88R8213 SCP-D
 
  By: Kitzman, et al. H.B. No. 3397
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the regulation of veterinary chiropractic.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 801.151(c), Occupations Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  The board shall adopt rules to:
               (1)  protect the public;
               (2)  ensure that alternate therapies, including
  ultrasound diagnosis and therapy, magnetic field therapy, holistic
  medicine, homeopathy, [chiropractic treatment,] acupuncture, and
  laser therapy, are performed only by a veterinarian or under the
  supervision of a veterinarian;
               (3)  ensure that equine dentistry is performed only by
  a veterinarian who is active and in good standing or by a licensed
  equine dental provider who is active and in good standing under the
  appropriate level of supervision of a veterinarian who is active
  and in good standing and who has established a
  veterinarian-client-patient relationship with the owner or other
  caretaker of an animal in accordance with Section 801.351; [and]
               (4)  ensure that chiropractic treatment and
  musculoskeletal manipulation are performed only by:
                     (A)  a veterinarian who is active and in good
  standing; or
                     (B)  a chiropractor licensed in good standing
  under Chapter 201 and who is:
                           (i)  certified in good standing by the
  American Veterinary Chiropractic Association; or
                           (ii)  acting under the supervision of a
  veterinarian; and
               (5)  provide for the licensing and regulation of
  licensed veterinary technicians.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than June 1, 2024, the State Board of
  Veterinary Medical Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to
  implement Section 801.151(c), Occupations Code, as amended by this
  Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.