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Committee considers bills to allow veterinary telehealth; supporters say it expands access
Summary
The committee heard testimony on HB 4221 (a companion to HB 4220) to allow veterinary telehealth in Michigan and require LARA to promulgate implementation rules. Supporters from Michigan Humane and the ASPCA said telehealth expands access, with limits on controlled-substance prescriptions and short-duration refills.
Representatives and witnesses told the Michigan House Rules Committee that bills to permit veterinary telehealth would increase access to veterinary care for families who face transportation, cost, or geographic barriers.
Representative Pawetsky presented House Bill 4221 as a companion to HB 4220 and said the bill would require the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to promulgate rules to implement substantive changes enabling veterinary telehealth. “This bill would allow for the use of veterinary telehealth medicine,” Pawetsky said, and emphasized the legislation is intended to restore flexibilities that were allowed under pandemic emergency rules.
Dr. Crystal Sapp, vice president of veterinary…
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