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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 12. Professions and Occupations § 12-315-302. Veterinarian-client-patient relationship--telemedicine

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Only a licensed veterinarian may establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship in this state.

(2)(a) A veterinarian-client-patient relationship must be established by an in-person, physical examination of the animal or timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept.

(b) A veterinary specialist may use telecommunications technology to see a patient under another veterinarian's previously established veterinarian-client-patient relationship pursuant to section 12-315-306.

(3) An established veterinarian-client-patient relationship may be maintained through examinations that occur using telecommunications technology in between appropriate in-person, physical examinations or visits to the premises where the patient is kept.

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