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How to Apply for an Ohio Veterinary Medical License:

An applicant must be a graduate from an approved, accredited school of animal technology to become registered as a veterinary technician in Ohio. Approved schools in Ohio are: Columbus State Community College, Columbus; Raymond Walters College, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; Cuyahoga Community College, Parma; Stautzenberger College, Toledo, Vet Tech Institute at Bradford School, Columbus. Tho Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board will not accept a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science as a sufficient qualification for registration.

An applicant who meets the above requirement must submit:

    1. a completed application supplied by the Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board

    2. a recent photograph attatched

    3. official transcript from the technical school evidencing the degree received in Animal Health Technology

    4. Fees: for registrations issued after March 1st in odd numbered years $35.00; for registrations issued after March 1st in even numbered years $25.00.

    5. Have a passing score of 425 or a converted score of 75 on the VTNE.

    6. To a criminal records check. The criminal records check must be completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in which the results indicate that the individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilty for any violation set forth in section 4741.22 of the Revised Code.

    (1) An applicant requesting a criminal records check shall provide the bureau of criminal identification and investigation with the applicant’s name and address and with the Ohio veterinary medical licensing board name and address.(77 South High St., 16th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215)

    (2) The applicant shall ask the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in the request to obtain from the federal bureau of investigation any information it has pertaining to the applicant.

The Board will automatically issue the certificate of registration upon receipt of the above credentials.

The Ohio Revised Code, Section 4741, governs the practice of veterinary medicine. Please take particular notice of: 4741.01(F), definition of a registered veterinary technician; 4741.17 (A)(6) and (7) which sets forth the fee schedule for original registration and renewal; 4741.19(C) setting forth the duties which may be performed by a registered veterinary technician and the criteria for renewal; and Ohio Administrative Rule 4741-1-13 which sets forth the schools in animal health technology which are recognized and approved by the Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board.
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