88R13031 SHH-D
By: Meyer H.B. No. 4069
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the required disclosure of prices by a veterinarian
before providing emergency treatment to an ill or injured animal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is
amended by adding Section 801.3581 to read as follows:
Sec. 801.3581. PRICE TRANSPARENCY FOR EMERGENCY CARE. The
board shall adopt rules to require a veterinarian to disclose to the
owner or other caretaker of an animal the following information
before providing emergency treatment to an ill or injured animal:
(1) a description of the proposed treatment; and
(2) the estimated price of the proposed treatment.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the State Board
of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall adopt rules to implement
Section 801.3581, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.