfqualificationsfspecified.
AccreditedfSchoolfoffVetfMedf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfvetfcollegeforfdivisionfoffafuniversityfthatfof
fersfthefdegreefoffdoctorfoffmetfmedforfitsfequivalentfandfthatfconformsftoft
hefstandardsfrequiredfforfaccreditationfbyfthefAVMA.
Animalf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfanimal, fmammalfotherfthanfmanfandfinclud
esfbirds,ffish,fandfreptiles,fwildforfdomestic,flivingforfdead.
AnimalfDentistryf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Treatment, fextraction, fcleaning,fadjustment, forf"
floating"f(filingforfsmoothing)foffanfanimal'sfteeth,fandftreatmentfoffanfani
mal'sfgums.
LimitedfVeterinaryfLicense/LimitedfLicensef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Restrictsfthefscopeforfareafoffpracticefoffvetfmedf
byfthefholderfofftheflimitedflicense;fprovided,fthatfnoflimitedflicensefshallfc
,onferforfdenotefanfareafoffspecialtyfoffthefholderfoffthisflicense;fandfprovide
dffurther,fthatfunlessfotherwisefprovidedfbyfBoardfrule,ftheflicensingfrequir
ementsfshallfbefidenticalftofthosefspecifiedfforfaflicense.
EmployeesfoffNCDAf&fCSfinfNCVDLSf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Aflimitedflicensef(restricted finfscopeftofdutiesfoff
employmentfposition)fmayfbefissuedftofanfemployeefoffthefNCfDepartment
foffAgriculturefandfConsumerfServicesf(NCDAf&fCS)finfafpositionfwithfthe
fNCfVetfDiagnosticfLabfSystemf(NCVDLS)fasflongfasfthefapplicantfisfnotfe
ligiblefforfaflicensefunderfthefPracticefActfbutfisfafgraduatefoffanfAVMAfac
creditedfvetfschoolforfoffafvetfmedfeducationfprogramfatfanfinstitutionfoffhi
gherfeducationfNOTfaccreditedfbyfthefAVMAfbutfqualifiesfthefapplicantfto
fpracticefvetfmedfinfthefcountryfwherefthefinstitution fisflocated.
MustfpassfthefNCfexamfstill.
Therefmustfbefnofdisciplinaryfproceedingforfunresolvedfcomplaintfpending
fanywherefbutfanyfdisciplinary factionsfalreadyftakenfdofnotfaffectfthefapplic
ant.
ApplicantfmustfprovidefwithfthefapplicationfafwrittenfstatementffromfthefD
irectorfoffLaboratoriesfoffthefNCVDLS,fwhichfdescribesfthefapplicantsfpro
spectivefdutiesfatfNCVDLSfthatfrequirefaflimitedflicensefandfadvisesfBoard
fthatfapplicantfhasfagreedftofacceptfemploymentfasflongfasftheflimitedflicens
efisfapproved.
Thisflicensefcanfbefrequestedftofbefrenewedfannuallyfandfexpiresfautomatic
allyfwhenftheflicensefholder'sfemploymentfends.
Aftemporaryfpermitfmayfbefissuedfforftheflimitedflicensefiffapplicantfhasfno
tfyetfpassedfthefNCfexam.fThisfpermitfshallf*expiref60fdaysfafterfit'sfissued
*fbutfiffrequestedfbyfapplicant,fBoardfmayf*renewfitfforf120fdays*fsofapplic
antfcanfpassfexam.fLimitationsfoffanyfotherftemporaryfpermitfapply.
,Personf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfindividual, ffirm,fpartnership, fassociation,fj
ointfventure,fcooperative,fcorporation,forfanyfotherfgroupforfcombinationfa
ctingfinfconcert;fandfwhetherforfnotfactingfasfafafprincipal,ftrustee,ffiduciary
,freceiver,forfasfanyfkindfofflegalforfpersonalfrepresentative,forfasfthefsucces
sorfinfinterest,fassignee,fagent,ffactor,fservant,femployee,fdirector,fofficer,f
orfanyfotherfrepresentativefoffsuchfperson.
PracticefoffVetfMedf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔1.fDiagnose,ftreat,fcorrect,fchange,frelieve,forfpr
eventfanimalfdisease,fdeformity,fdefect,finjury,forfotherfphysicalforfmentalf
conditions;fincludingfthefprescriptionforfadministrationfoffanyfdrug,fmedici
ne,fbiological,fapparatus,fapplication,fanesthetic,forfotherftherapeuticforfdia
gnosticfsubstanceforftechniquefonfanyfanimal.
2.fTofrepresent,fdirectly,forfindirectly,fpublicly,forfprivatelyfanfabilityfandf
willingnessftofdofanyfactfdescribedfinf1.
3.fTofusefanyftitle,fwords,fabbreviation,forflettersfinfafmannerforfunderfcircu
mstancesfwhichfinducefthefbelieffthatfthefpersonfusingfthemfisfqualifiedftofd
ofanyfactfdescribedfinf1.
Veterinarianf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Afpersonfwhofhasfreceivedfafdoctor'sfdegreefinfv
etfmedffromfanfaccreditedfschoolfoffvetfmedfandfwhofisflicensedfbyfthefBoa
rdftofpracticefvetfmed.
