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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 24TEXAS BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 573RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SUBCHAPTER CRESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS
RULE §573.28Observance of Confidentiality
ISSUE 10/05/2018
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
(a)(No Change.)

 (b)Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a veterinarian shall not disclose any information concerning the relationship between the veterinarian and the client or the veterinarian's care for an animal except:

  (1)on written or oral authorization or other form of waiver executed by the client;

   (2)for law enforcement purposes or on receipt by the veterinarian of an appropriate court order or subpoena; [or]

  (3)as necessary to substantiate and collect on a debt incurred by a client for veterinary services; or[.]

   (4)as part of a good faith effort to determine ownership of the animal.

 (c)(No Change.)

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on September 21, 2018

TRD-201804116

John Helenberg

Executive Director

Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Earliest possible date of adoption: November 4, 2018

For further information, please call: (512) 305-7573

 

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