SECTION 573.68. Telemedicine

(a) "Telemedicine" means veterinary medicine offered or provided by a person to a patient at a different physical location than the person using telecommunications or information technology.

(b) Pursuant to §801.251, Texas Occupations Code, a person may not practice, or offer or attempt to practice, veterinary telemedicine unless the person holds a license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the Board.

(c) Pursuant to §801.351(a), Texas Occupations Code, a person may not practice veterinary telemedicine unless a veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists. Pursuant to §801.351(c), Texas Occupations Code, a veterinarian-client-patient relationship may not be established solely by telephone or electronic means.

(d) A person providing veterinary telemedicine is subject to the professional standard of care that would apply to the provision of the same services in an in-person setting.

Source Note: The provisions of this §573.68 adopted to be effective January 27, 2020, 45 TexReg 553