Sec. 801.352. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE OR INTERVENTION. (a) The professional services of a veterinarian may not be controlled or exploited by a person who:
(1) is not a veterinarian; and
(2) intervenes between the veterinarian and the veterinarian's client.
(b) A veterinarian may not:
(1) allow a person who does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter to interfere with or intervene in the veterinarian's practice of veterinary medicine; or
(2) submit to interference or intervention by a person who does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.
(c) A veterinarian shall avoid a relationship that may result in interference with or intervention in the veterinarian's practice of veterinary medicine by a person who does not hold a license to practice veterinary medicine issued under this chapter.
(d) A veterinarian is responsible for the veterinarian's actions. The veterinarian is directly responsible to the client and for the care and treatment of the patient.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Professions Related to Animals
Subchapter H. Practice by Veterinarian
Section 801.351. Existence of Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship
Section 801.352. Prohibition Against Interference or Intervention
Section 801.353. Confidentiality; Waiver
Section 801.354. Authorized Business Practices
Section 801.3541. Location of Veterinary Practice
Section 801.355. Leasing Space From Mercantile Establishment
Section 801.356. Exemptions From Requirements Related to Mercantile Establishment
Section 801.357. Responsibility of Veterinarian Toward Abandoned Animals
Section 801.358. Liability of Veterinarian for Emergency Treatment; Euthanasia Presumption
Section 801.3585. Liability for Reporting Animal Cruelty; Immunity
Section 801.359. Controlled Substances Records
Section 801.360. Death of Veterinarian
Section 801.361. Disposal of Animal Remains
Section 801.362. Authority to Dispense Drugs Prescribed by Another Veterinarian in Emergency
Section 801.363. Delegation and Supervision of Animal Care Tasks