IndianaIndiana board may waive exams for experienced veterinary workers
Starting July 1, 2026, Indiana's board may grant credentials without an exam to veterinarians and veterinary technicians who meet the listed training, work, and other requirements.
What it does
A veterinarian with the required education and five years of qualifying work may receive an Indiana license without an exam.
A veterinary technician with the required training and five years of qualifying work may receive Indiana registration without an exam.
Argument forEligible veterinarians and technicians could avoid repeating an exam when they seek Indiana credentials.
Argument againstThe five-year work rule could keep trained veterinarians and technicians with shorter or interrupted work histories from qualifying.
More detail
The board may license a veterinarian without an exam. The applicant must have graduated from an accredited veterinary college or hold an ECFVG or PAVE certificate. For the five years immediately before applying, the applicant must have practiced as a veterinarian in a U.S. state, territory, or district whose licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to Indiana's. The applicant must also meet the requirements in IC 25-1-21 and the other requirements of this chapter. This provision takes effect July 1, 2026.
The board may register a veterinary technician without an exam. The applicant must have completed an accredited veterinary technology program. For the five years immediately before applying, the applicant must have worked as a registered veterinary technician in a U.S. state, territory, or district whose registration requirements are substantially equivalent to Indiana's. The applicant must also meet the requirements in IC 25-1-21 and the other requirements of this chapter. This provision takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 24Public Law 9Latest
- Feb 24Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Feb 19Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Feb 18Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Feb 12Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Feb 11Returned to the Senate without amendmentsMinor
- Feb 10Third reading: passed; Roll Call 235: yeas 94, nays 1Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 56 - Baird - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Representative Novak R added as cosponsor
- Feb 9Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 5Representative Smith H added as cosponsor
- Feb 5Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 20First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMinor
- Jan 12Senators Alting, Deery, Becker added as coauthors
- Jan 12Referred to the HouseMinor
- Jan 8Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
- Jan 6House sponsor: Representative Baird
- Vote recorded SB 56 - Leising - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 6Third reading: passed; Roll Call 13: yeas 49, nays 0Passed Senate
- Jan 5Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 10Senators Doriot, Byrne, Spencer, Tomes, Clark added as coauthors
- Dec 10Senator Glick added as second author
- Dec 10Senator Yoder added as third author
- Dec 9Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Dec 8Authored by Senator Leising
- Dec 8First reading: referred to Committee on AgricultureIntroduced
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