IndianaVets would need in-person exams for telehealth care that requires a patient relationship
When a veterinarian needs a care relationship to provide telehealth, they would first need an in-person exam unless the relationship existed by June 30, 2026.
What it does
When a veterinarian must establish a care relationship to provide telehealth, they would need an initial in-person exam. Relationships established by June 30, 2026, are exempt.
Argument forThe exception could spare animals with existing care relationships another in-person visit before telehealth care.
Argument againstWhen a care relationship is required, an in-person exam could make it harder to start telehealth care if a visit is difficult to arrange.
More detail
A veterinarian would need an initial in-person exam to establish a care relationship before providing telehealth care when that relationship is required. The rule covers veterinarians providing health care services through telehealth when a veterinarian-client-patient relationship is required. This applies when a veterinarian must establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship to provide the health care service. The proposal is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026. The exception covers relationships established on or before June 30, 2026.
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- Introduced
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History
- 2025
- Dec 5Coauthored by Representatives Culp, BairdLatest
- Dec 5First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMinor
- Dec 5Authored by Representative AylesworthIntroduced
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