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House Bill 1615 |
House Author: Kuempel |
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Effective: 5-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Averitt |
Under previous law, restrictions relating to a patient's entrance to a veterinary practice located in space leased from a mercantile establishment were inapplicable to the practice of a veterinarian or the legal successor of the practice if the practice was operating in space that was open and operating before January 1, 1993. House Bill 1615 amends the Occupations Code to make those restrictions inapplicable to the practice of a veterinarian or the legal successor of the practice if the practice is operating in space that was opened, designed, or engineered in accordance with plans for a specific facility submitted to the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners before December 31, 2009.