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Committee passes veterinary telemedicine bill allowing emergency remote care with follow-up visit
Summary
Senate Bill 61 would permit licensed Arkansas veterinarians to provide telemedicine in urgent or emergency situations and require establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) within seven days for small animals and 21 days for large animals; sponsors said the measure is a compromise developed with veterinary associations.
Senate Bill 61, a measure to authorize veterinary telemedicine in Arkansas, cleared the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee after sponsors described it as a compromise developed with veterinary stakeholders.
Senator Ricky Hill, who presented SB 61, said the bill allows a licensed veterinarian to provide telemedicine — including by telephone or audiovisual technology — in emergency or urgent situations without having first established a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, so long as the…
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