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.