{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-315-302","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-315-302","heading":"Veterinarian-client-patient relationship - telemedicine.","body":"(1) Only a licensed veterinarian may establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship in this state.\n\n(2) (a) A veterinarian-client-patient relationship must be established by an in-person, physical examination of the animal or timely visits to the premises where the animal is kept.\n\n(b) A veterinary specialist may use telecommunications technology to see a patient under another veterinarian's previously established veterinarian-client-patient relationship pursuant to section 12-315-306.\n\n(3) An established veterinarian-client-patient relationship may be maintained through examinations that occur using telecommunications technology in between appropriate in-person, physical examinations or visits to the premises where the patient is kept.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 315 - Veterinarians, Veterinary Technicians, and Veterinary Professional Associates","Part 3 - USE OF TELEHEALTH TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"a47ddddceb94c80ee0a7b4c971c9bc993a23fc980fe935667ac810b54f63165d","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-315-301","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-315-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}