Veterinarian-Client-PatientfRelationshipf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔1.fVetfhasfassumedfthefresponsibility fforfmaking
fmedicalfjudgementsfregardingfthefhealthfoffthefanimalfandfthefneedfforfme
, dicalftreatment,fandfthefclientf(ownerforfotherfcaretaker)fhasfagreedftoffollo
wfthefinstructionfoffthefvet.
2.fSufficientfknowledgefoffthefanimalfbyfthefvetftofinitiatefatfleastfafgeneralf
orfpreliminaryfdiagnosisfoffmedicalfconditionfoffthefanimal.fThisfmeansfvet
fhasfrecentlyfseenfandfisfpersonallyfacquaintedfwithfthefkeepingfandfcarefoff
thefanimalfbyfvirtuefoffanfexamination,forfbyfmedicallyfappropriatefandftim
elyfvisitsftofthefpremisesfwherefthefanimalfisfkept.
3.fPracticingfvetfisfreadilyfavailablefiffprovidesfforffollow-
upfinfcasefoffadversefreactionsforffailurefoffthefregimentfofftherapy.
VeterinaryfLicense/Licensef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Licenseftofpracticefvetfmedfissuedfbyfthefboard.
VeterinaryfMedicinef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Includesfveterinaryfsurgery,fobstetrics,fdentistry
,fandfallfotherfbranchesforfspecialitiesfoffvetfmed.
VeterinaryfStudentfInternf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Afpersonfwhofisfenrolledfinfanfaccreditedfveterin
aryfcollege,fhasfsatisfactorilyfcompletedfthef3rdfyearfoffveterinaryfcollegefe
ducation,fandfisfregisteredfwithfthefBoardfasfafvetfstudentfintern.
Mustfbefatfleastf18fyearsfoldftofapplyfforfregistration.
Nofexamfisfrequiredfbutfmustfbefcurrentlyfemployedfbyfaflicensedfvetfwhof
directsfandfsupervisesfhisfwork.
Boardfmayfrevokeforfsuspendfregistration,forfotherwisefdiscipline,fuponfinf
ormationforfcomplaintfbasedfonfgroundsfsimilarftofthosefoffafvet.
PurposefoffNorthfCarolinafVeterinaryfPracticefActf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Tofpromotefthefpublicfhealth,fsafety,fandfwelfar
efbyfsafeguardingfthefpeoplefoffthisfStatefagainstfunqualifitedforfincompete
ntfpractitionersfoffveterinaryfmedicine.fThefrightftofpracticefvetfmedfisfafpri
vilegefconferredfbyflegislativefgrantftofpersonsfpossessedfoffthefpersonalfan
dfprofessionalfqualificationsfspecified.
AccreditedfSchoolfoffVetfMedf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfvetfcollegeforfdivisionfoffafuniversityfthatfof
fersfthefdegreefoffdoctorfoffmetfmedforfitsfequivalentfandfthatfconformsftoft
hefstandardsfrequiredfforfaccreditationfbyfthefAVMA.
Animalf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfanimal, fmammalfotherfthanfmanfandfinclud
esfbirds,ffish,fandfreptiles,fwildforfdomestic,flivingforfdead.
AnimalfDentistryf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Treatment, fextraction, fcleaning,fadjustment, forf"
floating"f(filingforfsmoothing)foffanfanimal'sfteeth,fandftreatmentfoffanfani
mal'sfgums.
LimitedfVeterinaryfLicense/LimitedfLicensef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Restrictsfthefscopeforfareafoffpracticefoffvetfmedf
byfthefholderfofftheflimitedflicense;fprovided,fthatfnoflimitedflicensefshallfc
,onferforfdenotefanfareafoffspecialtyfoffthefholderfoffthisflicense;fandfprovide
dffurther,fthatfunlessfotherwisefprovidedfbyfBoardfrule,ftheflicensingfrequir
ementsfshallfbefidenticalftofthosefspecifiedfforfaflicense.
EmployeesfoffNCDAf&fCSfinfNCVDLSf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Aflimitedflicensef(restricted finfscopeftofdutiesfoff
employmentfposition)fmayfbefissuedftofanfemployeefoffthefNCfDepartment
foffAgriculturefandfConsumerfServicesf(NCDAf&fCS)finfafpositionfwithfthe
fNCfVetfDiagnosticfLabfSystemf(NCVDLS)fasflongfasfthefapplicantfisfnotfe
ligiblefforfaflicensefunderfthefPracticefActfbutfisfafgraduatefoffanfAVMAfac
creditedfvetfschoolforfoffafvetfmedfeducationfprogramfatfanfinstitutionfoffhi
gherfeducationfNOTfaccreditedfbyfthefAVMAfbutfqualifiesfthefapplicantfto
fpracticefvetfmedfinfthefcountryfwherefthefinstitution fisflocated.
MustfpassfthefNCfexamfstill.
Therefmustfbefnofdisciplinaryfproceedingforfunresolvedfcomplaintfpending
fanywherefbutfanyfdisciplinary factionsfalreadyftakenfdofnotfaffectfthefapplic
ant.
