Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA 



§161.2 



(2) The Administrator is hereby au- 

 thorized to accredit a veterinarian 

 when he or she determines that: 



(i) The veterinarian is a graduate 

 with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medi- 

 cine or an equivalent degree (any de- 

 gree that qualifies the holder to be li- 

 censed by a State to practice veteri- 

 nary medicine) from a college of veteri- 

 nary medicine; 



(ii) The veterinarian is licensed or le- 

 gally able to practice veterinary medi- 

 cine in the State in which the veteri- 

 narian wishes to perform accredited 

 duties. APHIS will confirm licensing 

 status of the applicant by contacting 

 the State board of veterinary medical 

 examiners or any similar State organi- 

 zation that maintains records of veteri- 

 narians licensed in a State; and, 



(iii) The veterinarian has completed 

 an orientation program approved by 

 the Veterinarian-in-Charge for the 

 State in which the veterinarian wishes 

 to practice, and upon completion of the 

 orientation, has signed a written state- 

 ment listing the date and place of ori- 

 entation, the subjects covered in the 

 orientation, and any written materials 

 provided to the veterinarian at the ori- 

 entation. The Veterinarian-in-Charge 

 shall also give the State Animal Health 

 Official an opportunity to review the 

 contents of the orientation, and invite 

 him or her to participate in developing 

 orientation materials and conducting 

 the orientation. The orientation pro- 

 gram shall include the following top- 

 ics: 



(A) Federal animal health laws, regu- 

 lations, and rules; 



(B) Interstate movement require- 

 ments for animals; 



(C) Import and export requirements 

 for animals; 



(D) USDA animal disease eradication 

 and control programs; 



(E) Laboratory support in confirming 

 disease diagnoses; 



(F) Ethical/Professional responsibil- 

 ities of an accredited veterinarian; and, 



(G) Animal health procedures, issues, 

 and information resources relevant to 

 the State in which the veterinarian 

 wishes to perform accredited duties. 



(b) Reaccreditation. A veterinarian 

 whose accreditation has been revoked 

 may apply for reaccreditation when the 

 revocation has been in effect for not 



less than two years by completing an 

 application for reaccreditation on 

 Form 1-36A, "Application for Veteri- 

 nary Accreditation", and submitting it 

 to the Veterinarian-in-Charge of the 

 State or area where he or she wishes to 

 perform accredited work. 



(1) Completed Forms 1-36A received 

 by a Veterinarian-in-Charge shall be 

 reviewed by the State Animal Health 

 Official for the State in which the vet- 

 erinarian wishes to perform accredited 

 duties. Within 14 days after receiving 

 an application, a State Animal Health 

 Official shall either endorse the appli- 

 cation or send a written statement to 

 the Administrator explaining why it 

 was not endorsed; but if the State Ani- 

 mal Health Official fails to take one of 

 these actions within 14 days, the Vet- 

 erlnarian-in-Charge shall proceed to re- 

 view the application. The Adminis- 

 trator will review the application and 

 the written statement, if any, and de- 

 termine whether the applicant meets 

 the requirements for reaccreditation 

 contained in this part. 



(2) The Administrator is hereby au- 

 thorized to reaccredit a veterinarian 

 when he or she determines that: 



(i) The veterinarian is licensed or le- 

 gally able to practice veterinary medi- 

 cine in the State in which the veteri- 

 narian wishes to perform accredited 

 duties; 



(ii) The veterinarian has completed a 

 reaccreditation orientation program 

 approved by the Veterinarian-in- 

 Charge for the State in which the vet- 

 erinarian wishes to practice, and upon 

 completion of the orientation, has 

 signed a written statement listing the 

 date and place of orientation, the sub- 

 jects covered in the orientation, and 

 any written materials provided to the 

 veterinarian at the orientation. The 

 Veterinarian-in-Charge shall also give 

 the State Animal Health Official an op- 

 portunity to review the contents of the 

 reaccreditation orientation, and invite 

 him or her to participate in developing 

 orientation materials and conducting 

 the orientation. The orientation pro- 

 gram shall include topics addressing 

 the subject areas which led to loss of 

 accreditation for the applicant, and 

 subject areas which have changed since 

 the applicant lost accreditation; and, 



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