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Senate panel hears proponents on veterinary telemedicine bill; substitute clarifies livestock rules and teleadvice
Summary
Proponents including animal-welfare groups and practicing veterinarians told the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee that substitute Senate Bill 60 would expand telemedicine for veterinary care while protecting public-health livestock rules; the committee accepted a substitute as the formal vehicle and heard multiple proponent witnesses.
The Ohio Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee accepted a substitute for Senate Bill 60 and heard proponent testimony on expanding veterinary telemedicine, with witnesses urging that licensed veterinarians be allowed to establish veterinary-client-patient relationships (VCPRs) via telehealth in appropriate cases and to use teleadvice where federal law permits.
Vice Chair Kaler described the substitute as making four changes to the introduced bill: prohibiting telehealth for animals raised for human food (porcine, bovine, caprine, ovine and poultry) unless an in-person VCPR is first established; allowing teleadvice prior to an in-person VCPR if federal law permits; affirming that the substitute does not override Chapter 5956 (commercial breeding) requirements such as mandated in-person exams; and clarifying that veterinary practice…
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