89R25080 AND-F     By: Lopez of Cameron, et al. H.B. No. 3364     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3364:     By:  Guillen C.S.H.B. No. 3364       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient   relationship and to the practice of veterinary medicine by   telephone or electronic means.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 801.351, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:          (d)  After a veterinarian-client-patient relationship is   established, veterinary medicine may be practiced by telephone or   electronic means if otherwise practiced in accordance with the   requirements of this chapter.          (e)  Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (d), in a medical   emergency, a veterinarian who reasonably believes an animal's   condition would result in irreparable harm or suffering may provide   care by telephone or electronic means without establishing a   veterinarian-client-patient relationship if that care is otherwise   provided in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Sections 801.365 and 801.366 to read as follows:          Sec. 801.365.  STANDARDS FOR VETERINARY PRACTICE BY   TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC MEANS; JURISDICTION. (a) Notwithstanding   any other law, a veterinarian who practices veterinary medicine by   telephone or electronic means:                (1)  must possess a valid license to practice   veterinary medicine in this state;                (2)  must be routinely engaged in the practice of   veterinary medicine in this state;                (3)  shall practice in accordance with this chapter and   rules adopted under this chapter; and                (4)  shall comply with all federal laws applicable to   the practice of veterinary medicine.          (b)  The board has jurisdiction over a veterinarian's   practice of veterinary medicine in this state by telephone or   electronic means regardless of where the veterinarian is physically   located.          Sec. 801.366.  AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES   BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC MEANS. A veterinarian may not prescribe   for the treatment of an animal a controlled substance as defined by   Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code, by telephone or electronic   means unless the veterinarian has:                (1)  examined the animal in person; or                (2)  made medically appropriate and timely visits to   the premises on which the animal is kept.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.