TITLE: Relating to an exception from the veterinarian-client-patient relationship requirement for certain persons who administer rabies vaccinations.

SUMMARY: Relating to an exception from the veterinarian-client-patient relationship requirement for certain persons who administer rabies vaccinations.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to an exception from the veterinarian-client-patient relationship requirement for certain persons who administer rabies vaccinations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 801, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 801.3515 to read as follows: Sec. 801.3515. EXCEPTION TO VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ADMINISTER RABIES VACCINATIONS. A veterinarian, or a person acting under the direct supervision of the veterinarian, employed by a public health department in a county with a population of 4.1 million or more is not required to establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship before administering a rabies vaccination. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.