TX SB1442

Requires the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners to conduct a study on establishing veterinarian-client-patient relationships via telephone or electronic means, including audiovisual telecommunications technology

Study must evaluate the availability and efficiency of synchronous audiovisual technology for veterinarians, board jurisdiction over out-of-state practitioners using telemedicine, and affiliation requirements with in-state veterinary practices

Study must address controlled substance prescription laws and veterinary services for agricultural animals delivered through electronic means

Board must consider whether to amend Chapter 801, Occupations Code, to allow veterinarian-client-patient relationships without physical examination of animals, and assess compliance with the Fifth Circuit's Hines v. Pardue (2024) ruling

Report with findings and legislative recommendations due to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, and relevant legislative committees by December 1, 2026; act expires December 31, 2026