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- Jurisdiction
- California Department of Consumer Affairs, Director (Veterinary Medical Board); State level · California
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Executive Order N-39-20; Cal. Gov't Code § 8571
- Issued
- 2021-08-31 Aug. 31, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-08-31
- End
- Terminates on October 31, 2021, unless further extended (read as 2021-10-31)
- In force
- Aug. 31, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersOther
- Addressees
- California licensed veterinarians
- Functions reached
- VET veterinary clinical services (telemedicine)
- PR prescriptions and refills
- CB animal owners
- Collection
- State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS
Operative words
Accordingly, to enable the use of telemedicine to diagnose and treat animals in cases where a veterinarian-client-patient relationship is already established, the Director waives California Code of Regulations, title 16, section 2032.1, subdivisions (b)(2) and (3), to the extent they require veterinarians to perform an [in-person examination]... the Director waives California Code of Regulations, title 16, section 2032.1, subdivision (c), to the extent it prohibits a veterinarian from prescribing a drug for a duration longer than one year from the date the veterinarian examined the animal and prescribed the drug, subject to the condition that any such [prescription...]... this order terminates on October 31, 2021, unless [further extended].
Enforcement
Conditions of the waiver; Bus. & Prof. Code § 4883
Notes
Veterinary waiver in force on Sept. 30, 2021, the last day of 2021Q3
Retrieval noteDated August 31, 2021.