ApplicantfmustfprovidefwithfthefapplicationfafwrittenfstatementffromfthefD
irectorfoffLaboratoriesfoffthefNCVDLS,fwhichfdescribesfthefapplicantsfpro
spectivefdutiesfatfNCVDLSfthatfrequirefaflimitedflicensefandfadvisesfBoard
fthatfapplicantfhasfagreedftofacceptfemploymentfasflongfasftheflimitedflicens
efisfapproved.
Thisflicensefcanfbefrequestedftofbefrenewedfannuallyfandfexpiresfautomatic
allyfwhenftheflicensefholder'sfemploymentfends.
Aftemporaryfpermitfmayfbefissuedfforftheflimitedflicensefiffapplicantfhasfno
tfyetfpassedfthefNCfexam.fThisfpermitfshallf*expiref60fdaysfafterfit'sfissued
*fbutfiffrequestedfbyfapplicant,fBoardfmayf*renewfitfforf120fdays*fsofapplic
antfcanfpassfexam.fLimitationsfoffanyfotherftemporaryfpermitfapply.
,Personf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Anyfindividual, ffirm,fpartnership, fassociation,fj
ointfventure,fcooperative,fcorporation,forfanyfotherfgroupforfcombinationfa
ctingfinfconcert;fandfwhetherforfnotfactingfasfafafprincipal,ftrustee,ffiduciary
,freceiver,forfasfanyfkindfofflegalforfpersonalfrepresentative,forfasfthefsucces
sorfinfinterest,fassignee,fagent,ffactor,fservant,femployee,fdirector,fofficer,f
orfanyfotherfrepresentativefoffsuchfperson.
PracticefoffVetfMedf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔1.fDiagnose,ftreat,fcorrect,fchange,frelieve,forfpr
eventfanimalfdisease,fdeformity,fdefect,finjury,forfotherfphysicalforfmentalf
conditions;fincludingfthefprescriptionforfadministrationfoffanyfdrug,fmedici
ne,fbiological,fapparatus,fapplication,fanesthetic,forfotherftherapeuticforfdia
gnosticfsubstanceforftechniquefonfanyfanimal.
2.fTofrepresent,fdirectly,forfindirectly,fpublicly,forfprivatelyfanfabilityfandf
willingnessftofdofanyfactfdescribedfinf1.
3.fTofusefanyftitle,fwords,fabbreviation,forflettersfinfafmannerforfunderfcircu
mstancesfwhichfinducefthefbelieffthatfthefpersonfusingfthemfisfqualifiedftofd
ofanyfactfdescribedfinf1.
Veterinarianf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Afpersonfwhofhasfreceivedfafdoctor'sfdegreefinfv
etfmedffromfanfaccreditedfschoolfoffvetfmedfandfwhofisflicensedfbyfthefBoa
rdftofpracticefvetfmed.
Veterinarian-Client-PatientfRelationshipf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔1.fVetfhasfassumedfthefresponsibility fforfmaking
fmedicalfjudgementsfregardingfthefhealthfoffthefanimalfandfthefneedfforfme
, dicalftreatment,fandfthefclientf(ownerforfotherfcaretaker)fhasfagreedftoffollo
wfthefinstructionfoffthefvet.
2.fSufficientfknowledgefoffthefanimalfbyfthefvetftofinitiatefatfleastfafgeneralf
orfpreliminaryfdiagnosisfoffmedicalfconditionfoffthefanimal.fThisfmeansfvet
fhasfrecentlyfseenfandfisfpersonallyfacquaintedfwithfthefkeepingfandfcarefoff
thefanimalfbyfvirtuefoffanfexamination,forfbyfmedicallyfappropriatefandftim
elyfvisitsftofthefpremisesfwherefthefanimalfisfkept.
3.fPracticingfvetfisfreadilyfavailablefiffprovidesfforffollow-
upfinfcasefoffadversefreactionsforffailurefoffthefregimentfofftherapy.
VeterinaryfLicense/Licensef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Licenseftofpracticefvetfmedfissuedfbyfthefboard.
VeterinaryfMedicinef-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Includesfveterinaryfsurgery,fobstetrics,fdentistry
,fandfallfotherfbranchesforfspecialitiesfoffvetfmed.
VeterinaryfStudentfInternf-
fCORRECTfANSWER✔Afpersonfwhofisfenrolledfinfanfaccreditedfveterin
aryfcollege,fhasfsatisfactorilyfcompletedfthef3rdfyearfoffveterinaryfcollegefe
ducation,fandfisfregisteredfwithfthefBoardfasfafvetfstudentfintern.
Mustfbefatfleastf18fyearsfoldftofapplyfforfregistration.
Nofexamfisfrequiredfbutfmustfbefcurrentlyfemployedfbyfaflicensedfvetfwhof
directsfandfsupervisesfhisfwork.
Boardfmayfrevokeforfsuspendfregistration,forfotherwisefdiscipline,fuponfinf
ormationforfcomplaintfbasedfonfgroundsfsimilarftofthosefoffafvet.
