Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-315-302

Current through Acts effective through 7/1/2024 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12-315-302 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Veterinarian-client-patient relationship - telemedicine
(1) Only a licensed veterinarian may establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship in this state.
(2)
(a) A veterinarian-client-patient relationship must be established by an in-person, physical examination of the animal or timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept.
(b) A veterinary specialist may use telecommunications technology to see a patient under another veterinarian's previously established veterinarian-client-patient relationship pursuant to section 12-315-306.
(3) An established veterinarian-client-patient relationship may be maintained through examinations that occur using telecommunications technology in between appropriate in-person, physical examinations or visits to the premises where the patient is kept.

C.R.S. § 12-315-302

Added by 2024 Ch. 110,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 110, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).