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.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 573.68
The provisions of this §573.68 adopted to be effective June 14, 2012, 37 TexReg 4229; Repealed by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 38, September 21, 2018, TexReg 6284, eff. 9/24/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 04, January 24, 2020, TexReg 553, eff. 1/27/2020