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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of veterinary chiropractic. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 801.151(c), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The board shall adopt rules to: |
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(1) protect the public; |
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(2) ensure that alternate therapies, including |
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ultrasound diagnosis and therapy, magnetic field therapy, holistic |
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medicine, homeopathy, [chiropractic treatment,] acupuncture, and |
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laser therapy, are performed only by a veterinarian or under the |
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supervision of a veterinarian; |
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(3) ensure that equine dentistry is performed only by |
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a veterinarian who is active and in good standing or by a licensed |
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equine dental provider who is active and in good standing under the |
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appropriate level of supervision of a veterinarian who is active |
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and in good standing and who has established a |
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veterinarian-client-patient relationship with the owner or other |
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caretaker of an animal in accordance with Section 801.351; [and] |
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(4) ensure that chiropractic treatment and |
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musculoskeletal manipulation are performed only by: |
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(A) a veterinarian who is active and in good |
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standing; or |
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(B) a chiropractor licensed in good standing |
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under Chapter 201 and who is: |
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(i) certified in good standing by the |
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American Veterinary Chiropractic Association; or |
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(ii) acting under the supervision of a |
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veterinarian; and |
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(5) provide for the licensing and regulation of |
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licensed veterinary technicians. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2024, the State Board of |
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Veterinary Medical Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement Section 801.151(c), Occupations Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |