Tex. Occ. Code § 801.3581 · Subchapter H. PRACTICE BY VETERINARIAN
PRICE TRANSPARENCY FOR EMERGENCY CARE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) 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.
(b) Rules adopted under this section must ensure the veterinarian has a reasonable opportunity to:
(1) assess the animal's condition and develop proposed options for treatment before providing the information described by Subsection (a); and
(2) propose additional treatment options and price estimates based on changes in the animal's medical condition.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 620 (H.B. 4069), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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